When to use cup in Korean

When to use it

잔 (cup) means a drinking cup or glass. It is used for things like water, coffee, milk, or tea. You will also often see it when talking about how many cups of a drink someone has.

Example sentences

1. 물 한 잔 주세요.

   Please give me a cup of water.

2. 커피 두 잔 샀어요.

   I bought two cups of coffee.

3. 이 잔은 너무 작아요.

   This cup is too small.

4. 엄마가 우유 한 잔을 주셨어요.

   Mom gave me a cup of milk.

5. 식탁 위에 빈 잔이 있어요.

   There is an empty cup on the table.

6. 우리는 기차에서 차 한 잔 마셨어요.

   We drank a cup of tea on the train.