배고프다
baegopeuda · TOPIK 2
to be hungry
🍚 배고프다 = 배 (belly) + 고프다 (to be starved, craving)
배 means belly and 고프다 means to be empty or craving, so the word literally says the belly is craving. Sound hook: bae-go-peu-da, as in my belly (bae) wants to GO for food. Drop 다 and add 파요 for the polite form: 배고파요.