Difference between side dishes and side in Korean

반찬·

side dishes

반찬side dishes

반찬 means the small dishes you eat with rice in a Korean meal. They can be vegetables, meat, fish, or other simple foods. People often say what 반찬 they like, make at home, or buy at the store.

How to say side dishes
side

side

The word "side" means the place next to something, and in Korean this is often shown with (옆). You use it when you want to say that one person or thing is beside another person or thing. It is very common in everyday speech, especially for places in a home, school, or town.

How to say side

The difference

옆 means the side of something or a place next to something. It does not mean the small foods served with rice.