Key Facts
- Hangul: 주스; Revised Romanization: juseu
- Part of speech: noun
- Origin: loanword
- Register: Neutral; used for fruit and vegetable juices.
Juice in Korean: What Does 주스 Mean?
주스 covers fruit and vegetable juices. It is a neutral loanword. It names the drink you order or buy, which is different from 과즙, the formal word for the juice that comes out of the fruit.
How Do You Pronounce 주스?
Romanized juseu, in two syllables. The vowel written eu in the second syllable is not the "oo" of the first, so the two syllables sound clearly different.
Example Sentences with 주스
오렌지 주스 주세요.
Orenji juseu juseyo
Orange juice, please.
A typical café order. 오렌지 주스 is orange juice and 주세요 is the polite request "please give me". The 주 at the start of both words is a coincidence: 주스 is a loanword, while 주세요 is a native verb form meaning "give".
아이는 주스를 좋아해요.
Aineun juseureul joahaeyo
The child likes juice.
아이 is child and 좋아해요 means likes. The sentence states a preference, so it suits a casual comment about someone else.
주스를 한 잔 마셨어요.
Juseureul han jan masyeosseoyo
I drank a glass of juice.
한 잔 means one glass and 마셨어요 is the past of drinking. This line reports what you drank, and it fits a daily-life diary.
Common Phrases and Collocations
The four collocations pair 주스 with drinking, making and two common kinds.
| Korean | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 주스를 마시다 | to drink juice |
| 오렌지 주스 | orange juice |
| 과일 주스 | fruit juice |
| 주스를 만들다 | to make juice |
The Mistake to Avoid
Learners write the spelling that looks closer to the English sound.
Wrong: 쥬스.
Correct: 주스. Korean loanword spelling does not use 쥬, so the standard form is 주스, even though 쥬스 still appears on some labels and menus.
주스 Compared with Similar Words
Three words sit near 주스. 음료수 is the general word for any drink or beverage. 과즙 is the fruit liquid itself and is formal. 콜라 is cola, a fizzy drink that is not juice.
| Word | Meaning | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| 음료수 | drink; beverage | drink / beverage |
| 과즙 | fruit juice (the liquid) | fruit juice (the liquid, formal) |
| 콜라 | cola | cola |
Where Does the Word Come From?
주스 is a loanword, so it has no hanja form and no native root.
Ordering Juice at a Café
A customer checks what is available and orders a glass. The final request concerns ice, rather than changing the drink itself.
Customer
오렌지 주스 있어요?
Orenji juseu isseoyo?
Do you have orange juice?
Staff
네, 있어요.
Ne, isseoyo.
Yes, we do.
Customer
한 잔 주세요. 얼음은 빼 주세요.
Han jan juseyo. Eoreumeun ppae juseyo.
One glass, please. Please leave out the ice.
Staff
네, 알겠습니다.
Ne, algetseumnida.
Certainly.
한 잔 gives the quantity once the drink is understood. 얼음은 빼 주세요 asks for ice to be left out. The request does not claim that the juice itself is warm or freshly squeezed. Those are separate details, so ask about them separately if they matter to your order.
Reading 주스 on Menus and Labels
A fruit name before 주스 usually identifies the flavour or main ingredient: 사과 주스 is apple juice and 포도 주스 is grape juice. 과일 주스 is the broader category, fruit juice. On a menu, the fruit name helps you choose the drink; on a package, the ingredient information gives more detail than the product name alone.
생과일 주스 means fresh-fruit juice. The phrase describes the fruit used, but it does not by itself tell you whether the café adds water, ice or syrup. A blended fruit drink can still appear under this menu heading. If you are avoiding an ingredient, asking about that ingredient is clearer than relying on the heading.
과즙 refers to the juice contained in or extracted from fruit. You may see it in an ingredient list or beside a percentage on packaging. In a café order, 주스 is the everyday drink name to use. The two words overlap in meaning, but they do different jobs on a label and in a spoken request.
Glasses, Bottles and Cartons
주스 한 잔 means one glass of juice. For a sealed bottle, 한 병 means one bottle; 한 팩 means one carton or pack. Choose the counter for the container you want. Asking for 한 잔 at a café and 한 병 at a shop can refer to the same type of drink in different packaging.
주스를 마시다 is the standard combination for drinking juice. 주스를 만들다 means to make it, while 주스를 짜다 means to squeeze or extract it. 짜다 focuses on getting the liquid out; 만들다 covers preparing the drink more broadly. A blender and a citrus press can therefore prompt different descriptions of the process.
주스 is neutral, so the noun stays the same when you speak politely. 주세요 makes a direct order polite. In a full sentence, 를 attaches to the vowel-ending noun: 주스를. In a short order, 오렌지 주스 주세요 naturally leaves out that object marker.
| Related word | Meaning | Useful note |
|---|---|---|
| 사과 | apple | Recognize apple juice on a menu. |
| 포도 | grape | Recognize grape juice on a bottle. |
| 얼음 | ice | Name what you want added or left out. |
| 빨대 | straw | An item you may request with the drink. |
| 잔 | glass; cup counter | Counts servings rather than sealed bottles. |
The drinks vocabulary lesson groups juice with other beverages. A smoothie, 스무디, and an ade, 에이드, are different menu names; knowing the fruit flavour alone may not tell you which style of drink you are ordering.
Quick Self-Test
- Which is the standard spelling: 주스 or 쥬스?
- Which counter would you choose for one sealed bottle?
- Does 생과일 주스 guarantee that no syrup was added?
Show answers
- 주스.
- 한 병.
- No. Ask about syrup or other added ingredients separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say juice in Korean?
Say 주스 (juseu). It is a loanword for fruit and vegetable juices.
How do you order orange juice?
Say 오렌지 주스 주세요, which means "Orange juice, please."
Is 쥬스 correct?
No. The standard spelling is 주스. 쥬스 is a common non-standard spelling, so avoid it in your own writing.
What is the difference between 주스 and 음료수?
음료수 means any drink or beverage, while 주스 is specifically juice.
Related Words and What to Learn Next
- Theme list: Food drinks vocabulary groups 주스 with its neighbours.
- Index: Korean words A to Z.
- Compare with 콜라, a fizzy drink rather than juice.
- Next in the list: the word for makgeolli, a traditional drink.