Feeling lost when all the punks go out for meat and you have to be content filling your throat with beer? Korea may not be the easiest place for vegetarians, not to mention vegans, but with a little effort you can avoid the meat and keep from starving.

햄 haem ham
fish 생선 saengsŏn
seafood 해물 hae mool
chicken 닭고기 dak gogi
pork 돼지고기 dwaeji gogi
beef 쇠고기 swae gogi
milk 우유 oo yoo
eggs 계란 gyeran
vegetables 야채 ya chae
peanuts 땅콩 dang kong

전 채식에요
jŏn chae shik aeyo
I’m a vegetarian

전 고기를 안 먹어요
jŏn gogi-rŭl an mŏg ŏyo
I don’t eat meat

전 닭고기, 생선, 햄을 안 먹어요
jŏn dak gogi, saengsŏn, haem-ŭl an mŏg ŏyo
I don’t eat chicken, fish or ham

전 유제품을 안 먹어요
jŏn yoo jae poom-ŭl an mŏg ŏyo
I can’t eat dairy products

동물성 제로가 들어간 음식은 다 안 먹어요
dong mool sŏng jaero-ga dŭr ŏgan ŭmshik-ŭn da an mŏg ŏyo
Anything from an animal is not OK

이 음식에 고기가 들어가요?
Ee ŭmshik-ae gogi-ga dŭr ŏgayo?
Is there meat in this?

계란이 들어가요?
gyerani dŭr ŏgayo?
Does it contain egg?

전 (땅콩)에 알레르기가 있어요.
jŏn (dang kong)-ae allerji-ga issŏyo
I’m allergic to (peanuts).

(고기) 빼고 해 주세요.
(gogi) baego hae joosaiyo
Equivalent to “hold the…”

전 고기를 먹으면 죽어요.
jŏn gogi-rŭl mŏg umyŏn juk ŏyo
If I eat meat, I’ll die.
(It may seem a tad extreme, but chances are you’ll get your point across)

A few notes on vowel pronunciation by the editor. There is no one way to write Korean in English phonetically.
o as in old or home
ŏ as in long or Jon
ae as in bed or head
ŭ as in surprise or sunk

You really should know hangul; it’s easy to learn. I’ll leave it to good ol’ Burke to convince you.