English–Korean

“chicken” in Korean

Korean

Also닭 (tak)

Romanizationtakkkogi

요리할 때 닭고기를 먼저 손질해요.yo ri hal ttae tak kko gi reul meon jeo son jil hae yo

When cooking, prepare the chicken first.

“Chicken” in Korean is 닭고기 (takkkogi).

The edible meat of a chicken, used as a food ingredient.

저녁 메뉴로 닭고기 구이를 준비했어요.cheo nyeok me nyu ro tak kko gi ku i reul chun bi hae sseo yo

I prepared grilled chicken as part of the dinner menu.

English uses chicken for both the bird and its meat, while Korean uses 닭 (dak, "chicken") for the bird and 닭고기 (dakkkogi, "chicken meat") for the food.

tak

nounchicken

마당에 닭들이 돌아다녀요.ma dang e tak tteu ri to ra da nyeo yo

Chickens are walking around the yard.