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식당 (restaurant, cafeteria)

The entrance of a small restaurant at the foot of an office building (no sign text); inside, a man and a woman eat lunch.
식당[식땅] sik-ttangrestaurant, cafeteria

Sound tip — written 식당, sounds like [식땅]. After the batchim (bottom consonant) ㄱ, the next ㄷ becomes a tense ㄸ.

Build it up — listen and repeat

  1. 식당restaurant
    sik-ttang
  2. 식당에서 먹어요eat at a restaurant
    sik-ttang-e-seo meo-geo-yo
  3. 이 식당에서 먹어요eat at this restaurant
    i sik-ttang-e-seo meo-geo-yo
  4. 점심은 이 식당에서 먹어요.I eat lunch at this restaurant.
    jeom-si-meun i sik-ttang-e-seo meo-geo-yo.

Your turn

How do you say “I eat at this restaurant” in Korean?

Show the answer

이 식당에서 먹어요. i sik-ttang-e-seo meo-geo-yo.

Situation talk

A식당 몇 시에 열어요?sik-ttang myeot ssi-e yeo-reo-yo?What time does the restaurant open?

B일곱 시에 열어요.il-gop ssi-e yeo-reo-yo.It opens at seven.

식당 is any everyday place to eat; fancy Western places are often called 레스토랑.

Word list: National Institute of Korean Language, “Korean Learning Vocabulary List” (2003, KOGL Type 1). Examples and explanations by WordBob. · More words

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