Unit 04

Ordering in the Restaurant

식당에서 주문하기
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?

  • [myeot] means "how many?"
  • [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:
    Okay.

Vocabulary

Korean English
[myeong] number of people
[bun] number of people (honorific)
[gae] piece
Korean English
[byeong] bottle
[gwon] book
[jang] sheet