Korean phrasebook

Korean (한국말 hangungmal or 조선말 chosŏnmal) is spoken in South and North Korea, as well as Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin, China. It may be distantly related to Japanese, but is certainly entirely distinct from Chinese, although it uses large amounts of imported Chinese vocabulary. Handwritten hangeul in an advertisement Grammar Korean word order is subject-object-verb: "I-subject him-object see-verb." Subjects (especially I and you) are often omitted if these are clear from the context. Korean sentence structure is very similar to that of Japanese, so speakers of Japanese will find many aspects of Korean grammar familiar. There are no articles, genders, or declensions. It has extensive verb conjugations indicating tense and honorific level. There is a plural form, but it is very often omitted. Korean has postpositions instead of prepositions: hanguk-e, "Korea-in" instead of "in Korea." Koreans refer to each other rather in terms like elder brother, elder sister, younger sibling, uncle, aunt, grandmother, grandfather, manager, teacher etc. than by using the word you. It's not uncommon to refer to yourself by using such an expression. You can also call somebody an aunt, uncle or brother if this person is actually not. Most Korean girls call even their boyfriend "oppa" (older brother). Depending on the relation to the person you have conversation with, it's necessary to find the correct level of politeness. If the person is considered to be higher in the hierarchy, a very polite form has to be used, while this person will use a less polite form to address you as a lower person. Koreans often ask very personal questions (about your age, occupation, income, family status etc.) in order to find out in which form they should use when talking to you. This phrasebook assumes the highest speech level in most cases. Pronunciation guide The good news is unlike Chinese, Korean is not tonal, so you don't need to worry about changing your pitch to get the meaning right. The bad news is that Korean has a few too many vowels for comfort and small distinctions between many consonants, so pronouncing things exactly right is still a bit of a challenge. This phrasebook uses the Revised Romanization of Korean, which is overwhelmingly the most popular system in South Korea. The McCune-Reischauer romanization, used in North Korea and older South Korean texts, is noted in parentheses when different. Vowels Korean vowels can be short or long, but this is not indicated in writing and the distinction rarely if ever affects meaning. a ㅏ  like 'a' in "father" o ㅗ  like 'o' in "tone" eo (ŏ) ㅓ  like 'aw' in "lawyer" u ㅜ  like 'oo' in "hoop" eu (ŭ) ㅡ  like 'i' in "cousin" i ㅣ  like the 'i' in "ship" (short) OR the 'ee' in "sheep" (long) e ㅔ  like the 'e' in "bed" ae ㅐ  similar to the beginning of "ai" in "main" Common diphthongs Korean has two standalone diphthongs: oe ㅚ  like 'whe' in "when" or say 'e' in "hey", but with rounded lips ui ㅢ  like 'ŭ' + 'i'; often reduces to 'i' when preceded by a consonant (eg. 