EP.4 talking about food
Food is one of the most common topics when chatting with friends. In this episode, Emily and 지훈 talk about what they will eat, cooking, favorite foods, opinions after eating, and what dishes they can cook well.
🗨 1. Dialogue by Topic
1. What will you eat?
Emily: 지훈 씨, 오늘 저녁에 뭐 먹을 거예요?
Emily: Jihoon, what will you eat for dinner today?
지훈: 아마 치킨 먹을 거예요.
지훈: Probably fried chicken.
Emily: 맛있겠다!
Emily: Sounds delicious!
2. I’m cooking
지훈: Emily 씨, 지금 뭐 해요?
지훈: Emily, what are you doing now?
Emily: 요리하고 있어요. 파스타 만들고 있어요.
Emily: I’m cooking. I’m making pasta.
3. Favorite food
Emily: 지훈 씨가 제일 좋아하는 음식은 뭐예요?
Emily: Jihoon, what’s your favorite food?
지훈: 저는 불고기를 제일 좋아해요. Emily 씨는요?
지훈: I like bulgogi the most. How about you?
Emily: 저는 피자를 좋아해요.
Emily: I like pizza.
4. After eating (opinions about food)
Emily: 저녁 다 먹었어요.
Emily: I finished dinner.
지훈: 저도 다 먹었어요. 맛있었어요!
지훈: I finished too. It was delicious!
Emily: 저는 오늘 밥이 별로였어요.
Emily: My food today wasn’t that good.
지훈: 가끔은 입맛에 안 맞을 때도 있어요.
지훈: Sometimes it doesn’t suit your taste.
5. What can you cook well?
Emily: 지훈 씨, 요리 잘해요?
Emily: Jihoon, are you good at cooking?
지훈: 음… 저는 라면 잘 끓여요. Emily 씨는요?
지훈: Hmm… I’m good at making ramen. How about you?
Emily: 저는 파스타 잘 만들어요.
Emily: I’m good at making pasta.
📖 2. Key Expressions
- 뭐 먹을 거예요? → What will you eat?
- 치킨 = fried chicken (not just chicken)
- 요리하고 있어요 → I’m cooking
- 제일 좋아하는 음식 → favorite food
- 다 먹었어요 → I finished eating
- 맛있었어요 → It was delicious
- 맛없었어요 → It wasn’t tasty
- 별로였어요 → It wasn’t great
- 입맛에 안 맞았어요 → It didn’t suit my taste
- 요리 잘해요? → Are you good at cooking?
- ___ 잘해요 → I’m good at ___
📚 3. Grammar & Notes
- 치킨
- In Korean, 치킨 almost always means fried chicken from a restaurant or franchise, not just plain chicken.
- Example: 치킨 먹었어요 → I ate fried chicken.
- ~하고 있어요
- Progressive tense = “am/are doing.”
- Example: 요리하다 (to cook) → 요리하고 있어요 (I’m cooking).
- 맛있었어요 vs. 맛없었어요
- Past tense adjectives.
- 맛있다 → 맛있었어요 (It was delicious).
- 맛없다 → 맛없었어요 (It wasn’t tasty).
- 별로였어요
- Means “so-so / not really good.”
- Polite way to say something wasn’t enjoyable.
- 입맛에 안 맞았어요
- Literally “It didn’t match my taste.”
- Used when food isn’t to your liking (too spicy, too salty, etc.).
- 잘해요
- Means “good at.”
- Pattern: ___ 잘해요. → I’m good at ___.
- 라면 잘 끓여요 → I’m good at making ramen.
✍️ 4. Practice
- 오늘 저녁에 뭐 먹을 거예요?
→ What will you eat for dinner? - 저는 ___ 먹을 거예요.
→ I will eat ___. - 저는 ___ 만들고 있어요.
→ I’m making ___. - 제일 좋아하는 음식은 ___이에요/예요.
→ My favorite food is ___. - 다 먹었어요. ___었어요.
- 맛있었어요 → It was delicious.
- 맛없었어요 → It wasn’t tasty.
- 별로였어요 → It wasn’t great.
- 입맛에 안 맞았어요 → It didn’t suit my taste.
- 저는 ___ 잘해요.
→ I’m good at ___.
🌍 5. Wrap-up
Talking about food is fun and easy, and it helps you connect with friends. In this episode, you learned how to ask what someone will eat, talk about cooking, share favorite foods, describe how your meal was, and even say what you can cook well.
👉 Next time, Emily and 지훈 will keep chatting about everyday life, exploring new useful expressions step by step.
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