Unit 04
Ordering in the Restaurant

Lesson
어서 오세요. [eo-seo o-se-yo]
Welcome!
- 어서 [eo-seo] means "quickly"
- 오세요 [o-se-yo] means "Please, come."
- Literally means "Quickly come, please."
몇 분이세요? [myeot bun-i-se-yo?]
How many people?
- 몇 [myeot] means "how many?"
- 분 [bun] is a honorific counter word for "people"
- 이세요? [i-se-yo?] honorific version of 이에요? [i-e-yo?]
- Literally means "How many, people, is it?"
Counter word 분 [bun] is for honored guest.
To refer yourself, use the non honored counter word 명 [myeong]
한 명이에요. [han myeong-i-e-yo]
One person.
두 명이에요. [du myeong-i-e-yo]
Two people.
다섯 명이에요. [da-seot myeong-i-e-yo]
Five people.
이쪽으로 오세요. [i-jjo-geu-ro o-se-yo]
Please come this way.
- 이쪽으로 [i-jjo-geu-ro] means "this way"
- 오세요 [o-se-yo] used to mark the "Please, come."
- Literally means "this way, please come"
Conversation
- A: 몇 분이세요? [myeot bun-i-se-yo?]
How many people? - B: 두 명이에요.
We are a party of two. - B: 이쪽으로 오세요. [i-jjo-geu-ro o-se-yo]
Please come this way. - A: 네
Okay.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 명 [myeong] | number of people |
| 분 [bun] | number of people (honorific) |
| 개 [gae] | piece |
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 병 [byeong] | bottle |
| 권 [gwon] | book |
| 장 [jang] | sheet |
