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| Kimbap from Dongdaemun |
When I went to China last summer, the one thing I did not get to try was street food and I'm probably going to regret it for the rest of my life, or until I go back to China. Street food vendors in Nanjing could not speak English and I, likewise, did not know a lick of Chinese.
So last year, when I finally found out I was going to be living in Seoul for four months, I knew that the first thing I needed to learn was the how to order food in Korean. And after having been here for two weeks already, I'm pretty convinced that my decision to study a little was completely worth it.
How this list works
| Hangeul | Official romanization How I think you should pronounce it | Translation |
The least effort
| 영어 할 수 있어요? | Yeongeo hal su isseoyo? Yongo hal su issoyo? | Can you speak English? |
| (영어를) 조금 알아요. | (Yeongeoreul) chogeum arayo. | I can speak a little (English). |
And if they don't speak English...
| 이것 | Igeo Igaw | this |
| 그것 | Keugeo Kugaw | it/the |
| 저것 | Cheogeo Chogaw | that |
| 이것 뭐예요? | Igeo mweoyeyo? Igaw Mwo-eyo? | What is this? |
| (이것) 얼마에요? | (Igeo) Eolma-eyo? (Igaw) Olma-eyo? | How much (is this)? |
| 하나만 주세요. | Hanaman chuseyo. | Give me one, please. |
| (이것) 4개 주세요. | (Igeo) Negae chuseyo. (Igaw) Nehgeh chuseyo. | Give me four (of this), please. |
| A 하나랑 B 2개 주세요. | A hanarang B dugae chuseyo. A hanarang B dugeh chuseyo. | One A and two B, please. |
| 소주 3병 주세요. | Soju sebyeong chuseyo. Soju seh-byong chuseyo. | Three bottles of soju, please. |
| 건배! | Keonbae! Konbeh! | Cheers! |
| 잘 먹겠습니다. | Chal meokgesseumnida. Chal mok-gesumnida | I will eat well. (polite to say before eating) |
| 잘 먹었습니다. | Chal meogeosseumnida. Chal mogosumnida. | I ate well. (polite to say after eating) |
Exclusively in a restaurant
| 5명이요. | Taseot-myeongiyo. Tasot-myongiyo. | Table for five. |
| 저기요! | Cheogiyo! Chogiyo! | Excuse me! (literally, "over there") |
| 영어 메뉴판 있어요? | Yeongeo menyupan isseoyo? Yongo menyupan issoyo? | Do you have an English menu? |
| 물 좀 더 주세요. | Mul chom deo chuseyo. Mul chom daw chuseyo. | More water, please. |
| 화장실이 어디에요? | Hwajangshiri eodi-eyo? Hwajangshiri odi-eyo? | Where is the restroom? |
| 드시고 가세요? | Deushigo kaseyo? Dushigo kaseyo? | Dine in (or take out)? (asked by order taker) |
| 먹고 가요. | Meokgo gayo. Mok-go gayo. | For here. (response) |
| 포장 해 주세요. | Pojang hae juseyo. Pojang heh juseyo. | Please make it to go. (alt response) |
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