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How to Say Cooking in Korean: yo ri

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Cooking"?

์š”๋ฆฌ (yo-ri) cooking is the standard word for cooking or a dish.

Q2. What is "Ingredient" in Korean?

์žฌ๋ฃŒ (jae-ryo) ingredient means the food items used to make a dish.

Q3. How do you say "Recipe"?

๋ ˆ์‹œํ”ผ (re-si-pi) recipe is the loanword for cooking instructions.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Cooking" in Korean

What does "์š”๋ฆฌ (yo-ri)" mean?

์š”๋ฆฌ (yo-ri) means "cooking" or "a dish." It is the most common word for preparing food.

Casual: ์š”๋ฆฌ์•ผ (yo-ri-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์š”๋ฆฌ์˜ˆ์š” (yo-ri-ye-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์š”๋ฆฌ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (yo-ri-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์š” (yo) = cook / prepare
๋ฆฌ (ri) = reason / logic (here forming the noun)
โ†’ ์š”๋ฆฌ (yo-ri) = cooking / dish.

When to Use It

1. Making food: "์˜ค๋Š˜ ์š”๋ฆฌํ• ๊นŒ? (o-neul yo-ri-hal-kka?)" (Shall we cook today?).
2. Preparing items: Using ์žฌ๋ฃŒ (jae-ryo) ingredient.
3. Following steps: Talking about ๋ ˆ์‹œํ”ผ (re-si-pi) recipe.

Real-Life Examples

์˜ค๋Š˜ ์š”๋ฆฌํ• ๊นŒ? o-neul yo-ri-hal-kka?

Shall we cook today?

์žฌ๋ฃŒ ๋‹ค ์‚ฌ์™”์–ด? jae-ryo da sa-wa-sseo?

Did you buy all the ingredients?

๋ ˆ์‹œํ”ผ ์•Œ๋ ค์ค˜! re-si-pi al-lyeo-jwo!

Tell me the recipe!

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ์žฌ๋ฃŒ (jae-ryo) ingredient
โ€ข ๋ ˆ์‹œํ”ผ (re-si-pi) recipe
โ€ข ์ง‘๋ฐฅ ์š”๋ฆฌ (jip-bap yo-ri) home cooking

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