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Restaurant problems: useful Korean phrases
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
Start with the essentials
Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.
- The check, please
계산해 주세요gyesanhae juseyo
The check, please
- A table for two
두 명이에요du myeongieyo
A table for two
- Menu
메뉴menyu
Menu
- Napkin
냅킨naepkin
Napkin
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Korean |
|---|---|
| The check, please | 계산해 주세요gyesanhae juseyo The check, please |
| A table for two | 두 명이에요du myeongieyo A table for two |
| Menu | 메뉴menyu Menu |
| Napkin | 냅킨naepkin Napkin |
| This isn't what I ordered. | 제가 주문한 게 아니에요.jega jumunhan ge anieyo. Show English translationThis isn't what I ordered. |
| Could we have a few more minutes? | 몇 분만 더 주실 수 있어요?myeot bunman deo jusil su isseoyo? Show English translationCould we have a few more minutes? |
| Could we have separate bills? | 따로 계산할 수 있어요?ttaro gyesanhal su isseoyo? Show English translationCould we have separate bills? |
| We haven't received our ... yet. | 아직 … 안 나왔어요.ajik ... an nawasseoyo. Show English translationWe haven't received our … yet. |
| I think there's a mistake on the bill. | 계산서에 오류가 있는 것 같아요.gyesanseoe oryuga inneun geot gatayo. Show English translationI think there's a mistake on the bill. |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
주문하신 닭고기 요리 나왔습니다.jumunhasin dakgogi yori nawasseumnida.
Here is your chicken dish.
You
제가 주문한 게 아니에요.jega jumunhan ge anieyo.
This isn't what I ordered.
Partner
죄송합니다. 주문을 확인할게요. 후식은 고르셨나요?joesonghamnida. jumuneul hwaginhalgeyo. husigeun goreusyeonnayo?
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?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Restaurant problems 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.
