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How to Say Pig in Korean

Here is another basic animal word for you today.

Sticking with the farm animals once again this week (last week we told you how to say chicken in the Korean language) and talking about the word for pig.

If you’ve been in Korea for any period of time, you would know how popular pork dishes are here (sorry vegans and vegetarians!).

You probably can’t go more than a few blocks without seeing a restaurant that serves pork.

So as it says above, the word for pig in Korean is 돼지. You can use this word when talking about the actual animal.

A lot of people love beer. It’s no different in Korea. Although soju is the number one alcohol in Korea, people love their beer here. Beer in the Korean language is simply 맥주 (maek-ju).

When I first arrived in Korea in 2009, the only brands of beer you could find here were the major Korean brands like Cass and Hite (which are terrible IMO). Craft beers were unheard of, and the only foreign beers you could find would be be at pubs and bars and they were expensive.

The word for chicken in Korean is very easy to learn. Let’s start of with the word ‘닭’ (dak). This is mainly used to describe the animal itself and certain dishes that are chicken-based. So for example if you actually saw a live chicken, you would use this word. For dishes, here are some common … Read more

How to Say Cute in Korean

This is a word that you will come across often in real life and in dramas/kpop. Who doesn’t wanna say “cute!” when they see a baby, dog, or other furry little animal. For some reason, cute in Korean sounds cuter (not trying to make a joke) than its English counterpart. Maybe it’s the way Koreans … Read more

How to Say No in Korean

Now here is a simple word that you should know in any language. You don’t want to be caught in an awkward situation where you want to tell someone no, but don’t know how to.

Like many other phrases we’ve covered, there are formal and informal ways to say no in Korean as well as other variations.

Let’s start with the ones we covered in the infographic.

One of the more confusing things for a beginner learning Korean is when they come across the many meanings for the word ‘heart’. In English the same word is used to describe the physical organ and things related to love and feelings of the mind.

However in Korean, these words can be broken down into three words that have a specific meaning.

Let’s talk about the first word in the infographic.

The pronunciation of the word flower in Korean can be a little difficult for beginners. Usually, the syllable ‘ㅊ’ sounds like a ‘ch’ sound. However, when it is in the final position of a word, it has a soft t sound. It’s a very abrupt ‘t’ sound and sounds similar to the Korean word for clothes ‘옷’.

Korea is known for its animal cafes. There are plenty of dog and cat cafes around so check them out if you’re ever in Seoul.

The word cat in Korean is 고양이 (go-yang-i) and sounds very similar to another word ‘고향’ (go-gyang) which is a running joke among many Koreans. Many Korean kids who are just starting to learn Korean and form sentences often get the two confused.

Meow in Korean

If you want to describe the sound of a cat meowing, you would say 야옹 (ya-ong). It’s actually pretty interesting how Korean and all languages differ in how they describe the sound a certain animal makes.

For instance, woof woof for dogs is 멍멍 (meong-meong) in Korean which to me, sounds nothing like a dog barking. Click here for more on animal sounds in Korean.

We did a post on the solar system a while back but never got around to some of the other space vocabulary we intended to do. So today, we’re going to start off with just a simple one. The word for ‘star’ in Korean.

The word for star is 별.

It’s a very simple and easy-to-remember word.

Korean like English is great in the sense that other vocabulary words that are related to one word use the same base. So for example with 별, you could use it to make other words like:

How to Say Pig in Korean

How to Say Beer in Korean

How to Say Chicken in Korean

How to Say Cute in Korean

How to Say No in Korean

How to Say Heart in Korean

How to Say Flower in Korean

How to Say Cat in Korean

How to Say Star in Korean