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.