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How do you say "yogurt" in Korean?
요거트
yogeoteu
In Korean, "yogurt" is 요거트 (yogeoteu).
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Pronunciation
Break "yogeoteu" into yo-geo-teu and move through it briskly, keeping every vowel short and clipped rather than stretched out. Note that the final vowel is a real, separate beat, not a silent letter like it might be in English.
Writing and usage
요거트 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
저는 신선한 베리를 곁들인 요거트를 먹었습니다.
jeoneun sinseonhan berireul gyeotdeurin yogeoteureul meogeotseupnida.
I ate yogurt with fresh berries.
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How to remember 요거트
Turn "yogeoteu" into a tiny two-beat chant and stamp it onto the moment described in 'I ate yogurt with fresh berries.'.
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- 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 요거트
How do you pronounce 요거트?
Break "yogeoteu" into yo-geo-teu and move through it briskly, keeping every vowel short and clipped rather than stretched out. Note that the final vowel is a real, separate beat, not a silent letter like it might be in English.
Is 요거트 formal or casual?
요거트 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 요거트 written in Korean?
요거트 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as yogeoteu.
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"Yogurt" in other languages
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