Example Sentences#

1. 근데 난 한강 가면 치맥이 먼저 생각나는데?¹
   But when I go to the Han River, chicken and beer comes to mind first, doesn’t it?
   • 치맥 is a portmanteau (a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others) of 치킨 (a loanword from English ‘chicken’, typically used in Korean to refer to fried chicken) and 맥주 (beer), referring to the popular Korean combination of fried chicken and beer.
   • 이 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
2. 하린: 너 정말 치맥 없이는 못 사는구나.¹
   Harin: You really can’t live without chicken and beer, can you?
   • 치맥 is a portmanteau (a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others) of 치킨 (a loanword from English ‘chicken’, typically used in Korean to refer to fried chicken) and 맥주 (beer), referring to the popular Korean combination of fried chicken and beer.
3. 자전거 타고 나서 치맥 먹자.¹
   Let’s have some after biking.
   • 치맥 is a portmanteau (a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others) of 치킨 (a loanword from English ‘chicken’, typically used in Korean to refer to fried chicken) and 맥주 (beer), referring to the popular Korean combination of fried chicken and beer.
4. 민준: 오케이, 그럼 이번 주말엔 한강에서 자전거 타고 치맥 먹는 걸로!¹
   Minjun: Okay, then this weekend, let’s ride bikes at the Han River and have chicken and beer!
   • 치맥 is a portmanteau (a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others) of 치킨 (a loanword from English ‘chicken’, typically used in Korean to refer to fried chicken) and 맥주 (beer), referring to the popular Korean combination of fried chicken and beer.