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How do you say "dinner" in Korean?
저녁
jeonyeok
In Korean, "dinner" is 저녁.
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Pronunciation
Say jun-yuk, with the stress on the first syllable and a crisp ending.
Writing and usage
Two syllable blocks: 저녁. Jeo refers to evening, nyeok relates to the setting sun.
Example sentence
저녁을 먹었다.
I ate dinner.
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How to remember 저녁
Jeonyeok literally means 'evening', capturing dinner as the meal eaten when the sun sets.
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Questions about 저녁
How do you say "dinner" in Korean?
In Korean, "dinner" is 저녁. It is a noun.
How is 저녁 written in Korean?
Two syllable blocks: 저녁. Jeo refers to evening, nyeok relates to the setting sun.
How is 저녁 used in a sentence?
Use 저녁 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 저녁을 먹었다. (I ate dinner.).
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