Warm Soup for Lunch — Day 33

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Warm Soup for Lunch

TOPIK 1 · Beginner · Soup Restaurant

추운 날 국밥집에 갔어요.
On a cold day I went to a soup-and-rice place.

저는 순두부찌개를 시켰어요.
I ordered soft tofu stew.

찌개가 뜨겁고 매워요.
The stew is hot and spicy.

밥을 찌개에 넣어 먹어요.
I put rice in the stew and eat it.

몸이 따뜻해졌어요.
My body got warm.

기분이 좋아요.
I feel good.

Key words

  • 찌개 — stew
  • 순두부 — soft tofu
  • 춥다 — to be cold (weather)
  • 몸 — body
  • 넣다 — to put in

Grammar

~고

and (connecting)

뜨겁고 매워요.

It's hot and spicy.

~아/어 먹다

to do and eat

밥을 넣어 먹어요.

I put in rice and eat it.

찌개 is a thick Korean stew, usually shared and eaten with rice.