How to Order Multiple Items From a Menu

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Welcome to Can-Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order two or more of something at a restaurant in Korean.

For example, "Two of these, please." is

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Yeon-a Yu is at a restaurant with her husband.

The server is ready to take their order, and approaches them.

Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.

주문(ju-mun)

"order"

주문 (enunciated)

주문

이(i)

"two"

이 (enunciated)

이

Listen to the conversation.

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Once more with the English translation.

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

"Are you ready to order?"

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Two of these, please."

Let's break down the conversation.

Do you remember how the waiter says,

"Are you ready to order?"

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

This is a standard way of prompting a customer for an order.

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?), literally, "you order will?" But translates as "Are you ready to order?" 주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

주문하시겠어요 is from 주문하다 (ju-mun-ha-da), meaning "to order." 주문하다.

In Korean places of business, including restaurants and convenience stores, complex Korean phrases are commonly used to show respect to the customer. Even as a beginner, you should be aware of them, as you will hear these phrases in daily life.

All together, it’s 주문하시겠어요? literally "you order will," but translates as "Are you ready to order?"

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

At this point in your language-learning journey, remember this as a set phrase.

Let’s take a closer look at the response.

Do you remember how Yeon-a says,

"Two of these, please."

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

First is 이거 (i-geo), "this." 이거 (enunciated). 이거.

Next is the Sino-Korean number 이 (i), "two." 이 (enunciated). 이.

After this is 인분 (in-bun), meaning "serving." 인분 (in-bun) (enunciated). 인분 (in-bun).

Note: this counter serves as a unit for measuring a quantity as a portion per person.

Last is the phrase 주세요 (ju-se-yo), "please." 주세요 (enunciated). 주세요.

주세요 is from the verb 주다 (ju-da), "to give." 주다 (ju-da).

All together it’s 이거 이 인분 주세요. This literally means, "This two servings give please," but translates as, "Two of these, please."

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Note: the object marking particle following 이거 is omitted. Omitting understood information is common in Korean.

The pattern is

이거 NUMBER 인분 주세요. (I-geo) NUMBER (in-bun ju-se-yo.)

NUMBER of these, please.

이거 NUMBER 인분 주세요.

To use this pattern, simply replace the number placeholder with the number of items you're requesting.

Note: The counter, 인분, requires the use of Sino-Korean numbers.

Imagine you’d like three of something.

삼 (sam). "Three." 삼 (enunciated). 삼.

Say

"Three of these, please."

Ready?

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Three of these, please."

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

In Korean, counters are words you pair with a number to indicate the type of thing you’re counting. In particular, the counter used often depends on the shape of the object.

For example, 장 (jang) is used for flat objects like napkins or papers. 자루 (Ja-ru) is used for long objects like pencils.

Again, the key pattern is

이거 NUMBER 인분 주세요. (I-geo) NUMBER (in-bun ju-se-yo.)

NUMBER of these, please.

이거 NUMBER 인분 주세요.

Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Two of these, please."

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Three of these, please."

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

이거 사 인분 주세요. (I-geo sa in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Four of these, please."

이거 사 인분 주세요. (I-geo sa in-bun ju-se-yo.)

이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"One of these, please."

이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

이거 이 인분이랑 이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun-i-rang i-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Two of these and one of these, please."

이거 이 인분이랑 이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun-i-rang i-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Did you notice how the last speaker used a different pattern?

이거 이 인분이랑 이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun-i-rang i-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

"Two of these and one of these."

When pointing out multiple items, you can join them with the conjunction 이랑 (i-rang), meaning "and." 이랑 (i-rang).

All together, 이거 이 인분이랑 이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun-i-rang i-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.) "Two of these and one of these." 이거 이 인분이랑 이거 일 인분 주세요.

You should be aware of this pattern, but you won’t need it for this lesson.

Let’s review the new words.

삼(sam) "three,"

삼 (enunciated).

삼.

사(sa) "four,"

사 (enunciated).

사.

일(il) "one,"

일 (enunciated).

일.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speakers, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say "(give) please?"

주세요. (ju-se-yo.)

And the counter for "serving?"

인분. (in-bun.)

Do you remember how to say "this?"

이거. (i-geo.)

Do you remember how Yeon-a Yu says, "Two of these, please?"

이거 이 인분 주세요. (I-geo i in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Do you remember how to say "to order?"

주문하다. (ju-mun-ha-da.)

Do you remember how the waiter says, "Are you ready to order?"

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

Do you remember how to say "one" in Sino-Korean numbers?

일. (il.)

And how to say "three?"

삼 (sam)

And how to say "four?"

사. (sa.)

Let's practice.

Imagine you're Yun-seok Yu, and you’re at a restaurant. You see a picture of a dish you'd like to try. Respond to the waiter by saying,

"One of these, please." Here "one" is 일(il).

Ready?

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Listen again and repeat.

이거 일 인분 주세요. (I-geo il in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Let's try another.

Now, imagine you want to order three of something. "Three" here is 삼(sam).

Ready?

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Listen again and repeat.

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Let’s try one more.

Imagine you're Yeon-a Yu, and you want to order four of something. Four here is 사(sa).

Ready?

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

이거 사 인분 주세요. (I-geo sa in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Listen again and repeat.

이거 사 인분 주세요. (I-geo sa in-bun ju-se-yo.)

In this lesson, you learned how to order two or more of something at a restaurant. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of dining at the restaurant. Let’s review.

Do you remember how to say "Excuse me"?

저기요 (Jeo-gi-yo)

And how to say "(give) please"?

주세요 (ju-se-yo)

Do you remember the word for “water?”

물 (mul)

Do you remember how to say, "Excuse me, water, please"?

저기요, 물 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, mul ju-se-yo.)

And do you remember how to say "Yes, understood."

네, 알겠습니다. (Ne, al-get-seum-ni-da.)

Imagine you're Jack Jones and you're at a restaurant with your friends, and you'd like to ask for the menu.

Do you remember how to say "menu" in Korean?

메뉴 (me-nyu)

Now ask for the menu.

Ready?

저기요, 메뉴 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, me-nyu ju-se-yo.)

네, 알겠습니다. (Ne, al-get-seum-ni-da.)

Listen again and repeat.

저기요, 메뉴 주세요. (Jeo-gi-yo, me-nyu ju-se-yo.)

You're ready to make your order. You'd like to order three of one item.

Do you remember how to say "three" in Korean in this context?

삼 (sam)

(1)

삼 (sam)

Respond to the server's approach.

주문하시겠어요? (Ju-mun-ha-si-gess-eo-yo?)

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

Listen again and repeat.

이거 삼 인분 주세요. (I-geo sam in-bun ju-se-yo.)

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