감자
gamja[ka̠md͡ʑa̠]
The English word "potato" is translated into Korean as 감자 (gamja).
감자 refers to the plant tuber eaten as a starchy vegetable.
Meaning: plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
gamja
Did you know?
- The word 감자 is composed of Sino-Korean characters meaning 'sweet' and 'yam'.
- Korean cuisine features a distinct dish called 감자전, a savory potato pancake made by grating raw potatoes into a paste rather than slicing them.
- In certain rural dialects, the word 감자 can be used colloquially to refer to a simple or rustic person.
Examples in context
- 톰은 감자칩을 먹고 있어.Tom is eating potato chips.This sentence is useful for seeing how 감자 is used in the context of potato chips.Tatoeba #8396621 by Eunhee, translation #6664272 by CK
- 제가 오늘 점심으로 감자를 먹으려고 생각하고 있어요.I'm planning to have potato for lunch today.
- 저녁에는 감자를 먹고 싶어.I want to eat potatoes for dinner.
- 이 감자는 정말 맛있어요.i gamjaneun jeongmal masisseoyo.This potato is really delicious.
- 마트에서 감자를 샀어요.mateueseo gamjareul sasseoyo.I bought potatoes at the mart.
Example conversation
Subin and Hyunwoo are talking about groceries in the kitchen.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨, 감자 있어요?hyeonwoo ssi, gamja isseoyo?Hyunwoo, do you have any potatoes?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니요, 감자가 없어요.aniyo, gamjaga eopseoyo.No, I don't have any potatoes.
- 수빈 Su-bin그럼 제가 감자를 사 올게요.geureom jega gamjareul sa olgeyo.Then I will go buy some potatoes.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo고마워요, 수빈 씨.gomawoyo, subin ssi.Thank you, Subin.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “potato” translations and entries 감자, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 감자, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
