{"id":78793,"date":"2018-03-07T21:40:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T02:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/how-to-order-food-in-korean\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:21:47","slug":"how-to-order-food-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/how-to-order-food-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Order Food in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning a new language also give you the opportunity to explore the culture\u2014including delicious food<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dining out amps up your cultural immersion and lets you practice your Korean reading, listening and speaking skills all at once. It’s an opportunity to treat yourself while boosting your experience with the language.<\/p>\n

Read on to learn exactly how to order food in Korean<\/strong> so you can take your learning to the real world.<\/p>\n

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General Restaurant Phrases in Korean<\/h2>\n

Here are 20 expressions from our YouTube channel<\/a> to get you started:<\/p>\n

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\uc5ec\uae30\uc694! (yuh-gi-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> Over here!<\/p>\n

A quick shout of this should get the attention of a passing waiter. That’s their cue to come straight to you.<\/p>\n

___ \uba85\uc774\uc5d0\uc694. (___<\/strong> myung-ee-eh-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> There are ___ people.<\/p>\n

When you enter the restaurant, you may either be approached by a worker who will ask how many are in your party before you get seated, or you may seat yourselves.<\/p>\n

\uba54\ub274 \uc8fc\uc138\uc694. (meh-nyu joo-se-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> Please give me the menu.<\/p>\n

While some restaurants have the menus already on the table, you may need to ask for it yourself at times. There’s oftentimes a separate menu for drinks besides water as well.<\/p>\n

\ubb50\uac00 \ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694? <\/strong>(mwo-ga ma-shi-ssuh-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> What is delicious?<\/p>\n

Let’s face it: Choosing something from a menu is hard. Ask this to your waiter to make choosing your meal a little easier\u2014it’s similar to the English “What do you recommend?”<\/p>\n

\uc5bc\ub9c8\uc5d0\uc694? (uhl-ma-eh-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> How much is it?<\/p>\n

Most menus will have the prices listed, but some places might choose not to for whatever reason. This can also occur for exclusive or limited items. Make sure you know how much you’re paying before you order it!<\/p>\n

Korean Phrases for Ordering Your Meal<\/h2>\n

\uc774\uac70 \uc8fc\uc138\uc694. (ee-guh ju-se-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> Please give this. \/ I’ll have this.<\/p>\n

Short and simple. Just point to the dish on the menu and say this, and you’re all set.<\/p>\n

If you want to say the name itself, just say it and follow up with \uc8fc\uc138\uc694<\/strong>. This also goes for when you need something else after you’ve already gotten your requested meal.<\/p>\n

___ \uc77c \uc778\ubd84 \uc8fc\uc138\uc694.<\/strong> <\/strong>(___ il-een-boon ju-se-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> Please give one more serving of ___.<\/p>\n

It’s highly likely that you’ll want another serving of something, whether it’s a Korean barbecue<\/a> pork set or a tasty side dish.<\/p>\n

Notice in this phrase that the number one is \uc77c \uc778\ubd84<\/strong>, which uses the Sino-Korean numeric system<\/a>. So, if you want two servings, you would say \uc774 \uc778\ubd84<\/strong>\u00a0(ee-een-boon)<\/em>,\u00a0three servings would be \uc0bc \uc778\ubd84<\/strong>\u00a0(sahm-een-boon)<\/em>\u00a0and so forth.<\/p>\n

___ \ub354 \uc8fc\uc138\uc694.<\/strong> <\/strong>(___ duh ju-se-yo)<\/em><\/h3>\n

English:<\/strong> Please give more of ___.<\/p>\n

If you don’t want to use the previous phrase or forgot your Sino-Korean numbers, then you can just use this one. It’s simpler, shorter and gets the same point across.<\/p>\n

To get a sense of when to use which phrase, keep an eye out for TV shows<\/a> and movies<\/a> that feature scenes in restaurants (there are plenty!).\u00a0You can also search for key words and phrases on an immersion program like FluentU<\/a>.

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