“Do you like Korean food” in Korean: 한국 음식 좋아하세요?

한국 음식 좋아하세요?

hanguk eumsik joahaseyo?

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

Do you like Korean food?

A perfect icebreaker for new acquaintances. 좋아하세요? is the respectful way to ask.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 9 · Words: 3

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
한국
한	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ	han
국	ㄱ+ㅜ+ㄱ	guk
음식
음	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㅁ	eum
식	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄱ	sik
좋아하세요
좋	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅎ	[조] jo
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	a
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 좋아 → [조아]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
음식	noun	food	TOPIK level 1
좋다	adjective	good, nice	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “한국 음식 좋아하세요?” mean?

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Answer: Do you like Korean food

Question 2 How do you say “Do you like Korean food” in Korean?

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Answer: 한국 음식 좋아하세요? hanguk eumsik joahaseyo?

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