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Leafy vegetables in Korean

🌿 Want to talk about leafy veggies in Korean? Here are a few to start: 시금치 (sigumchi) = spinach, 상추 (sangchu) = lettuce, 깻잎 (kkaennip) = perilla leaves. Look at the picture for more! 🥬 Which one do you eat the most?

Leafy vegetables in Korean — Korean vocab chart
Leafy vegetables in Korean

Words in this chart

KoreanRomanizationEnglish
배추baechuNapa cabbage
시금치sigumchiSpinach
상추sangchuLettuce
깻잎kkaennipPerilla leaves
미나리minariWater parsley
청경채cheonggyeongchaeBok choy
케일keilKale
루꼴라rukkolraArugula
근대geundaeSwiss chard

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