Order food in Korean
Point to something delicious. Ask for water. Finish your meal with a thank-you. Start with six everyday phrases.
Resume where you left offSix phrases you can use today
At a restaurant, simple requests with 주세요 are useful. 이거 means “this,” so you can use a menu to help you order even if you cannot read every dish name yet. These phrases use polite language suitable for speaking with restaurant staff.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Focus on the Korean audio as you learn.
메뉴판 주세요
menyupan juseyo
A menu, please.
메뉴판 is the menu. A short request with 주세요 is polite.
이거 하나 주세요
igeo hana juseyo
One of this, please.
Point to the dish you want. 하나 means one.
안 맵게 해 주세요
an maepge hae juseyo
Please make it not spicy.
A request to reduce the heat. Some dishes cannot be made without spice.
물 좀 주세요
mul jom juseyo
Some water, please.
좀 can soften a request. Some restaurants have self-service water.
계산해 주세요
gyesanhae juseyo
I’d like to pay, please.
Use this when you are ready to pay for your meal.
잘 먹었습니다
jal meogeotseumnida
Thank you for the meal.
Literally, “I ate well.” A friendly phrase to say after eating.
A real-life conversation
메뉴판 주세요.
A menu, please.
여기 있습니다.
Here you are.
이거 하나 주세요. 물 좀 주세요.
One of this, please. Some water, please.
네, 알겠습니다.
Certainly.
A phrase for the end of the meal
계산해 주세요 tells staff that you would like to pay. At many casual restaurants you pay at the counter, so watch what other guests do or ask staff. 잘 먹었습니다 is said after eating; before a meal, the expression is 잘 먹겠습니다. You do not need to use both to complete an order.
Make yourself heard.
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이거 하나 주세요
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A little review
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