Difference between meal and appetite in Korean

식사·식욕

meal

식사meal

식사 means a meal, or the act of eating a meal. It is a polite, common word you can use for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You will often hear it in daily conversation, for example when asking if someone has eaten.

appetite

식욕appetite

Appetite is the feeling that you want to eat. If you have a good appetite, food looks good and you want to eat it. If you lose your appetite, you do not feel like eating. In Korean, this word is 식욕.

The difference

meal (식사) and appetite (식욕) are nearby Korean vocabulary items learners often meet together. Use “meal” when 식사 means a meal, or the act of eating a meal. It is a polite, common word you can use for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You will often hea… Use “appetite” when Appetite is the feeling that you want to eat. If you have a good appetite, food looks good and you want to eat it. If you lose your appet…