희 hui, pronounced "hee") In addition, most vowels can be modified by prefixing them with 'y' or 'w': wa ㅘ  like 'wa' in "watch" wae ㅙ  like 'wa' in "wagon" wo ㅝ  like 'wa' in "was" wi ㅟ  like "we" or 'e' in "she" with rounded lips we ㅞ  like 'we' in "west" ya ㅑ  like 'ya' in "yard" yo ㅛ  like 'yo' in "hey! yo~" yeo (yŏ) ㅕ  like 'you' in "young" yu ㅠ  like "you" ye ㅖ  like 'ye' in "yes" yae ㅒ  like 'ye' in "yes", not same as 'ㅖ', but it's a very similar sound Consonants Most Korean consonants come in three versions, namely unaspirated (without a puff of air), aspirated (with a puff of air) and tensed (stressed). Unaspirated consonants exist in English too, but never alone: compare the sound of 'p' in "pot" (aspirated) and "spot" (unaspirated). Many English speakers find it helpful to pronounce an imperceptible little "m" in front to 'stop' the puff. Tensing isn't really found in English, but pronouncing the consonant quick and hard is a reasonable substitute. b (p) ㅂ  like 'p' in "spit" (unaspirated) p (p', ph) ㅍ  like 'p' in "pig" (aspirated) pp ㅃ  tensed 'p', like 'p' in "petit" in French d (t) ㄷ like 't' in "stab" (unaspirated) t (t', th) ㅌ  like 't' in "top" (aspirated) tt ㄸ  tensed 't' g (k) ㄱ  like 'k' in "skate" (unaspirated) k (k', k) ㅋ  like 'c' in "cat" (aspirated) kk ㄲ  tensed 'k' j (ch) ㅈ  like 'g' in "gin" (unaspirated) ch (ch') ㅊ  like 'ch' in "chin" (aspirated). Usually pronounced as a light aspiratd 't' as a final consonant jj ㅉ  tensed 'j' s ㅅ  like 's' in "soon", 'sh' before i or any "y" dipthong. Usually pronounced as a very light 't' as a final consonant ss ㅆ  tensed 's', 's' in 'sea', never 'sh' Standalone consonants: n ㄴ  like 'n' in "nice" m ㅁ  like 'm' in "mother" l ㄹ  somewhere between 'l', 'r' and 'n', original sound is 'r' or 'l'. and 'n' sound occurs through initial consonant mutation. h ㅎ  like 'h' in "help" ng ㅇ  like 'ng' in "sing". Unpronounced (placeholder) when at the start of a syllable. While the rules above are usually correct for the first consonant, those in the middle of a word are usually (but not always) voiced, which means that ㅂㄷㅈㄱ turn into English "b", "d", "j" and "k". The best rule of thumb is to concentrate on remembering that the first consonant is "special" and the rest are more or less as in English: bibimbap (비빔밥) is pronounced "pee-bim-bap", not "bee-bim-bap" or "p'ee-bim-bap". The aspirated spellings with "h" are used only in the official North Korean orthography. Loanwords Native Korean words can end only in vowels or the consonants k, l, m, n, ng, p or s, and any words imported into Korean are shoehorned to fit this pattern, usually by padding any errant consonants with the vowel eu (ㅡ). For example, any English word ending in "t" will be pronounced as teu (트) in Korean, eg. Baeteumaen (배트맨) for "Batman". In addition, the English sound "f" is turned into p and has that vowel tacked on, so "golf" becomes golpeu (골프). Written language A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days. --King Sejong on hangul Korean is generally written using a native alphabet known as hangul (chosongul in North Korea and China). Designed by a committee and rather scary-looking at first, it's in fact a very logical alphabetic writing system far simpler than Chinese characters or even the Japanese kana syllabary, and it's well worth putting in the time to learn them if staying in Korea for more than a day or two. The basic idea is simple: hangul consists of letters called jamo combined into square blocks, where each block represents a syllable. The block is always in the order (consonant)-vowel-(consonant), stacked from top to bottom, where ㅇ is used as the first