1. 이거 / 저거

igeo / jeogeo
This / That

 

Korean language doesn’t have ‘it’, so you can express everything with ‘이거 (this)’ and ‘저거 (that)’, I highly recommend to memorize them because you can make a lot of sentences by combining them.

 

with -요 : 이거요 / 저거요
igeoyo / jeojeoyo

You can’t say just ‘이거’ or ‘저거’ because it’s very informal and sounds quite rude. To be polite, just add ‘요’ at the end with 이거, 저거, 그거. It can be translated ‘I want this / that one’ or simply ‘That one’. you don’t need to add ‘요’ when it’s used in a sentence as a subject or an object.

2. 여기 / 저기

yeogi / jeogi
Here / There

 

Maybe it’s not so important. you can start phrases with 여기 to get some attention ‘여기 메뉴 주세요’

 

with -요 : 여거요 / 저기요
yeogiyo / jeogiyo

 

This is what you must know because you have to call waiter or waitress loud in a restaurant (that’s how you can get attention in Korea). if you say ‘여기요’, then server say ‘네’ and come to you. Remember almost servers don’t come to you first to get your order in Korea!

주세요 : juseyo

Juseyo (주세요) means ‘give me’ or ‘pass me’ but it can be used as ‘would you -’ or ‘Could you -’ by combining other verb. if you know ‘juseyo’ and some more words then it would help you with almost situations. btw, Some lessons tell you it’s ‘please’. That is super wrong. ‘Please’ is more similar to ‘부탁드려요’

4. – 더 주세요

[- deo juseyo]
Could I have more -?

 

더 means ‘more’. Hey, Do you know water and almost side dishes are free in Korean restaurants? Some restaurants has a small bar for side dishes so you can bring them as much as you want. You don’t need to memorize more words for it. Just hold a plate that you want to have some more and say ‘이거 더 주세요’ then server would bring you some more.

 

Useful words you can use with

You can use what you just learned with juseyo.

 

이거 더 주세요
igeo deo juseyo
Could I have more of this?

 

반찬 더 주세요
banchan deo juseyo
Could I have some more side dishes?

 

물 더 주세요
mul deo juseyo
BRING ME MORE WATER

 

맥주 더 주세요
maekju deo juseyo
BRING ME MORE BEER

 

소주 더 주세요
Soju deo juseyo
Would you please bring me some Korean alcohol, soju, so I can get so wasted and kiss the floor?

 

* Don’t use ‘저거 or 그거 (that)’ with ‘더 주세요’. It sounds very unnatural.
* Some side dishes aren’t free such as Korean soup or rice

5. – 가주세요

[- gajuseyo]
Go to -, please

 

가 means ‘go’, You can use it when you are using a taxi. Simply add the name of the place you want to go on ~ gajuseyo (You can say only your destination but it might sound a bit rude.)

 

Useful words you can use with

여기 가주세요 (use it with a map or address)
yeogi gajuseyo
Go to here please

 

경복궁 가주세요 / 경복궁 : palace
Gyungbokgung gajuseyo
Go to gyungbok palace please

 

명동 가주세요 / 명동 : a famous Korean region
Myungdong gajuseyo
Go to Myungdong please

 

서울역 가주세요 / 역 : subway or train station
Seoulyuk gajuseyo
Go to Seoul station please

 

병원 가주세요 / 병원 : hospital
Byungwon gajuseyo
Go to the hospital please

 

천국 가주세요 / 천국 : heaven
Cheonguk gajuseyo
Go to heaven please

6. – 빼주세요

– bbaejuseyo
Could you please take out the – (in the dish)

 

You want to try real local cuisine because you are traveling Korea right? But I’m not sure if it’s a really good idea that you try what Korean usually eats. A lot of Korean foods have a fire-on-your-asshole taste. Really really spicy. It can ruin your night and next day. Losing a day is what you really don’t want to experience especially if your travel is not long enough. (don’t worry, I will teach ‘make it less spicy’ for you who want to try Korean spicy foods)

 

Useful words you can use with

매운 거 빼주세요
maeun geo bbae juseyo
Take out any spicy thing, please

 

고기 빼주세요
gogi bbae juseyo
Take out meat in my dish, please

 

견과류 빼주세요
gyeongwa-ryu bbae juseyo
Could you please take out nuts in my dish?

