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How do you say "spinach" in Korean?
시금치
sigeumchi
In Korean, "spinach" is 시금치 (sigeumchi).
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Pronunciation
Say "sigeumchi" as si-geu-mchi, giving each syllable roughly equal weight instead of stressing one part the way an English speaker instinctively would. Note that the final vowel is a real, separate beat, not a silent letter like it might be in English.
Writing and usage
시금치 is written using hangul. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
그녀는 마늘과 함께 시금치를 요리했다.
geunyeoneun maneulgwa hamkke sigeumchireul yorihaetda.
She cooked spinach with garlic.
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How to remember 시금치
Repeat "sigeumchi" three times quickly like a tongue-twister, then freeze on the image of 'She cooked spinach with garlic.' at the third repeat.
Related words
- soup 수프 supeu
- stew 스튜 seutyu
- salad 샐러드 saelreodeu
- pasta 파스타 paseuta
- noodle 국수 guksu
- dumpling 만두 mandu
- sausage 소시지 sosiji
- bacon 베이컨 beikeon
- ham 햄 haem
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Questions about 시금치
How do you pronounce 시금치?
Say "sigeumchi" as si-geu-mchi, giving each syllable roughly equal weight instead of stressing one part the way an English speaker instinctively would. Note that the final vowel is a real, separate beat, not a silent letter like it might be in English.
Is 시금치 formal or casual?
시금치 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 시금치 written in Korean?
시금치 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as sigeumchi.
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