jamo if the first consonant is missing, and the space for the last consonant can be left empty is missing. For example, the word Seoul (서울) consists of the syllables seo (ㅅ s plus ㅓ eo, no final consonant) and ul (ㅇ plus ㅜ u plus ㄹ l). Tensed consonants are created by doubling the jamo (ㅅ s → ㅆ ss) and y-vowel diphthongs have an extra dash tacked on (ㅏ a → ㅑ ya). And that's pretty much it! Many Korean words can also be written using Chinese characters, known as hanja in Korean. These are still occasionally seen in newspapers, formal documents and official signs, but are in general rarely used and have even been completely abolished in North Korea. While they remain official in South Korea, their use is largely restricted to the elderly, and many youths are unable to recognize even their own names written in hanja. Phrase list Phrases in this section are not consistently transcribed with Revised Romanization of Korean and Wikitravel's romanization guidelines. If you are familiar with the language, please help fix them up! Phrase list Common signs 열린  Open 닫힌  Closed 입구  Entrance 출구  Exit 미시오  Push 당기시오  Pull 화장실  Toilet 남  Men 여  Women 금지  Forbidden Basics Hello. (formal)  안녕 하십니까. (annyeong hasimnikka) Common in North Korea, provincial South Korea. Hello.  안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo) Common in South Korea. to older people or to the people to meet first Hello. (informal)  안녕. (annyeong) to your friend or younger people How are you?  어떻게 지내십니까? (eotteoke jinaesimnikka?) Fine, thank you.  잘 지냅니다, 감사합니다. (jal jinaemnida, gamsahamnida) What is your name?  성함이 어떻게 되세요? (seonghami eotteoke doeseyo?) My name is ______ .  제 이름은 ______입니다. (je ireumeun ____ imnida) Nice to meet you.  만나서 반갑습니다. (mannaseo bangapseumnida) Please.  부탁합니다. (butakamnida) Thank you.  감사합니다. (gamsahamnida) You're welcome.  천만입니다. (cheonmanimnida) Yes.  예/네. (ye/ne) No.  아니오. (anio) Excuse me. (getting attention)  실례합니다. (shill(y)e hamnida) I'm sorry.  죄송합니다. (joesonghamnida) Goodbye  안녕히 가십시오/계십시오. (annyeonghi gasipsio/gyesipsio) Goodbye (informal)  안녕. (annyeong) Is there someone here who speaks English?  여기에 영어를 하시는 분 계십니까? (yeogie yeong-eoreul hasineun bun gyesimnikka?) Please speak slowly.  천천히 말해 주십시오. (cheoncheonhi malhae jusipsio) Please say it again.  다시 한번 말해 주십시오. (dasi hanbeon malhae jusipsio) I can't speak {language} [well].  저는 {언어를} [잘] 못합니다. (jeoneun {eon-eoreul} [jal] motamnida) I can't speak English [well].  저는 영어를 [잘] 못합니다. (jeoneun yeong-eoreul [jal] motamnida) Do you speak {language}?  ____를 하십니까? (____reul hasimnikka?) English  영어 (yeong-eo) Korean  한국어 (hangugeo) Chinese  중국어 (junggugeo) Japanese  일본어 (ilboneo) Yes, a little.  네, 조금만. (ne, jogeumman) Help!  도와주십시오! (dowajusipsio!) Look out!  조심하십시오! (josimhasipsio!) Good morning.  좋은 아침입니다. (jo-eun achimimnida) Good evening.  좋은 저녁입니다. (jo-eun jeonyeogimnida) Good night.  좋은 밤입니다. (jo-eun bamimnida) Good night (to sleep)  안녕히 주무십시오. (annyeonghi jumusipsio) I don't understand.  이해가 안갑니다. (ihaega ankamnida) Where is the toilet?  화장실이 어디에 있습니까? (hwajangsiri odi-e isseumnikka?) What?  무엇? (mu-eot?) Where?  어디? (eodi?) Who?  누구? (nugu?) When?  언제? (eonje?) Which?  무슨? (museun?) How much?  얼마? (eolma?) Problems Leave me alone.  혼자 내버려 두십시오. (honja naebeoryeo dusipsio) Don't touch me!  만지지 마십시오! (manjiji masipsio!) I'll call the police.  