Difference between spaghetti and noodles in Korean

스파게티·국수

spaghetti

스파게티spaghetti

Spaghetti (스파게티) is a popular pasta made with long, thin noodles. People often eat it with tomato sauce, cream sauce, or meat. You can use this word when ordering food, cooking at home, or talking about what you want to eat.

How to say spaghetti
noodles

국수noodles

Noodles are long, thin pieces of dough that people cook and eat in many ways. In Korean, 국수 usually means a noodle dish, often served in soup or with sauce. You can use this word when talking about eating, cooking, or buying noodles.

How to say noodles

The difference

국수 is a general word for noodle dishes, often in Korean food. 스파게티 is a specific Western pasta with long noodles.