Today's Korean Bite : Please make it hard-boiled (or soft-boiled).

Please make it hard-boiled (or soft-boiled).

 

 

완숙(or 반숙)으로 해 주세요.

 

Romanization: Wansuk (or bansuk)-euro hae juseyo.
IPA: [wan.suk̚ (ɔːɾ pan.suk̚) ɯ.ɾo hɛ dʑu.se.jo]

English Translation: Please make it hard-boiled (or soft-boiled). 

                                 Please make it well-done (or over-easy).

 

 

You can use this expression when you order 'boiled egg' or 'fried egg' in a restaurant.

완숙 (Wansuk) means Fully cooked yolk - Hard-boiled or Over-well/Hard fried egg, while 반숙 (Bansuk) means Partially cooked yolk - Soft-boiled or Sunny-side up/Over-easy fried egg.

 

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Word Analysis:

 

• 완숙 (wansuk): Hard-boiled; well-done (Literally: complete cooking) IPA: [wan.suk̚]
• 반숙 (bansuk): Soft-boiled; half-done (Literally: half cooking) IPA: [ban.suk̚]
• 으로 (-euro): Postpositional particle meaning 'with,' 'by means of,' or 'as' (indicates the manner or method) IPA: [ɯ.ɾo]
• 해 (hae): Do; make (from 하다 'hada' - to do/make) IPA: [hɛ]
• 주세요 (juseyo): Please give (used to request something politely) IPA: [dʑu.se.jo]