경찰을 부르겠습니다! (gyeongchareul bureukesseumnida!) Police!  경찰! (gyeongchal!) Stop! Thief!  서라! 도둑이야! (seora! dodukiya!) I need your help.  당신의 도움이 필요합니다. (dangshin-ui doumi pilyohamnida) It's an emergency.  응급 상황입니다. (eungkeup sanghwang-imnida) I'm lost.  길을 잃었습니다. (gireul ireosseumnida) I lost my bag.  가방을 잃었습니다. (gabang-eul ireosseumnida) I lost my wallet.  지갑을 잃었습니다. (jikabeul ireosseumnida) I'm sick.  아픕니다. (apeumnida) I've been injured.  상처를 입었습니다. (sangcheoreul ibeosseumnida) I need a doctor.  의사가 필요합니다. (uisaga pilyohamnida) Can I use your phone?  당신의 전화기를 사용해도 되겠습니까? (dangshin-ui jeonhwagireul sayonghaedo doegesseumnikka?) Numbers Korean has two sets of numbers, namely native Korean numbers and Sino-Korean numbers (which are borrowed from Chinese). Both come in handy, but in a pinch, the Sino-Korean series is more important to learn. Sino-Korean numbers Sino-Korean numbers are used for amounts of currency, telephone numbers, the 24-hour clock and counting minutes. 0 공 (gong) / 영 (yeong) 1  일 (il) 2  이 (i) 3  삼 (sam) 4  사 (sa) 5  오 (o) 6  육 (yuk) 7  칠 (chil) 8  팔 (pal) 9  구 (gu) 10  십 (sip) 11  십일 (sibil) 12  십이 (sibi) 13  십삼 (sipsam) 14  십사 (sipsa) 15  십오 (sibo) 16  십육 (simyuk) 17  십칠 (sipchil) 18  십팔 (sippal) 19  십구 (sipgu) 20  이십 (isip) 21  이십일 (isibil) 22  이십이 (isibi) 23  이십삼 (isipsam) 30  삼십 (samsip) 40  사십 (sasip) 50  오십 (osip) 60  육십 (yuksip) 70  칠십 (chilsip) 80  팔십 (palsip) 90  구십 (gusip) 100  백 (baek) 200  이백 (ibaek) 300  삼백 (sambaek) 1,000  천 (cheon) 2,000  이천 (icheon) 10,000  만 (man) 100,000  십만 (simman) 1,000,000 (one million)  백만 (baengman) 10,000,000  천만 (cheonman) 100,000,000  억 (oek) 1,000,000,000 (one billion)  십억 (siboek) 10,000,000,000  백억 (baegoek) 100,000,000,000  천억 (choenoek) 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion)  조 (jo) 10,000,000,000,000  십조 (sipjo) 100,000,000,000,000  백조 (baekjo) 1,000,000,000,000,000  천조 (chunjo) 10,000,000,000,000,000  경 (gyeong) number _____ (train, bus, etc.)  _____ 번 (열차, 버스, etc.) (beon (yeolcha, beoseu, etc.)) half  반 (ban) less  덜 (deol) more  더 (deo) Native Korean numbers Native Korean numbers are used for hours and with counting words. Counting words When counting objects, Korean uses special counter words. For example, "two beers" is maekju dubyeong (맥주 2병), where du is "two" and -byeong means "bottles". There are many counters, but the most useful ones are myeong (명) for people, jang (장) for papers including tickets, and gae (개) for pretty much anything else (which is not always strictly correct, but will usually be understood and is growing in colloquial usage). objects (apples, sweets)  개 -gae people  명 -myeong, 분 -bun (polite) flat paper-like objects (papers, tickets, pages)  장 -jang bottles (or other glass or ceramic containers for liquid with a narrow mouth)  병 -byeong cups, glasses 잔 -jan animals  마리 -mari times  번 -beon machines (cars, computers)  대 -dae long objects (pens, rifles)  자루 -jaru small boxes  갑 -gap books  권 -gwon large boxes  상자 -sangja trees  그루 -geuru letters, telegrams, phone calls, e-mails  통 -tong boats  척 -cheok bunches of things such as flowers  송이 -song-i Note that when combined with a counting word, the last letter of numbers 1 through 4 as well as 20 is dropped: one person is hanmyeong (hana+myeong), two tickets is dujang (dul+jang), three things is segae (set+gae), four things is negae (net+gae), twenty things is seumugae (seumul+gae). 