How to Say "Grapefruit" in Korean

자몽

jamong[t͡ɕa̠mo̞ŋ]

The English word 'grapefruit' can be translated into Korean as 자몽 (jamong) or 그레이프프루트.

Meaning: fruit (noun)

Ways to say it

“grapefruit” in Korean
Korean	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
자몽	jamong	[t͡ɕa̠mo̞ŋ] (SK Standard, Seoul, narrow)
그레이프프루트	geureipeupeuruteu	[k͈ɯɾe̞ipʰɯpʰɯɾutʰɯ] (SK Standard, Seoul, narrow)

The term refers to the citrus fruit.

While 그레이프프루트 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word, 자몽 is the standard Korean word used for grapefruit.

jamong

The word 자몽 actually traces its roots back to a Portuguese word, 'zamboa', which traveled through Japan before entering the Korean language.
You will often see 자몽 paired with 'honey' in Korean cafes to create 'honey grapefruit' drinks, a popular seasonal treat.
The word 자몽 sounds identical to a Korean phrase meaning 'self-dream', though they are written differently in Hanja.

나는 어젯밤에 자몽을 먹었어.
I ate a grapefruit last night.
This sentence is useful for describing eating 자몽.
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오늘 아침에 자몽을 먹었어요.
I had grapefruit for breakfast today.
자몽은 비타민이 많아요.
jamong-eun bitamin-i man-ayo.
Grapefruit has a lot of vitamins.
시장에서 신선한 자몽을 샀어요.
sijang-eseo sinseon-han jamong-eul sasseoyo.
I bought fresh grapefruit at the market.

Two friends are at a cafe deciding what to drink.

지은 Ji-eun

민준 씨, 어떤 음료를 마실 거예요?
Minjun ssi, eotteon eumryo-reul masil geoyeyo?
Minjun, what kind of drink will you have?
민준 Min-jun

저는 시원한 자몽 주스를 마실게요.
Jeoneun siwon-han jamong juseu-reul masilgeyo.
I will have a cool grapefruit juice.
지은 Ji-eun

그럼 저는 오렌지 주스로 할게요.
Geureom jeoneun orenji juseu-ro halgeyo.
Then I will have orange juice.
민준 Min-jun

좋아요, 주문할까요?
Joayo, jumun-halkkayo?
Great, shall we order?

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