L2-03 Order food

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L2-03 / 15 min

Order food

음식

음식 is the unit you will use the same day. 주세요 is please give me. -고 싶어요 is I want to — the polite way to name a dish.

12 words6 sentencesGrammar: -고 싶어요15 min

Today’s goal

Order one dish with 주세요 and say what you want with -고 싶어요.

Words

주세요
juseyo · please give me
먹고 싶어요
meokgo sipeoyo · I want to eat
mul · water
bap · rice / a meal
김치
gimchi · kimchi
불고기
bulgogi · bulgogi
비빔밥
bibimbap · bibimbap
맛있어요
masisseoyo · it’s delicious
매워요
maewoyo · it’s spicy
메뉴
menyu · menu
계산해 주세요
gyesanhae juseyo · the check, please
잘 먹겠습니다
jal meokgesseumnida · thank you for the meal (before eating)

N 주세요 · V-고 싶어요

주세요 follows a noun: 물 주세요, 불고기 하나 주세요. To say you want to do something, drop 다 and add -고 싶어요: 먹다 → 먹고 싶어요. Mark the food with 을/를 when it is the object: 김치를 먹고 싶어요. 맛있어요 is it is delicious. 매워요 is it is spicy.

Sentences

메뉴 주세요.
menyu juseyo. · The menu, please.
불고기 하나 주세요.
bulgogi hana juseyo. · One bulgogi, please.
물 좀 주세요.
mul jom juseyo. · Some water, please.
비빔밥을 먹고 싶어요.
bibimbapeul meokgo sipeoyo. · I want to eat bibimbap.
맛있어요. 조금 매워요.
masisseoyo. jogeum maewoyo. · It’s delicious. It’s a bit spicy.
계산해 주세요.
gyesanhae juseyo. · The check, please.

Say it out loud

Your line
불고기 하나 주세요. 물도 주세요.
bulgogi hana juseyo. muldo juseyo. · 도 = also. Food plus water in one breath.

Every family-table scene — say it when you put the chopsticks down — 잘 먹었습니다. · Thank you for the meal (after eating).

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