1  하나 (hana) 2  둘 (dul) 3  셋 (set) 4  넷 (net) 5  다섯 (daseot) 6  여섯 (yeoseot) 7  일곱 (ilgop) 8  여덟 (yeodeol) 9  아홉 (ahop) 10  열 (yeol) 11  열하나 (yeolhana) 20  스물 (seumul) 30  서른 (seoreun) 40  마흔 (maheun) 50  쉰 (swin) 60  예순 (yesun) 70  일흔 (ilheun) 80  여든 (yeodeun) 90  아흔 (aheun) Numbers above 100 are always counted with Sino-Korean numbers. Time now  지금 (jigeum) later  나중에 (najung-e) before  전에 (jeone) after  후에 (hu-e) morning  아침 (achim) afternoon  오후 (ohu) evening  저녁 (jeonyeok) night  밤 (bam) Clock time one o'clock AM  오전 한 시 (ojeon hansi) two o'clock AM  오전 두 시 (ojeon dusi) noon  정오 (jeong-o) one o'clock PM  오후 한 시 (ohu hansi) two o'clock PM  오후 두 시 (ohu dusi) midnight  자정 (jajeong) Duration _____ minute(s)  _____ 분 (___ bun) _____ hour(s)  _____ 시간 (___ sigan) _____ day(s)  _____ 일 (___ il) _____ week(s)  _____ 주 (___ ju) _____ month(s)  _____ 달 (___ dal) _____ year(s)  _____ 년 (___ nyeon) Days today  오늘 (oneul) yesterday  어제 (eoje) tomorrow  내일 (nae-il) this week  이번 주 (ibeon ju) last week  지난 주 (jinan ju) next week  다음 주 (da-eum ju) Sunday  일요일 (ilyoil) Monday  월요일 (wolyoil) Tuesday  화요일 (hwayoil) Wednesday  수요일 (suyoil) Thursday  목요일 (mogyoil) Friday  금요일 (geumyoil) Saturday  토요일 (toyoil) Months The names of the months in Korean are simply the Sino-Korean numbers 1 through 12 followed by the word 월 (month). January  1월 (일월) ilwol February  2월 (이월) iwol March  3월 (삼월) samwol April  4월 (사월) sawol May  5월 (오월) owol June*  6월 (유월) yuwol July  7월 (칠월) chilwol August  8월 (팔월) palwol September  9월 (구월) guwol October*  10월 (시월) siwol November  11월 (십일월) sibilwol December  12월 (십이월) sibiwol The number component of 6월 and 10월 drop the final consonant for purposes of liaison. Writing time and date Koreans generally write the date in yyyy.mm.dd format (e.g. 2006.12.25 for December 25th, 2006). March 1st, 2005  2005년 3월 1일 (이천오년 삼월 일일) icheon-onyeon samwol il-il (____year, _____month, ____day) Colors black  검은색 (geomeunsaek) white  흰색 (huinsaek) gray  회색 (hoesaek) red  빨간색 (ppalgansaek) blue  파란색 (paransaek) yellow  노란색 (noransaek) green  초록색 (choroksaek) orange  주황색 (juhwangsaek) purple  자주색 (jajusaek) brown  갈색 (galsaek) Transportation Bus and train How much is a ticket to _____?  _____에 가는 표가 얼마입니까? (_____e ganeun pyoga eolmaimnikka?) One ticket to _____, please.  _____에 가는 표 한 장이요. (_____e ganeun pyo han jang-iyo) Where does this train/bus go?  이 기차/버스는 어디로 갑니까? (i gicha/beoseu-neun eodiro gamnikka?) Where is the train/bus to _____?  _____에 가는 기차/버스는 어디에 있습니까? (_____e ganeun gicha/beoseuneun eodi-e isseumnikka?) Does this train/bus stop in _____?  이 기차/버스는 _____에 섭니까? (i gicha/beoseu-neun _____e seomnikka?) When does the train/bus for _____ leave?  _____에 가는 기차/버스는 언제 출발합니까? (_____e ganeun gicha/beoseu-neun eonje chulbalhamnikka?) When will this train/bus arrive in _____?  이 기차/버스는 _____에 언제 도착합니까? (i gicha/beoseu-neun _____e eonje dochakamnikka?) Directions How do I get to _____ ?  _____에 가려면 어떻게 해야 합니까 ? (____e garyeomyeon eotteoke haeya hamnikka?) ...the train station?  기차역...? (gichayeok...?) ...the bus station?  버스 정류장...? (beoseu jeongnyujang...?) ...the airport?  공항...? (gonghang...?) ...downtown?  시내...? (shinae...?) ...the youth hostel?  유스 호스텔...? (yuseu hoseutel...?) ...the _____ hotel?  _____ 호텔...? (____ hotel...?) ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?  