떡볶이 먹고 싶어요
tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo
To say "I want tteokbokki" in Korean, use 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요 (tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo).
This phrase is a standard way to express a craving or a specific desire to eat this dish in a polite, everyday manner.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun 떡볶이 (rice cakes in spicy sauce) followed by the verb phrase 먹고 싶어요 which literally means "want to eat".
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the phrase in different social contexts, you can change the ending: use 떡볶이 먹고 싶어 for informal situations, 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요 for standard polite situations and 떡볶이 먹고 싶습니다 for very formal situations.
How do you pronounce it?
tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo
Did you know?
- While modern 떡볶이 is famously spicy and red, it was originally a non-spicy soy-based dish called 궁중 떡볶이 served to royalty in the Joseon Dynasty.
- The chewiness of the rice cakes in 떡볶이 is described by the word 쫄깃하다, a unique sensory term for elastic texture that has no direct one-word equivalent in English.
- In Korean culture, craving 떡볶이 is often associated with 'stress eating', and the dish is frequently marketed as a way to relieve tension through its spicy heat.
Examples in context
- 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요.tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat tteokbokki.
- 지금 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요!jigeum tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo!I want to eat tteokbokki right now!
- 매운 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요.maeun tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat spicy tteokbokki.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- 도현 Do-hyeon서연 씨, 점심 뭐 먹을까요?Seoyeon-ssi, jeomsim mwo meogeulkkayo?Seoyeon, what shall we eat for lunch?
- 서연 Seo-yeon저는 떡볶이 먹고 싶어요.jeoneun tteokbokki meokgo sipeoyo.I want to eat tteokbokki.
- 도현 Do-hyeon좋아요, 근처에 맛집이 있어요.joayo, geuncheoe matjibi isseoyo.Great, there is a good restaurant nearby.
- 서연 Seo-yeon도현 씨, 빨리 가요!Dohyeon-ssi, ppalli gayo!Dohyeon, let's go quickly!
