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TOPIK 1noun

쌀

ssal

쌀이 · 쌀을

rice (uncooked grain)

Example

쌀로 밥을 지어요.

You make cooked rice from raw rice.

Good to know

쌀 is raw rice; once cooked it's 밥. Pronounce the tense ㅆ sharply.