미국/캐나다/호주/영국 영사관...? (miguk/kaenada/hoju/yeongguk yeongsagwan...?) Where are there a lot of...  ...이 많은 곳은 어디에 있습니까? (...i manheun gosun eodi-e issumnikka?) ...hotels?  호텔...? (hotel...?) ...restaurants?  식당...? (sikdang...？) ...bars?  술집...? (suljip...？) ...sites to see?  볼거리들...? (bolgeorideul...？) Is it far from here?  여기서 멉니까? (yeogiseo meomnikka?) Can you show me on the map?  지도상에서 가르쳐 주시겠습니까? (...jidosang-eseo gareucheo jusigessumnikka?) street  길 (gil) Turn left.  왼쪽으로 도십시오. (oenjjogeuro dosipsio) Turn right.  오른쪽으로 도십시오. (oreunjjogeuro dosipsio) left  왼쪽 (oenjjok) right  오른쪽 (oreunjjok) straight ahead  곧장 가십시오. (gojjang gasipsio) towards the _____  _____를 향해. (_____reul hyanghae) past the _____  _____를 지나. (_____reul jina) before the _____  _____ 전에. (_____ jeonae) Watch for the _____.  _____를 기다리십시오. (_____reul gidarisipsio) intersection  교차로 (gyocharo) 3-way crossing  삼거리 (samgeori) 4-way crossing  사거리 (sageori) north  북 (buk) south  남 (nam) east  동 (dong) west  서 (seo) uphill  오르막길 (oreumakgil) downhill  내리막길(naerimakgil) Taxi Taxi!  택시! (taeksi!) Take me to _____, please.  _____로 데려가 주십시오. (____ro deryeoga jusipsio) How much does it cost to get to _____?  _____까지는 (요금이) 얼마입니까? (____kkajineun (yogeumi) eolmaimnikka?) Take me there, please.  저기에 데려가 주십시오. (jeogi-e deryeoga jusipsio'.') Lodging Do you have any rooms available?  방 있습니까? (bang isseumnikka?) How much is a room for one person/two people?  한 사람/두 사람당 방이 얼마입니까? (han saram/du saram-dang bang-i eolmaimnikka?) Does the room come with...  그 방에는 ...이 있습니까? (geu bang-eneun ...i isseumnikka?) ...bedsheets?  ...침대보? (...chimdaebo?) ...a bathroom?  ...화장실? (...hwajangsil?) ...a telephone?  ...전화기? (...jeonhwagi?) ...a TV?  ...티브이? (tibeu-i?) May I see the room first?  방을 먼저 봐도 되겠습니까? (bang-eul meonjeo bwado doegesseumnikka?) Do you have anything quieter?  더 조용한 방 있습니까? (deo joyonghan bang isseumnikka?) ...bigger?  ...더 큰? (deo keun?) ...cleaner?  ...더 깨끗한? (deo kkaekkeutan?) ...cheaper?  ...더 싼? (deo ssan?) OK, I'll take it.  좋습니다, 그것으로 하겠습니다. (choseumnida, geugeoseuro hagesseumnida) I will stay for _____ night(s).  _____ 밤 묵겠습니다. (_____ bam mukgesseumnida) Can you suggest another hotel?  다른 호텔을 권해 주시겠습니까? (dareun hoteleul gwonhae jusigesseumnikka?) Do you have a safe?  금고 있습니까? (geumgo isseumnikka?) ...lockers?  ...자물쇠? (...jamulsoe?) Is breakfast/supper included?  아침식사/저녁식사 가 포함됩니까? (achimsiksa/jeonyeoksiksa ga pohamdoenikka?) What time is breakfast/supper?  아침식사/저녁식사 는 몇시입니까? (achimsiksa/jeonyeoksiksa neun myeossimnikka?) Please clean my room.  방을 청소해 주십시오. (bang-eul cheongsohe jusipsio) Can you wake me at _____?  _____ 시에 깨워주시겠습니까? (_____ si-e kkewojusigeseumnikka?) I want to check out.  체크 아웃하고 싶습니다. (chekeu autago sipsumnida) Money Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?  미국/오스트레일리아/캐나다 달러 받으십니까? (miguk/oseuteureillia/kaenada dareo badeusimnikka?) Do you accept British pounds?  영국 파운드 받으십니까? (yeongguk paundeu badeusimnikka?) Do you accept credit cards?  신용 카드 받으십니까? (sin-yong kadeu badeusimnikka?) Can you change money for me?  환전 해주시겠습니까? (hwanjeon haejusigesseumnikka?) Where can I get money changed?  어디에서 환전할 수 있습니까? (eodi-eseo hwanjeonhal su oiseumnikka?) Can you change a traveler's check for me?  여행자 수표를 현금으로 바꿔주시겠습니까? (yeohaengja supyoreul hyeon-gumeuro bakkwojusigesseumnikka?) Where can I get a traveler's check changed?  