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How to Say Fish in Korean: saeng seon

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Fish" (as food)?

์ƒ์„  (saeng-seon) fish is the common word when talking about fish as food.

Q2. What is the general word for "Fish"?

๋ฌผ๊ณ ๊ธฐ (mul-go-gi) fish is the general word for the living animal in water.

Q3. How do you say "Grilled Fish"?

์ƒ์„ ๊ตฌ์ด (saeng-seon-gu-i) grilled fish is a popular Korean dish.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Fish" in Korean

What does "์ƒ์„  (saeng-seon)" mean?

์ƒ์„  (saeng-seon) means "fish" when referring to it as food.

Casual: ์ƒ์„ ์ด์•ผ (saeng-seon-i-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์ƒ์„ ์ด์—์š” (saeng-seon-i-e-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์ƒ์„ ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (saeng-seon-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์ƒ (saeng) = fresh / raw
์„  (seon) = fish
โ†’ ์ƒ์„  (saeng-seon) = fish (as food).
๋ฌผ๊ณ ๊ธฐ (mul-go-gi) = water + meat โ†’ living fish.

When to Use It

1. Buying or eating fish: "์ƒ์„  ์‚ฌ๋Ÿฌ ๊ฐˆ๊นŒ? (saeng-seon sa-reo gal-kka?)" (Shall we go buy fish?).
2. Living animal: Using ๋ฌผ๊ณ ๊ธฐ (mul-go-gi).
3. Popular dish: Ordering ์ƒ์„ ๊ตฌ์ด (saeng-seon-gu-i) grilled fish.

Real-Life Examples

์ƒ์„  ์‚ฌ๋Ÿฌ ๊ฐˆ๊นŒ? saeng-seon sa-reo gal-kka?

Shall we go buy fish?

๋ฌผ๊ณ ๊ธฐ ๋ดค์–ด? mul-go-gi bwat-seo?

Did you see the fish?

์ƒ์„ ๊ตฌ์ด ๋จน์„๋ž˜? saeng-seon-gu-i meo-geul-lae?

Want to eat grilled fish?

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ๋ฌผ๊ณ ๊ธฐ (mul-go-gi) fish (living animal)
โ€ข ์ƒ์„ ๊ตฌ์ด (saeng-seon-gu-i) grilled fish
โ€ข ๊ณ ๋“ฑ์–ด ๊ตฌ์ด (go-deung-eo gu-i) grilled mackerel

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