시리얼
sirieol
The English word cereal can be translated into Korean as 시리얼 (sirieol).
The word 시리얼 is a loanword used specifically to refer to breakfast cereal. If you are referring to the general category of grains or the biological classification of such grasses, the native Korean word is 곡물.
Meaning: grains of such a grass (noun)
Which one should you use?
시리얼 is used for the breakfast food, whereas 곡물 is used for the broader concept of grains.
How do you pronounce it?
sirieol
Did you know?
- Using 시리얼 can carry a subtle connotation of Western-style or modern dining culture, unlike the much older and more traditional feeling of the word 곡물.
- Because 시리얼 is a direct phonetic transcription of the English word, it is officially categorized in Korean dictionaries as a 'foreign word' (외래어) rather than a native noun.
- In a Korean supermarket, requesting 곡물 might lead you to a bulk bin of dried beans or seeds rather than a boxed breakfast product.
Examples in context
- 나는 아침에 시리얼을 먹어요.I eat cereal in the morning.
- 우리 가족은 시리얼을 아침 식사로 자주 먹어요.My family often eats cereal for breakfast.
- 시리얼을 우유에 넣고 먹으면 맛있어요.It tastes delicious if you put cereal in milk and eat it.
- 시리얼을 먹고 싶어요.sirieoreul meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat cereal.
- 아침에 시리얼을 먹었어요.achime sirieoreul meogeosseoyo.I ate cereal in the morning.
- 우유에 시리얼을 넣으세요.uyue sirieoreul neouseyo.Put the cereal in the milk.
Example conversation
Two roommates are in the kitchen in the morning.
- 서연 Seo-yeon지훈 씨, 시리얼 있어요?Jihun ssi, sirieol isseoyo?Jihun, do you have any cereal?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 여기 있어요.Ne, yeogi isseoyo.Yes, it's right here.
- 서연 Seo-yeon고마워요, 시리얼 먹을게요.Gomawoyo, sirieol meogeulgeyo.Thank you, I will eat some cereal.
- 지훈 Ji-hun맛있게 드세요, 서연 씨.Masitge deuseyo, Seoyeon ssi.Enjoy your meal, Seoyeon.
