피자

pija · TOPIK 1

pizza

피자 — pizza

🍕 pija = pizza: Korean has no z sound, so zz becomes j

피자 is a loanword from English pizza. Korean lacks a z or ts sound, so the closest consonant ㅈ (j) steps in: pi-zza becomes pi-ja. Say pizza with a soft j and you already have the Korean word.

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