Korean Food Flashcards: 28 Cards with Audio and Notes

Korean Food Flashcards: Study the 28 Cards

Each card shows the Hangul, the Revised Romanization (RR), the meaning and an audio button. The words come from the Korean dishes names lesson, which also has example sentences.

How Do I Use These Flashcards?

Use the deck above in four steps. It works with tap, click or keyboard, and nothing plays until you press an audio button.

1. Choose a mode. Start with recognition (Hangul to meaning). Switch to recall (meaning to Hangul) or listening (audio to meaning) once recognition feels easy.
2. Show the answer. Think of the answer first, then press Show answer (or Space). Say the word aloud before you reveal it. Turn on the romanization toggle only if you need it; the 28-card table below always shows it.
3. Grade yourself. Press Got it if you answered correctly without help, or Not yet if you hesitated or guessed.
4. Finish the session. A session holds up to 20 cards (you can set 10, 20 or 40). With 28 cards, a first-time learner can split the deck over three days, using the default limit of 10 new cards a day.

The Three Study Modes

Recognition shows the Hangul and asks for the meaning, which trains reading. Recall shows the meaning and asks for the Hangul, which trains remembering; you may type the answer with your Hangul keyboard or just recall it in your head. Listening plays a clip and hides the letters, which trains the ear. Listening mode only uses a card once its audio is approved, and cards without approved audio are skipped in that mode with a note.

Got It and Not Yet

Got it moves the card up one Leitner box, so it comes back later. Not yet sends the card back to box 1, so it returns in the same session or within 10 minutes. The grades are your own judgement; the deck does not score you or claim fluency.

Deck Scope: What Is and Is Not Covered

The deck covers 28 of the 40 dish words in the Korean dishes lesson, grouped by type: rice, stews and soups, meat, noodles, street food and side dishes. Each card is a dish or a type word, such as 찌개 (stew) or 국 (soup), that helps you read a menu.

Which Dishes Are Left out of This Deck?

The lesson words 덮밥, 주먹밥, 고깃집, 구이, 어묵, 호떡, 닭꼬치, 붕어빵, 깍두기, 반찬, 전 and 빙수 are not cards here. For more kimchi types see the kimchi types page, and for ordering phrases see the restaurant phrases.

All 28 Cards in One Table

All 28 cards appear below in deck order. The table is plain HTML, so you can use it as a drill without the deck: cover the Meaning column, say each word aloud, then uncover it.

Reading the Table

Hangul is the word. Revised Romanization (RR) is a learning aid, so try to read the Hangul before you look at it. RR follows the spelling rules of the official system, not every sound change, so it can differ from what you hear. The Meaning column gives the English gloss, and the Note column gives a use or sound hint. The last column lists the audio assetId; a second ID marks a slow clip at 0.8 times the speed. Cards 6-9 are the stew words: 찌개 is the type and the next three are named stews.

Usage Notes for These Cards

찌개 and 국 are different. A 찌개 is a thick, strongly seasoned stew shared at the table, such as 김치찌개 (kimchi stew). A 국 is a thinner soup eaten from a bowl with rice, such as 미역국 (seaweed soup).

Eat everything with 먹다. Whatever the form of the dish, the verb is 먹다: 비빔밥을 먹어요 (I eat bibimbap), 국을 먹어요 (I eat soup). Do not use 마시다 for soup.

밥 is rice and a meal. 밥 먹었어요? means Have you eaten? and works as a friendly greeting. Many dish names end in 밥, such as 비빔밥, 김밥 and 볶음밥.

Grilled meat is ordered by servings. 삼겹살 이 인분 주세요 means Two servings of pork belly, please. The counter 인분 takes Sino-Korean numbers. At the table, meat is often wrapped in lettuce or perilla leaves as a 쌈.

Noodles have a type word. 냉면 is cold noodles, 칼국수 is knife-cut noodles, 국수 is the general word and 라면 is instant noodles, which is different from Japanese ramen.

Which Sounds Do Not Match the Spelling?

Some of these words are said differently from how they are written. The table follows the standard pronunciation rules (표준 발음법) of the 국립국어원 (National Institute of Korean Language).

Tense sounds are the main trap. Revised Romanization does not mark them, so tteokbokki and guksu look plain. Menus also print other spellings such as bibimbab, but the standard RR is bibimbap.

What Mistakes Do Learners Make with Korean Food Words?

• Treating 찌개 and 국 as the same dish. 찌개 is thick and salty, 국 is thin.
• Reading 밥 only as rice. It also means a meal.
• Calling 김밥 sushi. 김밥 is made with seasoned rice and cooked fillings.
• Using 마시다 for soup. Soup is eaten with 먹다.
• Confusing 순대 with the English sundae. 순대 is a blood sausage.

How Does the Review Schedule Work?

The deck uses a simplified Leitner system with five boxes. A new card starts in box 1. Each Got it moves it up one box, and each Not yet returns it to box 1. The box sets how long the card waits before it is due again.

Each session shows due cards first, oldest due first, and then up to 10 new cards a day by default. A deck of 28 cards is introduced over three days at the default of 10 new cards a day, and the later boxes bring each card back at longer gaps. Progress is saved only in this browser, so clearing site data deletes it. Use the export button to save a small JSON file with card IDs, boxes and due dates, and import it on another device. No account is needed.

Cultural and Practical Context

A Korean meal is built around rice, soup and shared side dishes, and 김치 is served with nearly every one of them. Many dishes are shared from the middle of the table, which is why stews such as 김치찌개 come in one pot for the group.

Limits of This Deck

The deck holds 28 words, so it is a menu-reading starter and not a full food dictionary. It does not list ingredients or allergens, so tell staff directly if you have an allergy. English glosses are short and cannot describe every dish. All Korean text is generated and was reviewed and signed off by Min-ji Park on 15 October 2026.

Next Steps after This Deck

The words and letters on these cards are explained in the Korean dishes names lesson, so read it first if a card is new. This deck is one of the Korean vocabulary flashcards on the site, so browse the full list if you want a different topic. When these cards feel easy, move on to Korean ingredients flashcards to keep the same routine. If a word here still feels shaky, go back to Korean hospital vocabulary flashcards for the earlier material. After a session, write the same words by hand with the Korean food vocabulary worksheet. To check what you recalled, take the Korean food quiz next. All flashcard decks, including Hangul, vocabulary, phrases, grammar and TOPIK, are listed on the Korean flashcards hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is the Difference between 찌개 and 국?

찌개 is a thick, strongly flavoured stew shared at the table. 국 is a lighter soup eaten from a bowl with rice. 김치찌개 is a stew and 미역국 is a soup.

Is 라면 the Same as Ramen?

Not quite. 라면 is the Korean instant noodle, which comes from the Japanese word ramen but is a different dish from Japanese 라멘.

Is 김치 Always Red?

Red napa-cabbage kimchi is the typical form, but not every kimchi is red. White kimchi is called 백김치. The lesson on kimchi types covers more.

How Do I Order One of These Dishes?

Say the dish name and 주세요: 김치찌개 주세요 means Kimchi stew, please. For meat, add servings: 삼겹살 이 인분 주세요.

Is My Progress Saved If I Close the Page?

Yes, in the same browser on the same device. Card boxes and due dates are stored locally and nothing is sent to a server. Clearing site data, using a private window or switching browsers removes them, so use the export button to keep a backup file. No account is needed.