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  1. 🔪

    자르다

    ja-reu-da

    to cut

    verb

    • 머리를 자르러 미용실에 가야 해요.

      I need to go to the salon to get my hair cut.

    • 이 줄을 가위로 잘라 주세요.

      Please cut this string with scissors.

  2. 🥄

    섞다

    seok-da

    to mix

    verb

    • 모든 재료를 한 그릇에 섞으세요.

      Mix all the ingredients in one bowl.

    • 소금과 설탕을 잘 섞어야 맛이 좋아요.

      You need to mix salt and sugar well for it to taste good.

  3. 🫖

    끓이다

    kkeul-i-da

    to boil or heat

    verb

    • 물을 끓여요.

      I boil water.

    • 국을 끓이고 있어요.

      I am boiling soup.

  4. 🍳

    볶다

    bok-da

    to stir-fry

    verb

    • 밥을 볶아요.

      I stir-fry rice.

    • 야채를 볶고 있어요.

      I am stir-frying vegetables.

  5. 🍪

    굽다

    gup-da

    to grill or bake

    verb

    • 빵을 구워요.

      I bake bread.

    • 고기를 구워 먹어요.

      I grill and eat meat.

  6. 🌡️

    데치다

    de-chi-da

    to blanch or parboil

    verb

    • 야채를 끓는 물에 잠깐 데쳐서 준비해야 해요.

      You need to blanch the vegetables in boiling water for a moment to prepare them.

    • 시금치를 데친 후에 소금으로 간을 맞춰요.

      After blanching the spinach, I season it with salt.

  7. 🥒

    으깨다

    eu-kkae-da

    to mash or crush

    verb

    • 감자를 부드러워질 때까지 으깨세요.

      Mash the potatoes until they become soft.

    • 마늘을 으깨서 냄새를 내야 맛있어요.

      You need to crush the garlic to release its smell so it tastes good.

  8. ➕

    재료를 넣다

    jae-ryo-reul neot-da

    to add ingredients

    phrase

    • 냄비에 재료를 넣고 30분 동안 끓여요.

      Put the ingredients in the pot and boil for 30 minutes.

    • 밀가루 다음에 계란을 재료로 넣으세요.

      Add eggs as an ingredient after the flour.

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