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TOPIK 3noun

소화

sohwa

소화가 · 소화를

digestion

Example

밥을 너무 빨리 먹으면 소화가 잘 안 돼요.

If you eat too fast, you won't digest well.

Word parts

소 dissolve화 transform

Literally 'dissolve and transform' — food breaking down.

Good to know

소화가 안 돼요 is the everyday way to say 'I have indigestion.'