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Cook vs Prepare food in Korean
When you want to eat, do you 🔴 요리하다 [yorihada] - Cook a dish
How these words work together
In Korean, '요리하다' means to cook food, focusing on the actual process of making a dish with heat or other cooking methods. '준비하다' means to prepare food, which includes all the steps before cooking, like washing, cutting, or arranging ingredients. Both words are related to food but describe different parts of the meal-making process.
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 요리하다 | yorihada | Cook |
| 준비하다 | junbihada | Prepare food |
Example sentences
저는 아침에 요리해요.
I cook in the morning.
저녁 식사를 준비하고 있어요.
I am preparing dinner.
요리하기 전에 재료를 준비하세요.
Prepare the ingredients before cooking.
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