Korean · Real conversations
Restaurant problems: Korean conversation practice
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A diner speaking politely to restaurant staff.
Goal: Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
Read the conversation
Partner
주문하신 닭고기 요리 나왔습니다.jumunhasin dakgogi yori nawasseumnida.
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Here is your chicken dish.
You
제가 주문한 게 아니에요.jega jumunhan ge anieyo.
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This isn't what I ordered.
Partner
죄송합니다. 주문을 확인할게요. 후식은 고르셨나요?joesonghamnida. jumuneul hwaginhalgeyo. husigeun goreusyeonnayo?
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I'm sorry. I'll check your order. Are you ready to choose dessert?
You
몇 분만 더 주실 수 있어요?myeot bunman deo jusil su isseoyo?
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Could we have a few more minutes?
Partner
물론이죠. 계산은 어떻게 하시겠어요?mullonijyo. gyesaneun eotteoke hasigesseoyo?
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Of course. How would you like to pay?
You
따로 계산할 수 있어요?ttaro gyesanhal su isseoyo?
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Could we have separate bills?
Partner
네. 다른 주문은 다 나왔나요?ne. dareun jumuneun da nawannayo?
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Certainly. Has everything else arrived?
You
음료가 아직 안 나왔어요.eumnyoga ajik an nawasseoyo.
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We haven't received our drinks yet.
Partner
지금 가져다드릴게요. 계산서 여기 있어요.jigeum gajyeodadeurilgeyo. gyesanseo yeogi isseoyo.
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I'll bring them now. Here are your bills.
You
계산서에 오류가 있는 것 같아요.gyesanseoe oryuga inneun geot gatayo.
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I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Try your part first
Partner says: Here is your chicken dish. Your goal: This isn't what I ordered.
Reveal a sample reply
제가 주문한 게 아니에요.jega jumunhan ge anieyo.
This isn't what I ordered.
Partner says: I'm sorry. I'll check your order. Are you ready to choose dessert? Your goal: Could we have a few more minutes?
Reveal a sample reply
몇 분만 더 주실 수 있어요?myeot bunman deo jusil su isseoyo?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Partner says: Of course. How would you like to pay? Your goal: Could we have separate bills?
Reveal a sample reply
따로 계산할 수 있어요?ttaro gyesanhal su isseoyo?
Could we have separate bills?
Partner says: Certainly. Has everything else arrived? Your goal: We haven't received our drinks yet.
Reveal a sample reply
음료가 아직 안 나왔어요.eumnyoga ajik an nawasseoyo.
We haven't received our drinks yet.
Partner says: I'll bring them now. Here are your bills. Your goal: I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Reveal a sample reply
계산서에 오류가 있는 것 같아요.gyesanseoe oryuga inneun geot gatayo.
I think there's a mistake on the bill.
Make it your own
- A different dish is missing.
- Ask for a shared bill.
- Explain a different bill error.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
