English–Korean

“eat” in Korean

Korean

Also드시다 (teusida) · 잡수다 (chapssuda) · 잡수시다 (chapssusida)

Romanizationmeoktta

아이들이 과자를 먹고 있어요.a i deu ri kwa ja reul meok kko i sseo yo

The children are eating snacks.

“Eat” in Korean is 먹다 (meoktta).

A person takes food inside by chewing and swallowing, and the same word can also describe something bad hurting or damaging that person.

운동 후에 단백질을 먹어요.un dong hu e tan baek jji reul meo geo yo

I eat protein after exercising.

Many Korean expressions use this everyday verb beyond meals, so the surrounding words help show whether it refers to food or an unwanted experience.

teusida

verbeat

어머니, 차 한 잔 드실래요?eo meo ni cha han chan teu sil lae yo

Would you like a cup of tea, Mom?

chapssuda

verbeat

어머니께서 저녁을 잡수셨어요.eo meo ni kke seo cheo nyeo geul chap ssu syeo sseo yo

Mother ate dinner.

chapssusida

verbeat

어머니께서 잡수셨어요.eo meo ni kke seo chap ssu syeo sseo yo

Mother ate.