A1 noun beginner

요리

[yori]

Meaning: cooking; cuisine

What does 요리 mean?

요리 [yori] is a noun meaning "cooking; cuisine". It is rated A1 on the CEFR scale, which means absolute beginner — among the first 500 words you should learn. This word appears across 1 Lexibeom card pack, making it a high-utility vocabulary item for everyday Korean.

Example Sentences (1)

Here are real-life sentences where 요리 [yori] appears naturally. Each example is taken from a Lexibeom learning card and reviewed by our AI pipeline.

저는 요리를 좋아해요. 주말마다 해요.

I like cooking. I do it every weekend.

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How to Use 요리 in Conversation

As a noun, 요리 can be the subject (with 이/가 particle) or object (with 을/를) of a sentence. Korean nouns do not change form for number or gender, so the same word covers singular and plural. Pay attention to the particle that follows — it shifts the entire meaning of the sentence.

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