포장 용기
pojang yonggi
The English phrase "to go box" can be translated into Korean as 포장 용기 (pojang yonggi).
포장 용기 refers to the physical container used to pack leftover food or takeout meals to be carried away from a restaurant. If you want to order food to go or request the service of packing your food, the standard term to use is 포장 (pojang).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 포장 (pojang), meaning 'packaging' or 'wrapping' and 용기 (yonggi), meaning 'container'.
How do you pronounce it?
pojang yonggi
Did you know?
- The word 용기 (yonggi) is a homonym that can mean both a physical 'container' and the abstract concept of 'courage'.
- When ordering food to go in Korea, many people simply use the English loanword 'take-out' (테이크아웃) instead of the formal 포장 (pojang).
- Ordering 포장 (pojang) is distinct from 배달 (baedal), which refers specifically to food delivered to your door.
Examples in context
- 치킨을 포장해주세요.Please pack the chicken for takeout.
- 이거 포장해줄래?Can you pack this for me?
- 남은 음식을 포장 용기에 담아주세요.nameun eumsigeul pojang yonggie damajuseyo.Please put the leftovers in a to go box.
- 이 포장 용기는 환경에 해로워요?i pojang yonggineun hwangyeong-e haerowoyo?Is this to go box harmful to the environment?
- 새 포장 용기가 더 필요해요.sae pojang yonggiga deo piryohaeyo.I need more new to go boxes.
Example conversation
At a restaurant after finishing a meal.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo음식이 많이 남았는데 포장 용기 있나요?eumsigi mani namanneunde pojang yonggi innayo?There is a lot of food left, do you have a to go box?
- 지은 Ji-eun네, 잠시만 기다려 주세요.ne, jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo.Yes, please wait a moment.
- 지은 Ji-eun여기 포장 용기 가져왔습니다.yeogi pojang yonggi gajyeowasseumnida.Here is the to go box.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo감사합니다, 지은 씨.gamsahamnida, Jieun ssi.Thank you, Jieun.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 용기, 포장, CC BY-SA 4.0.
