Eating out and drinking

General

• 술 - Liquor.
• 음식 < 飮食 > - Food
• 안주 - Side dish you must order when drinking.
• 알딸딸 - Slang for being buzzed or tipsy.
• 음주운전 - Drunk driving
• 대리 운전 - Designated driving. In Korea there are businesses that will drive your car home for you if you are too drunk. 대리 means to act in place of, while 운전 means to driving.
• 술자리 - A drinking party, drinking event, a banquet.
• 헤롱헤롱(헤롱거리다) - Slang for drunk(?)
• 해장 < 解酲 > - Something to relieve a hangover (food or drink)
• 음주- Drinking
• 식비 < 食費 > - Food expenses
• 안주 < 按酒 > - Appetizer or dish usually required when drinking at a 술집 or 호프
• 음료 < 飮料 > - A drink, a beverage
• 식사 - Meal (polite form?)
• 아침 - Breakfast
• 점심 - Lunch
• 저녁 - Dinner

General verbs

• 배고파 - To be hungry
• 목 마르다 - To be thirsty
• 먹다 - To eat (can be used drinks like 소주 as well)
• 드시다 - To eat (honorific)
• 마시다 - To drink
• 배 부르다 - To be full
• 따르다 - To pour
• 아깝다 - To be a waste (used when there is leftovers)
• 취하다 - To get drunk.
• 취했다 - To be drunk.
• 건배 - Cheers, a toast.
• 씹다 - To chew
• 따르다 - To pour
• 따다 - To open (i.e. a bottle)
• 음주(하다) - Drinking, to have a drink.

Utensils and other items

• 숟가락 - spoon
• 젓가락 - chopsticks
• 포크 - fork
• 공기 - bowl
• 컵 - cup
• 잔 - glass, cup
• 병 - bottle (used with native Korean numbers, i.e. 한 병 is one bottle)
• 접시 - plate
• 그릇 - Bowl (used with native Korean numbers, i.e. 한 그릇 is one bowl)

Types of Alcohol

• 맥주 - Beer
• 소주 - traditional Korean vodka.
• 막걸리 - rice wine
• 와인 - wine
• 칵테일 - cocktail
• 양주 - Western liquors

Rounds

Koreans often start drinking at one place, then move to another place.

• 일차 - First round
• 이차 - Second round
• 삼차 - Third round

Phrases and Requests

• 잘 먹겠습니다 - An expression to tell someone you will eat well (often said at the beginning of a meal)
• 잘 먹었습니다 - An expression of thank you used after eating to say you ate well.
• 진지 드세요 - Extremely polite way to tell someone to eat.
• 여기요 / 저기요 - Used to get the waiter/waitress/worker's attention.
• 포장 해주세요 - I want it to go, please wrap/box it for me
• 치워 주세요 - Could you please clear this way? (i.e. remove the the dishes from the table)

Types of food

• 양식 < 洋食 > - Western food

Paying

• 계산(하다) < 槪算 > -

See also

• Cooking
• Drinking