Korean word

식료품

Pronunciation

Romanizationsingnyopum

Meaning

  • noungroceries

Example

오늘 식료품을 사러 가요.o neul sing nyo pu meul sa reo ka yo

I'm going to buy groceries today.

Illustration for 식료품 (groceries)

More examples

냉장고에 식료품이 부족해요.naeng jang go e sing nyo pu mi pu jo kae yo

There are not enough groceries in the refrigerator.

Core concept

Food and cooking supplies bought or kept at home, including ingredients and packaged items.

Common phrases

  • 식료품을 사다sing nyo pu meul sa da

    buy groceries

  • 식료품 가격sing nyo pum ka gyeok

    grocery prices

  • 식료품점sing nyo pum jeom

    grocery store

Similar words

음식eumsik: Prepared food served as a dish or taken home to eat.
식품sikpum: Edible goods treated as products for sale, such as packaged or processed food.
식재료sikjjaeryo: Uncooked foods chosen to make a dish, such as vegetables, meat, or fish.
생필품saengpilpum: Necessary household supplies for everyday living, including items that are not food.

Definition in Korean

식사에 쓰거나 먹기 위해 구입하거나 보관해 두는 조리용 재료와 포장된 식품을 통틀어 이르는 말.sik ssa e sseu geo na meok kki wi hae ku i pa geo na po gwan hae tu neun cho ri yong chae ryo wa po jang doen sik pu meul tong teu reo i reu neun mal

Word origin

The Sino-Korean formation combines elements meaning food, material, and goods, giving the sense of goods obtained for eating or cooking.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English groceries, this Korean noun does not need a plural form, so the same word works for a little or a lot of food.

Other meanings

  • foodnoun

Opposites

  • 비식료품pisingnyopumnon-food itemsnoun

Related words

  • 식료품점singnyopumjeomgrocery storenoun
  • 식료품비singnyopumbigrocery costsnoun

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