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Let's look at some examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
저기요, 물 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, mul ju-se-yo.)
저기요, 물 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, mul ju-se-yo.)
메뉴 주세요. (Me-nyu ju-se-yo.)
메뉴 주세요. (Me-nyu ju-se-yo.)
이거 주세요. (I-geo ju-se-yo.)
이거 주세요. (I-geo ju-se-yo.)
계산서 주세요. (Gye-san-seo ju-se-yo.)
계산서 주세요. (Gye-san-seo ju-se-yo.)
저기요, 계산서 부탁해요. (Jeo-gi-yo, gye-san-seo bu-tak-hae-yo.)
저기요, 계산서 부탁해요. (Jeo-gi-yo, gye-san-seo bu-tak-hae-yo.)
Did you notice how I replaced 주세요 (ju-se-yo) with 부탁해요 (bu-tak-hae-yo)?
저기요, 계산서 부탁해요. (Jeo-gi-yo, gye-san-seo bu-tak-hae-yo.)
"Excuse me, I'd like the check."
First is 저기요 (jeo-gi-yo), "Excuse me." 저기요.
This is used to get the attention of someone the speaker doesn't know well, and in this case, to call for the waiter.
After this is 계산서(gye-san-seo), "check," as in the total bill at a restaurant. 계산서. 계산서.
Next is 부탁해요 (bu-tak-hae-yo), meaning "[I'd like to] request." 부탁해요.. 부탁해요.
부탁해요 is from the verb 부탁하다 (bu-tak-ha-da), "to request," or "to ask someone to do something." 부탁하다 (bu-tak-ha-da).
All together, 저기요, 계산서 부탁해요, literally means "Excuse me, the check [I'd like to] request," and translates as, "Excuse, I'd like the check." 저기요, 계산서 부탁해요.
The pattern is
저기요, {ITEM} 부탁해요. (Jeo-gi-yo, {ITEM} bu-tak-hae-yo.)
Excuse me, I'd like {ITEM}.
저기요, {ITEM} 부탁해요.
You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the pattern
저기요, {ITEM} 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, {ITEM} ju-se-yo.)
Excuse me, {ITEM} please.
저기요, {ITEM} 주세요.

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