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오븐

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Understanding '오븐'

'오븐' refers to an oven, a common kitchen appliance used for baking, roasting, or heating food. It is a loanword from English and is widely used in everyday Korean.

Usage in Cooking

You will often hear '오븐' in recipes or cooking instructions, especially when baking bread, cakes, or roasting meat. Common phrases include setting the oven temperature (오븐 온도) and baking time (구운 시간).

Common Collocations

  • 오븐에 굽다: to bake in the oven
  • 오븐 온도: oven temperature
  • 오븐에서 나오다: to come out of the oven (usually food)

These collocations help specify actions related to cooking with an oven.

Register and Politeness

'오븐' is a neutral noun and can be used in both formal and informal contexts without change.

Learner Tips

Be careful not to confuse '오븐' with '전자레인지' (microwave). While both are kitchen appliances, they serve different purposes. '오븐' is for baking and roasting, usually with dry heat, whereas '전자레인지' uses microwave radiation to heat food quickly.

Example Sentences

오븐에 빵을 구웠더니 겉은 바삭하고 속은 부드러웠어요.

Obeune bbangeul guwotdeoni geoteun basakago sogeun budeureowosseoyo.

I baked bread in the oven, and the crust was crispy while the inside was soft.

오븐 온도를 180도로 맞추고 30분 동안 구워 주세요.

Obeun ondoreul 180doro matchugo 30bun dongan guwo juseyo.

Set the oven temperature to 180 degrees and bake for 30 minutes, please.

새로 산 오븐은 에너지 효율이 좋아서 전기세가 절약돼요.

Saero san obeuneun eneoji hyoyuri joaseo jeongise ga jeoryakdwaeyo.

The new oven I bought is energy efficient, so it saves on electricity bills.