| Question | Answer | 
|---|---|
| this (thing) | 이것 | 
| topic particle (after a consonant) | 은 | 
| This is a ball. | 이것은 공이에요. pronounced : i-geos-eun kong-i-e-yo. | 
| what | 뭐 mweo | 
| What is this? | 이것은 뭐예요? igeoseun mweo-ye-yo? | 
| food | 음식 eum-shik | 
| This is food. | 이것은 음식이에요. igeos-eun eumshig-i-e-yo. | 
| What (kind of) food is this? | 이 음식은 뭐예요? i eumshigeun mweoyeyo? | 
| kimchi | 김치 kim-chi | 
| This is kimchi. | 이것은 김치예요. igeoseun kimchi-yeyo. | 
| butter | 버터 peo-teo | 
| to eat | 먹다 | 
| Do you eat butter? | 버터를 먹어요? peo-teo-reul meog-eo-yo? | 
| to drink | 마시다 ma-shi-da | 
| I drink | 마셔요 ma-sh(y)eo-yo | 
| I drink milk. | 우유를 마셔요. u-yu-reul ma-sh(y)eo-yo. | 
| water | 물 | 
| Which character is romanized as tt? strong d sound with no air coming out of your mouth | ㄸ for typing it is either that you push longer on the ㄷ button or you have to use shift ㄷ
 Let's review 3 characters: ㄷ (about 2-3 cm of your tongue touch the palate just behind your front teeth) ㅌ ( tongue tip touches about a cm behind the front teeth. Much air comes from your mouth) ㄸ (strong d sound, but no air comes out of your mouth, as if the sound goes inward your mouth ) | 
| or | 또는 | 
| beer | 맥주 maegju | 
| Do you drink water or beer? | 물을 또는 맥주를 마셔요? mureul ttoneun maegjureul mash(y)eoyo? | 
| pibimbap | 비빔밥 pibimbap | 
| Do you eat kimchi or bibimbap? | 김치를 또는 비빔밥을 먹어요? kimchi-reul tto-neun pibimbabeul meogeoyo? | 
| to be delicious | 맛있다 masshita - (s at end of word /last syllable becomes 't'; this is also the case before the infinitive ending '-da' where -s-da turns into 'ta') | 
| It is delicious! | 맛있어요! mash-iss-eo-yo | 
| Bibimbap is delicious. | 비빔밥 맛있어요. bibimbap mashisseoyo. | 
| really | 정말 | 
| Is kimchi delicious? | 김치 맛있어요? kimchi mashisseoyo ? | 
| Yes, it is really delicious. | 네, 정말 맛있어요. ne, jeongmal mashisseoyo. | 
| cucumber | 오이 o-i | 
| salt | 소금 | 
| pepper | 후추 | 
| Pepper or salt ? | 후추 또는 소금? | 
| sugar | 설탕 | 
| Sugar or salt? | 설탕 또는 소금? | 
| noodles | 국수 kug-su | 
| rice | 밥 pap | 
| potato | 감자 kamja | 
| Rice or noodles? | 밥 또는 국수? pap ttoneun kuksu ? | 
| Do you eat potatoes or rice? | 감자를 또는 밥을 먹어요? kamjareul ttoneun pabeul meogeoyo? | 
| Meat | 고기 kogi | 
| This meat is delicious. | 이 고기 맛있어요. i kogi mashisseoyo. | 
| Do butterflies eat sugar? | 나비는 설탕을 먹어요? nabineun seoltangeul meogeoyo? | 
| and (in order to connect two sentences) | -고 There are various 'and's' for various purposes. So this one is not meant for 'salt and pepper' but for connecting entire sentences 'I want salt and I want also pepper.' | 
| I eat cheese and I drink milk. | 치즈를 먹어고 우유를 마셔요. Did you notice, the first verb lost its 'yo' and the 'yo' of the second verb counts for both verbs. | 
| Enjoy your meal ! Bon appetit! (Lit. I will eat well.) | 잘 먹겠습니다 speak: Jal meogesseumnida, the combination ㅂ+ ㄴ (b+n) is pronounced as: mn. | 

