๐Ÿ”— FB.TikTok / Sound Problem? >> Click here to open in New Window

How to Say Lunch in Korean: jeom sim

---
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Teacher's Tip
Tap to start learning!
---
---
๐Ÿ’ก Click the correct answer to view a detailed explanation.
๐Ÿค–
Ask AI Tutor
Have questions about Korean lunch words? Ask AI Teacher!
Free Personal Korean Tutor
1,000+ Essential Korean sentences / free

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Lunch"?

์ ์‹ฌ (jeom-sim) lunch is the midday meal that office workers and students eat every day.

Q2. What is "Food Coma" in Korean?

์‹๊ณค์ฆ (sik-gon-jeung) food coma is the sleepy feeling after a big meal.

Q3. How do you say "Iced Americano"?

์•„์ด์Šค ์•„๋ฉ”๋ฆฌ์นด๋…ธ (a-i-seu a-me-ri-ka-no) iced americano is the most popular coffee in Korea.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Lunch" in Korean

What does "์ ์‹ฌ (jeom-sim)" mean?

์ ์‹ฌ (jeom-sim) means "lunch" โ€“ the midday meal that people eat between morning and evening.

Casual: ์ ์‹ฌ์ด์•ผ (jeom-sim-i-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์ ์‹ฌ์ด์—์š” (jeom-sim-i-e-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์ ์‹ฌ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (jeom-sim-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์  (jeom) = point / noon
์‹ฌ (sim) = heart / meal
โ†’ ์ ์‹ฌ (jeom-sim) = lunch.

When to Use It

1. Midday meal: "์ ์‹ฌ ๋ญ ๋จน์„๊นŒ? (jeom-sim mwo meo-geul-kka?)" (What shall we eat for lunch?).
2. After eating: Feeling ์‹๊ณค์ฆ (sik-gon-jeung) food coma.
3. Coffee time: Ordering ์•„์ด์Šค ์•„๋ฉ”๋ฆฌ์นด๋…ธ (a-i-seu a-me-ri-ka-no) iced americano.

Real-Life Examples

์ ์‹ฌ ๋ญ ๋จน์„๊นŒ? jeom-sim mwo meo-geul-kka?

What shall we eat for lunch?

์‹๊ณค์ฆ ์™€? sik-gon-jeung wa?

Do you have food coma?

์•„์•„ ์–ด๋•Œ? a-a eo-ttae?

How about iced americano?

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ์‹๊ณค์ฆ (sik-gon-jeung) food coma
โ€ข ์•„์ด์Šค ์•„๋ฉ”๋ฆฌ์นด๋…ธ (a-i-seu a-me-ri-ka-no) iced americano
โ€ข ์ ์‹ฌ์‹œ๊ฐ„ (jeom-sim-si-gan) lunch time

๐Ÿ”ค Browse Words/Sentences Alphabetically