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3 Expressions, Including How to Say "Can't Handle Spicy Food"

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ė‘ė¼(DOOKKI) ė–”ė³¶ģ“[tteok-ppo-kki]

DOOKKI is a DIY [tteok-ppo-kki] restaurant where you can enjoy delicious [tteok-ppo-kki] made right in front of you using a variety of fresh ingredients. DOOKKI gives everyone the freedom to create their own unique [tteok-ppo-kki] with tons of different ingredients, including noodles, vegetables, and fried treats. There is literally no one in Korea's younger generation who doesn't know about this place.


ė§µģ°”ģ“ [maep-jji-ri]

Someone who can't handle spicy food


This is a casual expression often used among friends and close acquaintances, usually people in their teens to 40s. Of course, some young-at-heart people in their 50s and older also use it. šŸ˜œ


[maep-jji-ri] is a trendy slang term that combines two different words:


āœ… ė§µė‹¤[maep-dda]: spicy, hot

āœ… ģ°Œģ§ˆģ“[jji-ji-ri]: loser


While [jji-ji-ri] carries the meaning of šŸ˜± loser, it has a more playful, teasing vibe, similar to how šŸ˜± loser might be used in English in a casual, joking way.


Just like you wouldnā€™t casually call someone older than you a šŸ˜± loser, you should only use [jji-ji-ri] with close friends or people you feel comfortable with.


źæ€ķŒ [kkul-tip]

Some super useful and valuable infomation


This word started out as slang, but it has become so common that it's now part of everyday conversation, so we highly recommend that you remember it.


[kkul-tip] is a word that combines āœ… źæ€[kkul] (honey) and āœ… ķŒ[tip] (tip). Just like eating sweet honey makes you feel good and happy, it means important information that makes you feel sweet and happy.


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šŸŽ Now, let us share a [kkul-tip]

from our KONOGRAM edutainers about DOOKKI!

Adding lots of ģ–‘ė°°ģ¶”[yang-bae-chu] (cabbage), ėŒ€ķŒŒ[dae-pa] (green onions), and ģ–‘ķŒŒ[yang-pa] (onions) enhances the richness of the broth when making stock.


Items like ģ•¼ė¼ė§Œė‘[ya-kki-man-du] (fried dumplings), ź¹€ė§ģ“[kim-ma-ri] (fried seaweed rolls), and ģˆœėŒ€[sun-dae] (blood sausage) are delicious on their own, but try dipping them in the [tteok-bbo-kki] for an extra flavor kick.


When making [tteok-bbo-kki], adding 2/3 ladles of the broth provided along with 1/3 ladle of ģ–“ė¬µķƒ•[eo-muk-tang] (fish cake soup) gives it an even deeper flavor.


ķ™©źøˆ ė ˆģ‹œķ”¼ [hwang-geum-re-si-pi]

Precious recipe


This word started as slang, but like [kkul-tip], it has become so common that it's now part of everyday language, so we highly recommend that you remember it.


[hwang-geum-re-si-pi] is a word that combines āœ… ķ™©źøˆ[hwang-geum] (gold) and āœ… ė ˆģ‹œķ”¼[re-si-pi] (recipe).


It means a recipe so valuable that itā€™s as precious as goldā€”a precious recipe comparable to something as expensive as gold.

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šŸŽ Let us share

our KONOGRAM edutainerā€™s [hwang-geum-re-si-pi]

for mixing DOOKKIā€™s various sauces!


1ļøāƒ£+2ļøāƒ£+3ļøāƒ£ =


1ļøāƒ£ 1 tablespoon DOOKKI sauce +

2ļøāƒ£ 2 tablespoons Busan sauce +

3ļøāƒ£ 1/2 tablespoon curry sauce


šŸšØ Caution: Among the various sauces, the ė™ėŒ€ė¬ø ģ†ŒģŠ¤(Dongdaemun sauce) is particularly spicy, so ė§µģ°”ģ“[maep-jji-ri] should be careful!!!

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Eat more?

Of course! Even when I'm full, I can't skip this!

Korean Dessert, ė³¶ģŒė°„[bo-kkeum-bap] (Fried Rice)


Rice as dessert?

You just had a full meal, and now you're having more rice as dessert?


In Korean food culture, there is a unique concept of finishing a meal with [bo-kkeum-bap] (fried rice). Especially when cooking on a hot plate, fried rice is almost always a must.


Koreans often enjoy a meal with soup or sauce, and even when theyā€™re stuffed, they use the leftover soup or sauce to make fried rice at the end. Itā€™s an interesting tradition where, no matter how full you are, mixing the rice with the sauce and frying it is essential to feel like the meal is truly completeā€”even if itā€™s just one more bowl of rice!

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šŸ’¬ Real Korean Expressions in Conversation



šŸ‘©ā€šŸ¦°: I'm a [maep-jji-ri].

ė‚˜ ė§µģ°”ģ“ģ•¼.

ā†’ I canā€™t handle spicy food.


šŸ‘Øā€šŸ¦±: Me too, I'm a [maep-jji-ri]. I wish I could eat spicy food better.

ė‚˜ė„ ė§µģ°”ģ“ģ•¼. ė§¤ģš“ ź±ø ģž˜ ėعź³  ģ‹¶ģ–“. šŸ˜°

ģ˜¤ėŠ˜ģ€ ģ¹˜ģ¦ˆ ė©”ė‰“ ģ–“ė•Œ? ģ™œėƒķ•˜ė©“ ė‚“ź°€ ėعź³  ģ‹¶ģ–“ 態態態態態態態態態


šŸ‘©ā€šŸ¦°: When you eat something spicy, try having it with milk. Itā€™s a [kkul-tip].

ė§¤ģš“ ģŒģ‹ ėعģ„ ė•Œ, ģš°ģœ ėž‘ ź°™ģ“ ėعģ–“ė“. źæ€ķŒģ“ģ•¼.


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