Lesson 30 · Menus & Personal Choices

Introduction

Learn menu nouns with 먹다 or 마시다. 차 here means tea, not a vehicle.

Focus = new today. Review = from an earlier lesson. Read the Hangul out loud first, then check the romanization if you need help.

Today’s Vocabulary

메뉴 · Focus

menyu · menu; menu item

N · The menu, or one dish on it: 메뉴를 봐요.

메뉴를 봐요.

menyureul bwayo

I look at the menu.

비빔밥 · Focus

bibimbap · bibimbap; mixed rice dish

N · Food; use 먹다 or 주문하다.

비빔밥을 주문해요.

bibimbabeul jumunhaeyo

I order bibimbap.

김밥 · Focus

gimbap · gimbap; seaweed rice roll

N · Food, so use 먹다.

김밥을 먹어요.

gimbabeul meogeoyo

I eat gimbap.

불고기 · Focus

bulgogi · bulgogi; marinated grilled meat

N · A Korean dish.

불고기를 먹어요.

bulgogireul meogeoyo

I eat bulgogi.

차 · Focus

cha · tea

N · Tea! (차 can also mean “car” — the sentence tells you which.)

차를 마셔요.

chareul masyeoyo

I drink tea.

주스 · Review

juseu · juice

N · Drink with 마시다.

주스를 마셔요.

juseureul masyeoyo

I drink juice.

주문하다 · Focus

jumunhada · order food/goods

V · An order at a restaurant here.

비빔밥을 주문해요.

bibimbabeul jumunhaeyo

I order bibimbap.

고르다 · Focus

goreuda · choose; select

V · 르 irregular: 골라요.

메뉴를 골라요.

menyureul gollayo

I choose a menu item.

마시다 · Review

masida · to drink

Review. Pair 먹다 with food and 마시다 with drinks.

물을 마셔요.

mureul masyeoyo

I drink water.

먹다 · Review

meokda · to eat

Review: 아침 can name breakfast as well as morning.

아침을 먹어요.

achimeul meogeoyo

I eat breakfast.

혼자 · Focus

honja · alone; by oneself

N/adverbial use · Without another person.

혼자 공부해요.

honja gongbuhaeyo

I study alone.

같이 · Review

gachi · together

Adverb · Also pronounced gachi in 함께-like use.

친구와 같이 가요.

chinguwa gachi gayo

I go together with a friend.

Useful Phrases / Make Sentences

Here are a few sentences you can use right away. Read them aloud, then try changing one word to make your own sentence!

메뉴를 골라요.

menyureul gollayo

I choose from the menu.

저는 김밥하고 주스를 주문해요.

jeoneun gimbapago juseureul jumunhaeyo

I order gimbap and juice.

친구와 같이 불고기를 먹어요.

chinguwa gachi bulgogireul meogeoyo

I eat bulgogi with a friend.

혼자 차를 마셔요.

honja chareul masyeoyo

I drink tea by myself.

Mini Practice

1. Choose the meaning of 메뉴: A. bibimbap; mixed rice dish / B. menu; menu item.
2. Which word means “gimbap; seaweed rice roll”: 김밥 / 불고기?
3. Match 1. 차, 2. 주스, 3. 주문하다 with A. order food/goods, B. tea, C. juice.
4. Write the Korean dictionary word or phrase for “choose; select.”
5. Put these chunks in a natural order: 먹어요. / 아침을.
6. Write one short sentence using 같이.

Today’s Key Point

Today’s new words: 메뉴, 비빔밥, 김밥, 불고기, 차, 주문하다, 고르다, 혼자. Try a few of them in one sentence, like 메뉴를 골라요. — then make one about your own day!