장보기 목록
jangbogi mongnok
To say grocery list in Korean, use 장보기 목록 (jangbogi mongnok), a list of grocery items to buy.
장보기 목록 is the everyday term for the list you take when you go food shopping.
Meaning: list of grocery items to be bought (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
장보기 means grocery shopping and 목록 means list.
Which one should you use?
식료품 목록 is a more formal way to say grocery list, as in 이거 식료품 목록에 추가해보세요, meaning try adding this to your grocery list. 장보기 리스트 uses the English loanword for list and is informal. A colloquial alternative is 장볼 것, literally things to shop for.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Korean American communities you may hear 그로서리 리스트, taken straight from the English words.
How do you pronounce it?
Say jangbogi mongnok. The k at the end of the first syllable of 목록 blends into the next sound, which is why it is written mongnok.
Did you know?
- In Korea, the custom of 장보기 often involves visiting a traditional market rather than a supermarket. These markets have a distinct culture of 덤, where vendors give a small amount of extra product for free as a gesture of generosity.
- The word 목록 (list) contains the Hanja character 目, which means 'eye', making the word's literal origins related to 'eye-recording' or items seen and noted down.
- The term 장보기 (jangbogi) contains the syllable 장 (jang), which historically refers to a traditional marketplace. This connects a modern shopping trip to the ancient tradition of open-air markets.
Examples in context
- 제가 오늘 식료품 목록을 작성해야 해요.I need to make a grocery list today.
- 오늘 장보기 리스트 만들어야 해.We need to make a grocery list today.
- 장보기 목록을 작성했어요.jangbogui mokrokul jakseonghaesseoyo.I wrote a grocery list.
Example conversation
A couple is preparing to go to the supermarket.
- 수빈 Su-bin민준 씨, 장보기 목록 다 썼어요?Minjun ssi, jangbogi mokrok da sseosseoyo?Minjun, did you finish writing the grocery list?
- 민준 Min-jun네, 여기 장보기 목록 있어요.ne, yeogi jangbogi mokrok isseoyo.Yes, here is the grocery list.
- 수빈 Su-bin계란은 목록에 넣었나요?gyeraneun mokroge neoeonnayo?Did you put eggs on the list?
- 민준 Min-jun아, 깜빡했네요. 지금 넣을게요.a, kkamppakaetneyo. jigeum neoulgeyo.Oh, I forgot. I will add them now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 목록, CC BY-SA 4.0.