어디에서 여행자 수표를 현금으로 바꿀 수 있습니까? (eodi-eseo yeohaengja supyoreul hyeon-gumeuro bakkul su isseumnikka?) What is the exchange rate?  환율이 얼마입니까? (hwan-yuri oelma-imnikka?) Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?  현금 자동 지급기가 어디에 있습니까? (hyeon-gum jadong jigeupgiga oedi-e isseumnikka?) Eating A table for one person/two people, please.  한 사람/두 사람 테이블 부탁합니다. (han saram/du saram teibeul butakamnida) Can I look at the menu, please?  메뉴를 봐도 되겠습니까? (menyureul bwado doegesseumnikka?) Can I look in the kitchen?  부엌을 봐도 되겠습니까? (bu-eokkeul bwado doegesseumnikka?) Is there a house specialty?  이 집의 특별 요리가 있습니까? (i jibui teukbyeol yeoriga isseumnikka?) Is there a local specialty?  이 지역의 특별 요리가 있습니까? (i jiyeogui teukbyeol yeoriga isseumnikka?) I'm a vegetarian.  저는 채식주의자입니다. (jeoneun chaesikjuuijaimnida) I don't eat pork.  저는 돼지고기를 먹지 않습니다. (jeoneun dwaejigogireul meokji anseumnida) I don't eat beef.  저는 소고기를 먹지 않습니다. (jeoneun sogogireul meokji anseumnida) I only eat kosher food.  저는 유대인 음식만 먹습니다. (jeoneun yudaein eumsingman mokseumnida) Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard)  ... (..) fixed-price meal  정가 음식 (jeongga eumsik) à la carte  ... (..) breakfast  아침 식사 (achim siksa) lunch  점심 식사 (jeomsim siksa) tea (meal)  차 (cha) supper  저녁 식사 (jeonyeok siksa) I want _____.  저는 _____을 원합니다. (jeoneun _____eul wonhamnida) I want a dish containing _____.  저는 _____을/를 포함하는 요리를 먹고 싶습니다. (jeoneun ____eul/reul pohamhaneun yorireul meokgo sipsumnida) chicken  닭고기/치킨 (dalgogi/chikin) beef  소고기 (sogogi) fish  생선 (saengseon) ham  햄 (haem) sausage  소세지 (soseji) cheese  치즈 (chijeu) eggs  달걀/계란 (dalgyal/gyeran) salad  샐러드 (saelleodeu) (fresh) vegetables  (신선한) 야채 ((sinseonhan) yachae) (fresh) fruit  (신선한) 과일 ((sinseonhan) gwa-il) bread  빵 (ppang) toast  토스트 (toseuteu) noodles  국수 (guksu) rice  밥 (bap) beans  콩 (kong) May I have a glass of _____?  _____ 한 잔 주시겠습니까? (____ han jan jusigesseumnikka?) May I have a cup of _____?  _____ 한 컵 주시겠습니까? (____ han keob jusigesseumnikka?) May I have a bottle of _____?  _____ 한 병 주시겠습니까? (____ han byeong jusigesseumnikka?) coffee  커피 (keopi) tea (drink)  차 (cha) juice  주스 (joseu) (bubbly) water  탄산수 (tansansu) water  물 (mul) beer  맥주 (maekju) red/white wine  적/백 포도주 (jeok/baek podoju) May I have some _____?  _____을/를 조금 먹어도 되겠습니까? (____eul/reul jogeum meogeodo doegesseumnikka?) salt  소금 (sogeum) black pepper  후추 (huchu) butter  버터 (beoteo) Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server) 여기요? (Literally, this means "Here." (yeogiyo?) I'm finished.  다 먹었습니다. (da meokeosseumnida) It was delicious.  맛있었습니다. (masisseosseumnida) Please clear the plates.  접시를 치워주십시오. (jeopsireul chiwojusipsiyo) The check, please.  계산서 부탁합니다. (gyesanseo butakamnida) Bars Do you serve alcohol?  술 팝니까? (sul pamnikka?) Is there table service?  ... (..) A beer/two beers, please.  맥주 한/두 병 부탁합니다. (maekju han/du byeong butakamnida) A glass of red/white wine, please.  적/백 포도주 한 잔 부탁합니다. (jeok/baek podoju han jan butakamnida) A pint, please.  ... (..) A bottle, please.  한 병 부탁합니다. (han byeong butakamnida) _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.  ... (..) whiskey  위스키 (wisuki) vodka  보드카 (bodeuka) rum  럼 (reom) water  물 (mul) club soda  탄산수 (tansansu) tonic water  탄산 음료 (tansan eumryo) orange juice  오렌지 쥬스 (orenji jyuseu) Coke (soda)  콜라 (kolla) Do you have any bar snacks?  ... (..) One more, please.  