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Cooking in Korean 🇰🇷


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cooking 요리
How to say “cooking” in Korean? “요리”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “요리” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on cooking in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Think of "요리" (yo-ri) as "your recipe"—the "yo" sounds like “your” and "ri" sounds like the beginning of “recipe,” reminding you of cooking.
• Associate the sound with the image of preparing a meal.

Explanations:
• "요리" means cooking or cuisine, referring to the activity of preparing food or the food itself.
• It can also refer to the art or process of cooking as a craft.

Words with the Same Meaning:
• "조리" (jo-ri) – another term for cooking, often used in formal contexts (e.g., 조리법 means cooking method).
• "요리법" (yo-ri-beop) – refers specifically to a recipe or method of cooking.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In informal contexts, "요리" can be used metaphorically in sports or competitions to mean thoroughly beating or outsmarting an opponent (“to cook someone”). For example, a commentator might say a team “요리했다” to indicate they dominated the game.

Examples of Sentences:
• "오늘 저녁에 맛있는 요리를 만들어 봤어요."
 Romanization: "Oneul jeonyeoge masinnun yori-reul mandeul-eo bwasseo."
 Translation: "I made delicious food tonight."

• "그 요리사는 전 세계에 이름을 알렸어요."
 Romanization: "Geu yori-saneun jeon segye-e ireumeul allyeosseoyo."
 Translation: "That chef made a name for himself around the world."

• (Slang) "우리 팀이 상대를 완전히 요리했어."
 Romanization: "Uri tim-i sangdae-reul wanjeon yori-haetseo."
 Translation: "Our team completely cooked the opponent."

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