빨대
ppaldae[p͈a̠ɭt͈ɛ]
The English word "straw" is translated into Korean as 빨대 (ppaldae).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ppaldae.
Did you know?
- In Korea, the term 빨대 can be used as slang to describe a person who emotionally or financially drains another person.
- The word 빨대 is composed of the verb root for 'to suck' and the word for a 'bamboo tube'.
- While 'straw' in English can refer to dried stalks of grain, using the English word's literal meaning in Korean would result in a different word, 짚 (jip).
Examples in context
- 빨대로 우유를 마시다To drink milk through a strawThis sentence shows how to use 빨대 to express drinking milk through a straw.
- 빨대를 물이 담긴 잔에 넣으면 눈으로 쉽게 확인 할 수 있다.You can see this easily if you put a straw into a glass of water.This sentence demonstrates how to use 빨대 in the context of putting a straw into a glass of water.Tatoeba #3604065 by cueyayotl, translation #61101 by sundown
- 오늘 카페에서 커피를 주문할 때 빨대를 줄 수 있을까요?Can I have a straw when ordering coffee at the café today?
- 김밥집에서 빨대를 더 달라고 부탁했어요.I asked for an additional straw at the kimbap restaurant.
- 빨대를 하나 더 주세요.ppaldaereul hana deo juseyo.Please give me one more straw.
Example conversation
At a cafe, Seo-yeon asks for a straw.
- 서연 Seo-yeon현우 씨, 여기 빨대 있어요?Hyeonu ssi, yeogi ppaldae isseoyo?Hyeonu, is there a straw here?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니요, 빨대가 없는 것 같아요.Aniyo, ppaldaega eomneun geot gatayo.No, I don't think there are any straws.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그럼 제가 카운터에서 가져올게요.Geureom jega kaunteoeseo gajyeoolgeyo.Then I will go get one from the counter.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo고마워요, 서연 씨.Gomawoyo, Seoyeon ssi.Thank you, Seo-yeon.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 빨대, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 빨대, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