한 개 더 부탁합니다. (han gae deo butakamnida) Another round, please.  ... (..) When is closing time?  언제 닫습니까? (eonje dassumnikka?) Shopping Do you have this in my size?  이 것으로 제 사이즈 있습니까? (i geoseuro je saijeu isseumnikka?) How much is this?  이것은 얼마입니까? (igeoseun eolmaimnikka?) That's too expensive.  너무 비쌉니다. (neomu bissamnida) Would you take _____?  _____ 받으십니까? (_____ badeusimnikka?) expensive  비싼 (bissan) cheap  싼 (ssan) I can't afford it.  그것을 살 여유가 없습니다. (geugeoseul sal yeoyuga opsseumnida) I don't want it.  그것을 원하지 않습니다. (geugeoseul wonhaji anseumnida) You're cheating me.  저를 속이고 있군요. (jeoreul sogigo itgunyo) I'm not interested.  관심 없습니다. (gwansim opsseumnida.) OK, I'll take it.  좋습니다, 그것을 사겠습니다. (jossueumnida, geugeoseul sagesseumnida) Can I have a bag?  가방을 살 수 있습니까? (gabang-eul sal su isseumnikka?) Do you ship (overseas)?  (해외로) 발송합니까? ((haewiro) balsonghamnikka?) I need...  저는 ...이 필요합니다 (jeoneun ...i pilyohamnida) ...toothpaste.  ...치약. (...chiyak) ...a toothbrush.  ...칫솔. (...chissol) ...tampons.  ...탐폰. (...tampon) ...soap.  ...비누. (...binu) ...shampoo.  ...샴푸. (...syampu) ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)  ...진통제. (아스피린 or 항 염증제) (...jintongje. (aseupirin or hang yeomjeungje)) ...cold medicine.  ...감기약. (...gamgiyak) ...stomach medicine.  ...위약. (...wiyak) ...a razor.  ...면도기. (...myeondogi) ...an umbrella.  ...우산. (...usan) ...sunblock lotion.  ...햇볕 차단 로션. (...haeppyeot chadan rosyeon) ...a postcard.  ...우편엽서. (...upyeon-yeopseo) ...postage stamps.  ...우표. (...upyo) ...batteries.  ...건전지. (...geonjeonji) ...writing paper.  ...편지지. (...pyonjiji) ...a pen.  ...펜. (...pen) ...English-language books.  ...영자 책. (...yeongja chaek) ...English-language magazines.  ...영자 잡지. (...yeongja japji) ...an English-language newspaper.  ...영자 신문. (...yeongja sinmun) ...an English-English dictionary.  ...영영 사전. (...yeong-yeong sajeon) Driving I want to rent a car.  차를 빌리고 싶습니다. (chareul billigo sipseumnida) Can I get insurance?  보험을 들 수 있습니까? (boheomeul deul su isseumnikka?) stop (on a street sign)  정치 (jeongchi) one way  일방 통행 (ilbang tonghaeng) yield  양보 (yangbo) no parking  주차 금지 (jucha geumji) speed limit  속도 제한 (sokdo jehan) gas (petrol) station  주유소 (juyuso) petrol  휘발유 (hwibalyu) diesel  디젤유 (dijelyu) Authorities I haven't done anything wrong.  저는 잘못한 것이 없습니다. (jeoneun jalmotan geosi eopsseumnida) It was a misunderstanding.  그것은 오해였습니다. (geugeoseun ohaeyeosseumnida) Where are you taking me?  저를 어디로 데려가십니까? (jeoreul eodiro deryeogasimnikka?) Am I under arrest?  저는 체포됩니까? (jeoneun chepodoemnikka?) I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.  저는 미국/호주/영국/캐나다 국민입니다. (jeoneun miguk/hoju/yeongguk/kaenada gungminimnida) I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.  미국/호주/영국/캐나다 대사관/영사관 에 이야기하고 싶습니다. (miguk/hoju/yeongguk/kaenada daesagwan/yeongsagwan e iyagihago sipseumnida) I want to talk to a lawyer.  변호사에게 이야기하고 싶습니다. (byeonhosa-ege iyagihago sipseumnida) Can I just pay a fine now?  지금 벌금을 내도 되겠습니까? (jigeum beolgeumeul naedo doegesseumnikka?) Learning more How do you say _____ in Korean?  _____은 한국말로 어떻게 말합니까 ? (____eun hangungmallo eotteoke malhamnikka?) What is this/that called?  이것은/저것은 무엇이라고 부릅니까? (igeoseun/jeogeoseun mu-eosirago bureumnikka?) This is a guide phrasebook. It covers all the major topics for traveling without resorting to English. But please Plunge forward and help us make it a star!