Workplace Korean

Korean Restaurant Kitchen Words for Foreign Workers

Learn practical Korean restaurant kitchen words for orders, ingredients, refrigerated storage, packaging, dishwashing, hygiene, and manager reporting.

Beginner 6월 21, 2026 4 min read

1. When to use these phrases

You are working in a Korean restaurant kitchen. Orders come in quickly, ingredients must be prepared, cold items must stay refrigerated, dishes pile up, and the supervisor asks you to check hygiene before service gets busy. In this setting, Korean restaurant kitchen words are not just vocabulary. They are work instructions.

This lesson teaches practical Korean restaurant kitchen words for foreign workers. The focus is on words already useful across service jobs: order, ingredient, packaging, refrigerated storage, dishwashing, knife, cutting board, hygiene, disinfection, and reporting to a manager.

2. Key vocabulary

주문 jumun

order

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주문하다 jumunhada

to order

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주문서 jumunseo

purchase order / order form

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재료 jaeryo

ingredient

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원재료명 wonjaeryomyeong

ingredient name

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4. Example conversation

A주문을 확인해 주세요.Before preparing food.

B재료가 부족합니다.When food materials are low.

A이 재료는 냉장보관해 주세요.For cold food safety.

B포장재가 부족합니다.When containers or bags are low.

Common mistake

Mistake 1: Thinking 포장 only means packaging material.In food service, 포장 often means takeout. Context tells you whether it means packing material or food to go. Mistake 2: Ignoring 냉장보관.냉장보관 is a food-safety instruction. If you miss this word, ingredients may be stored incorrectly. Mistake 3: Treating 위생 as a general idea only.위생 is practical in a kitchen. It connects to hand sanitizing, tool disinfection, food storage, and clean surfaces.

Quick check

What does this phrase mean?

It is expensive.
order
I am late.
I need a receipt.

Correct answer: order

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4. Example conversation

A안녕하세요. 고장이 났어요.Hello. It is broken.

B언제부터 문제가 있었나요?When did the problem start?

A어제부터 물이 잘 안 내려가요.Since yesterday, it has not worked well.

B기사님이 방문해서 확인해 볼게요.We will check it with a technician.

Common mistake

Short, polite Korean works better than long explanations. Start with the problem, then add the place and time.

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Correct answer: B

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Korean Restaurant Kitchen Words for Foreign Workers

Korean Restaurant Kitchen Words for Foreign Workers

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2. Key vocabulary

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