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How do you say "western food" in Korean?
양식
yangsik
In Korean, "western food" is 양식.
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Pronunciation
Say yahng-sik, with the stress on the first syllable and a crisp ending.
Writing and usage
Two syllable blocks: 양식. Yang refers to Western things, sik means food.
Example sentence
양식을 먹고 싶다.
I want to eat Western food.
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How to remember 양식
Yangsik literally means 'Western food', used to describe Western cuisine in Korea.
Related words
- box 상자 sangja
- bread 빵 bbang
- chopsticks 젓가락 jeotgarak
- crockpot 요리 냄비 yori naembi
- dumplings 만두 mandu
- juice 주스 juseu
- menu 메뉴 Menyu
- napkin 냅킨 naebkin
- pot plant 화초 hwacho
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Questions about 양식
How do you say "western food" in Korean?
In Korean, "western food" is 양식. It is a noun.
How is 양식 written in Korean?
Two syllable blocks: 양식. Yang refers to Western things, sik means food.
How is 양식 used in a sentence?
Use 양식 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 양식을 먹고 싶다. (I want to eat Western food.).
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"Western food" in other languages
- Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku)
- Chinese 西餐 (xī cān)
- Spanish la comida occidental
- Spanish (Latin America) la comida occidental
- French la nourriture occidentale
- German das westliche Essen
- Italian il cibo occidentale
- Russian западная кухня (zapadnaja kuhnja)
- Greek δυτικό φαγητό (to ditiko fagito)
- Arabic مأكولات غربية (ma'koulat gharbiyya)
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