Korean · Food & Drink

커피

keopi

Coffee

Beginnernoun

Definition

A hot drink made from roasted coffee beans, hugely popular in Korea.

Example

아침마다 커피를 마셔요.

I drink coffee every morning.

Etymology

'커피' (keopi) is a loanword from English 'coffee', adopted into Korean during the modernization period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

How & Where It’s Used

'커피' is widely used in both spoken and written contexts and is commonly found in discussions about beverages in casual and formal settings.

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