Korean expressions you can use when eating tteokbokki with your family “너무 매워! 엄마 물 좀 주세요.”
Have you ever tried tteokbokki, the spicy Korean rice cakes that everyone loves? If you have, you probably know how hard it is to handle the spiciness! A typical reaction might sound like this: “너무 매워! 엄마 물 좀 주세요,” which translates to “It’s so spicy! Mom, can you get me some water?”
Let’s break it down and learn some Korean while we’re at it:
너무 매워 (neomu maewo):- "It’s so spicy!" 너무 (neomu) means "so" or "too," and 매워 (maewo) is the present tense form of 매운 (maeun), which means "spicy." You’d say this when something is too spicy to handle!
- This is the word for "mom" in Korean. Pretty simple, right? It’s the go-to word for calling your mom, especially when you need something like water in this case.
- "Water." If you’re feeling the spiciness from your food, this is the first word you’ll need!
- "Can you get me some?" 좀 (jom) means "some," and 주세요 (juseyo) is a polite way to ask someone to give you something. So, you’re politely asking for some water.
This phrase is super useful if you’re ever having spicy food with family or friends! It’s a fun and casual way to communicate in Korean while enjoying delicious tteokbokki. Now, you can sound like a local next time you dive into some spicy food! 😊
누가
who
김민준 : 17세 남자 고등학생
Kim Min-jun : 17 year old male high school student
김현준 : 12세 남자 초등학생, 김민준의 동생
Kim Hyun-jun : 12 year old male elementary school student
이리나 : 44세 여성, 교사, 김민준과 김현준의 엄마
Lee Ri-na : 44-year-old woman, teacher, mother of Kim Min-jun and Kim Hyun-jun
언제
when
2024년
in 2024
어디서
where
거실에서
in the living room
무엇을
what
떡볶이를 배달시켜 먹는다.
eating tteokbokki
Beginner
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“아, 진짜 매워.”
“Oh, it’s really spicy.”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“이게 뭐가 매워?”
“What’s spicy about this?”
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“너무 매운데. 엄마, 물 좀 주세요.”
“It’s too spicy. Mom, give me some water.”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“니가 가지고 와.”
“You bring it.”
Kim Hyun-jun's diary
오늘은 매운 떡볶이를 먹었다.
I ate spicy tteokbokki today.
Intermediate
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“아, 진짜 너무 매워!”
“Oh, it’s really spicy!”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“아니, 이게 뭐가 매워.”
“No, what’s spicy about this?”
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“형도 지금 땀 엄청 나거든.”
“You’re sweating so much right now.”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“이건 그냥 뜨거워서 그런 거야.”
“It’s just because it’s hot.”
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“아닌 것 같은데. 엄마 물 좀 주세요.”
“I don’t think so. Mom, can I have some water?”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“그걸 왜 엄마한테 시켜. 니가 가지고 와.”
“Why do you ask Mom to do that? You go get it.”
김민준's diary
떡볶이는 좀 매워야 맛있는 거 아닌가.
Tteokbokki isn't tasty unless it's a little spicy.
순한맛을 시키자고 하다니 정말 이해가 안된다.
I really don't understand why they want to order medium spicy.
Advanced
Dialogue
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“아, 진짜 너무 매워.”
“Ah, it’s really spicy.”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“이게 맵기는 뭐가 매워.”
“What’s spicy about this?”
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“형도 지금 땀 엄청 나거든.”
“You’re sweating so much right now.”
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“이건 매워서 그런게 아니고 뜨거워서 그런거야.”
“It’s not because it’s spicy, it’s because it’s hot.”
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“웃기시네.”
"That's funny."
이리나 Lee Ri-na
“현준이한테는 확실히 맵겠네. 다음에는 순한맛으로 시키자.”
"It's definitely spicy for Hyun-jun. Let's order mild next time."
김현준 Kim Hyun-jun
“그러니까요, 신전떡볶이는 매운맛 못먹겠어요. 엄마 물 좀 주세요.”
"You are so right. I can't eat spicy Shinjeon tteokbokki. Mom, give me some water."
김민준 Kim Min-jun
“야. 물 정도는 이제 니가 떠 먹어.”
“At your age, you can drink water by yourself.”
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김민준's diary
신전떡볶이 매운맛은 너무 매워서 도저히 못먹겠다.
The spicy Shinjeon Tteokbokki is so spicy that I can't eat it.
형은 왜인지 매운거 먹는데 자부심이 있는데,
For some reason, my brother is proud of eating spicy food,
땀을 뻘뻘 흘리면서도 절대 맵다는 말은 안한다.
but he never says it's spicy even though he's sweating like crazy.
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