Steam in Korean 🇰🇷

찌다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of the word 찌다 (jji-da) as “to steam” food. Imagine steaming vegetables or dumplings and focus on the “찌” sound to remember its connection to steaming.
• The double consonant “jj” can remind you of the intense heat in the steaming process.

Explanation:
• 찌다 (jji-da) is a verb meaning “to steam” (as in cooking by steam). It is used when referring to the cooking method that uses steam to heat food.
• In daily conversation, you might also hear the loanword 스팀하다 (seutim-hada) for “to steam,” especially in contexts like modern kitchens or coffee preparation.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 스팀하다 (seutim-hada) – a more modern, English-derived term for “to steam.”
• 찌이다 (jji-ida) – can be seen as a descriptive or adjectival form in some contexts, though 찌다 is the primary verb form for steaming.

Conjugations (Standard Polite Form):
• Basic/Infinitive: 찌다 (jji-da)
• Present Tense: 찌어요 (jji-eo-yo) – e.g., “I steam food.”
• Past Tense: 찌었어요 (jji-eo-sseoyo) – e.g., “I steamed the vegetables.”
• Future Tense: 찌을 거예요 (jji-eul geo-ye-yo) – e.g., “I will steam the dumplings.”
• Present Progressive: 찌고 있어요 (jji-go i-sseo-yo) – e.g., “I am steaming the broccoli.”
• Imperative: 찌세요 (jji-se-yo) – e.g., “Please steam the fish.”

Example Sentences:
1. “I steam vegetables every day.”
Korean: 매일 야채를 찌어요.
Romanization: Maeil yachaereul jji-eo-yo.
2. “Yesterday, I steamed dumplings for lunch.”
Korean: 어제 점심에 만두를 찌었어요.
Romanization: Eoje jeomsim-e mandureul jji-eo-sseoyo.
3. “Tomorrow, we will steam the fish.”
Korean: 내일 생선을 찌을 거예요.
Romanization: Naeil saengseon-eul jji-eul geo-ye-yo.
4. “Please steam the broccoli, it’s healthy.”
Korean: 브로콜리를 찌세요, 건강에 좋아요.
Romanization: Beurokollireul jji-se-yo, geongang-e joayo.

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