Restaurant Phrases

Ordering food is one of the most frequent, lowest-stakes conversations you will have while traveling, which makes it a great place to practice speaking Korean out loud. These phrases cover the full arc of a meal: getting seated, ordering, handling dietary restrictions, and paying. Dietary phrases are worth memorizing precisely rather than approximating, since a vague description of an allergy can lead to a genuine mistake in the kitchen. If a server responds with something you do not follow, asking them to repeat more slowly is always a safe, polite fallback, and it is one of the phrases included in the travel essentials list. Practice ordering a full meal out loud before you travel, not just individual phrases in isolation, since a real order is a short back-and-forth, not a single line.

• 메뉴 좀 주세요

  menyu jom juseyo

  Please give me the menu

• 주문할게요

  jumunhalgeyo

  I would like to order

• 이거 추천해 주세요

  igeo chucheonhae juseyo

  Please recommend something

• 물 좀 주세요

  mul jom juseyo

  Please give me some water

• 이거 매워요?

  igeo maewoyo?

  Is this spicy?

• 안 맵게 해 주세요

  an maepge hae juseyo

  Please make it not spicy

• 저는 채식주의자예요

  jeoneun chaesikjuuijayeyo

  I am a vegetarian

• 땅콩 알레르기가 있어요

  ttangkong allereugiga isseoyo

  I have a peanut allergy

• 이 음식 정말 맛있어요

  i eumsik jeongmal masisseoyo

  This food is really delicious

• 계산서 주세요

  gyesanseo juseyo

  Please give me the bill

• 카드로 결제할게요

  kadeuro gyeoljehalgeyo

  I will pay by card

• 포장해 주세요

  pojanghae juseyo

  Please pack it to go

• 한 명 더 자리 있어요?

  han myeong deo jari isseoyo?

  Is there a seat for one more?

• 이거 하나 더 주세요

  igeo hana deo juseyo

  Please give me one more of this

• 맥주 한 잔 주세요

  maekju han jan juseyo

  One glass of beer, please

• 덜 짜게 해 주세요

  deol jjage hae juseyo

  Please make it less salty

• 이 자리에 앉아도 돼요?

  i jarie anjado dwaeyo?

  May I sit at this seat?

• 잘 먹었습니다

  jal meogeotseumnida

  Thank you for the meal (I ate well)

• 메뉴 추천 좀 해 주세요

  menyu chucheon jom hae juseyo

  Please recommend a dish from the menu

• 냅킨 좀 주세요

  naepkin jom juseyo

  Please give me some napkins