Korean Dictionary
How to say "Bake" in Korean
“Bake” in Korean is 굽다 (pronounced "gupda").
굽다
gupda
Usage & Context
Essential technique for making bread, pastries, and desserts. Requires precise temperature control. Increasingly popular in modern Korean cooking.
Example Sentence
빵을 구워요.
I bake bread.
How to use 굽다 naturally
Quick answer
The Korean word for “Bake” is 굽다, romanized as gupda.
Usage tip
Learn this word together with a complete Korean sentence. Meaning often depends on particles, politeness level, and word order.
Common mistake
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Pronunciation Guide
Pronounced 'gup-da' — 'gup' rhymes with 'goop' with an unreleased 'p', 'da' is short. The 'g' is softer than English.
More Example Sentences
weekend home baking
오븐에 쿠키를 구웠어요.
I baked cookies in the oven.
Korean BBQ setting
고기를 숯불에 구워 먹어요.
We grill meat over charcoal to eat.
preparing banchan
김을 살짝 구우면 더 맛있어요.
If you lightly roast seaweed it tastes better.
Cultural Context
굽다 is one of the most versatile cooking verbs in Korean, covering baking, grilling, roasting, and toasting. At Korean BBQ restaurants, '고기 굽다' refers to grilling meat on the table. For Western-style baking, Koreans increasingly use '베이킹' as a loanword, but traditional '굽다' still applies to bread and cookies. Note: '굽다' also means 'to bend' — they're homonyms.
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Reviewed by Min-jung Park, Korean Language Teacher. Updated May 31, 2026. See our editorial standards.
Common Phrases
빵을 구워요.
I'm baking bread.
고기 좀 구워주세요.
Please grill the meat.
오븐에 구웠어요.
I baked it in the oven.
Related Expressions
구이
gui
grilled/roasted dish
오븐
obeun
oven
베이킹
beiking
baking (loanword)
바비큐
babikyu
barbecue
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