How to say rice in Korean

Korean: [ bap ]

rice
rice

Meaning

밥 means cooked rice, the rice people eat at a meal. In everyday Korean, it can also mean a whole meal, not only rice. You will often hear it in simple phrases like “eat rice” or “have a meal.”

Example sentences

  1. 아침에 밥을 먹어요.

    I eat rice in the morning.

  2. 학교에서 밥을 먹어요.

    I eat a meal at school.

  3. 엄마가 저녁에 밥을 해요.

    Mom cooks rice in the evening.

  4. 공원에서 점심을 먹었어요.

    I had lunch at the park.