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달걀

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Meaning and Usage

"달걀" specifically refers to a chicken egg, commonly used in everyday Korean cooking and meals. It is a basic food item and appears frequently in recipes and daily conversation.

Common Collocations

  • 달걀 프라이 (fried egg): a popular way to cook eggs for breakfast.
  • 달걀 삶기 (boiling eggs): a common cooking method.
  • 달걀 알레르기 (egg allergy): a health-related phrase.

Usage Notes

When Koreans say "달걀," they usually mean chicken eggs unless otherwise specified. It is a neutral, everyday word used in both formal and informal contexts. Be careful not to confuse "달걀" with "계란," which is a more formal or written term for egg but interchangeable in many cases.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse "달걀" with "계란." While both mean egg, "달걀" is more common in spoken language, and "계란" appears more in written or formal contexts. Using "달걀" in casual conversation sounds natural and friendly.

Example Sentences

아침에 달걀 프라이를 먹었어요.

Achim-e dalgyal peurai-reul meogeosseoyo.

I ate a fried egg for breakfast.

달걀을 삶아서 샐러드에 넣었어요.

Dalgyal-eul salmaseo saelleodeu-e neoeosseoyo.

I boiled eggs and put them in the salad.

달걀 알레르기가 있어서 조심해야 해요.

Dalgyal allerugiga isseoseo josimhaeya haeyo.

I have an egg allergy, so I have to be careful.