 

오이 빼주세요
o-i bbae juseyo
Could you please take out cucumber in my dish?

 

Almost Korean foods contain meat and it’s really hard to find some salad here… You should do some research for foods if you are vegetarian.

7. – 치워주세요.

[- chiwojuseyo]
Clean up -, please.

 

You will love this part because it has no problem to use English nouns. When you go to a restaurant or cafe or hotel room, it’s a bit not clean so you don’t feel much good sometimes. Then ask ‘~ 치워주세요’ to any employee.

 

Useful words you can use with

여기 치워주세요
yeogi chiwo juseyo
Clean up here please

 

테이블 치워주세요
teibl chiwo juseyo
Clean up this table please
* Table is table in Korean too

 

방 치워주세요.
bang chiwo juseyo
Clean up this room please
* You can say just ‘Room 치워주세요.’ because almost Korean knows what is ‘room’

 

화장실 청소*해주세요
hwajangsil chungso haejuseyo
Clean up the bathroom please
* 화장실 uses different a word for cleaning up because ‘치우다’ can be meant more like ‘organize’

8. 도와주세요

[Dowajuseyo]
Help me

 

It seems a bit useless because you can’t explain what help you need exactly but I’m pretty sure it would be better than asking help only in English.

 

Some lessons say it’s ‘saram sallyeo’ (사람 살려) but it literally means ‘save a person’ that you can use when you’re literally dying or in danger. If you said ‘saram sallyeo’, People would call the police for you. Remember, it doesn’t mean ‘help’ I think a lot of foreigners misunderstand ‘사람 살려’ as ‘help me’ because of translation of K-drama but please, know real meanings can be different than translation.

9. 덜 맵게 해주세요

[deol maepgeo haejuseyo]
Could you make it less spicy?

 

It’s always good to try local foods just like Korean eats but sometimes it’s awfully spicy. Say this and save your asshole from the killing-your-asshole-later taste. So, ‘덜 맵게 해주세요’ would be very helpful. but… you may need to know something. when it’s quite spicy to you, Korean doesn’t feel any spicy taste at all. So, even ‘less spicy’ could be ‘awfully spicy’ to you.

 

Conversation A

A: 이거 매워요?
[igeo maewoyo]
Is it spicy?

 

B: 네 좀 매워요
[ne jom maewoyo]
Yes. it’s spicy a bit

 

A: 그럼 이거 덜 맵게 해주세요
[geurum igeo deol maepge haejuseyo]
Then could you please make it less spicy?

 

B: 네, 알겠습니다 / 말씀 드려볼께요
[ne algetseupnida / masseum dryeobolggeyo]
Ok / I would ask it to a cook.

 

A: 감사합니다
[gamsahapnida]
Thank you

 

* Awesome Tip for you

Korean says ‘it’s a bit spicy.’ it normally means ‘it’s spicy not enough to kill you but I think it’s enough to burn your asshole later’, they often ask like ‘it’s spicy a bit, are you okay with that?’ because they know it’s not ‘an okay food’

 

Conversation B

A: 이거 매워요?
[igeo maewoyo?]
Is it spicy?

 

B: 네 살짝 매워요
[ne, saljjak maewoyo]
Yes. it’s spicy a little bit

 

A: 그럼 이거 덜 맵게 해주세요
[geurum igeo deol maepge haejuseyo]
Then could you please make it less spicy?

 

B: 죄송하지만 안될 것 같아요 / 힘들 것 같아요
[joisonghajiman andoil geot gatayo / himdeol geot gatayo]
I’m sorry but I can’t

 

A: 그럼 다른 거 시킬게요
[geurum  dareureun geo sikilgeyo]
Then, I will change it

10. 바꿔주세요

bagg(c)wo juseyo
Could I get another -?

 

Your spoon is too dirty? Not happy with your hotel room or table? Try ‘바꿔주세요’, Servers will bring you new ones right away or change your table.

 

Useful words you can use with

이거 새거로 바꿔주세요
[igeo saegeolo baggwo juseyo]
Could you change this to new one?

 

방 바꿔주세요
[Bang baggwo juseyo]
Could I get another room?

 

숟가락 바꿔주세요
[sutgarak baggwo juseyo]
Could I get another spoon?

 

자리 바꿔주세요
[jari baggwo juseyo]
I want another table / seat / spot