Korean · Food & Drink
"Sauce" in Korean: 소스
소스soseu
Sauce in Korean is 소스 (soseu). 소스 is sauce; name the main ingredient before 소스 to distinguish flavors.
Cooking
요리에 소스를 넣어요.yorie soseureul neoeoyo.
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How to pronounce 소스
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soseu
/sosɯ/
소스 (soseu) has 2 Hangul syllables. 소스 ends in a vowel; do not add a final English consonant.
"Sauce" in Korean: quick reference
| Korean | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| 소스soseu | Sauce Basic dictionary noun. | Basic dictionary noun. |
| 토마토 소스tomato soseu | tomato sauce A useful combination with 소스. | A useful combination with 소스. |
| 소스를soseureul | Sauce (as an object) Use 를 when 소스 is the object of an action. | Use 를 when 소스 is the object of an action. |
How to use 소스 in real life
- 1Cooking
요리에 소스를 넣어요.
yorie soseureul neoeoyo.
I put sauce in the dish.
소스를 uses 를 to mark an object.
- 2Choosing an amount
소스를 조금만 주세요.
soseureul jogeumman juseyo.
Please give me just a little sauce.
소스를 uses 를 to mark an object.
- 3A shopping reminder
소스가 다 떨어졌어요.
soseuga da tteoreojyeosseoyo.
We have run out of sauce.
소스가 marks 소스 as the subject.
Mistakes English speakers make with 소스
Incorrect: 요리에 소스을 넣어요.
Correct: 요리에 소스를 넣어요.
When practicing sauce, use the correct particle or copula after 소스; the final sound determines whether a linking consonant is needed.
Incorrect: 소스이에요.
Correct: 소스예요.
When practicing sauce, when identifying something as 소스, use 소스예요. The vowel-final noun takes 예요 directly.
Good to know
소스 is sauce; name the main ingredient before 소스 to distinguish flavors. The combination 토마토 소스 (tomato soseu) means tomato sauce.
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Tutor-led food and drink study exercise: two sentences with 소스
Partner
이 표현을 사용해서 한 문장 말해 볼까요?
i pyohyeoneul sayonghaeseo han munjang malhae bolkkayo?
Shall we say a sentence using this expression?
You
요리에 소스를 넣어요.
yorie soseureul neoeoyo.
I put sauce in the dish.
Partner
좋아요. 다른 문장으로도 연습해 볼까요?
joayo. dareun munjangeurodo yeonseupae bolkkayo?
Good. Shall we practice with another sentence too?
You
소스를 조금만 주세요.
soseureul jogeumman juseyo.
Please give me just a little sauce.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Sauce" in Korean
What does 소스 mean in Korean?
Sauce in Korean is 소스 (soseu). 소스 is sauce; name the main ingredient before 소스 to distinguish flavors.
How do I use 토마토 소스?
토마토 소스 (tomato soseu) means tomato sauce. 소스 is sauce; name the main ingredient before 소스 to distinguish flavors.
Which object particle goes after 소스?
Use 를: 소스를. For example, 요리에 소스를 넣어요. means “I put sauce in the dish.”
How is 소스 pronounced?
소스 (soseu) has 2 Hangul syllables. 소스 ends in a vowel; do not add a final English consonant.
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