February 12, 2026
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Welcome back my amazing fellow learners!!

This time we are learning how to:

Ask how much something costs
Order food and drinks
Understand common menu items

This is essential for cafés, restaurants, and shops in Korea.

1. Asking for the Price

Most common phrase:

Korean	Meaning
이거 얼마예요?	How much is this?

이거 = this
얼마 = how much
예요 = is

2. Understanding Korean Money

Korean currency is called 원 (won)

Korean	Meaning
천 원	1,000 won
오천 원	5,000 won
만 원	10,000 won
이만 원	20,000 won

3. Ordering Food

Basic ordering structure:

Korean	Meaning
___ 주세요	Please give me ___

주세요 = please give me

Examples:

Korean	Meaning
김밥 주세요	Please give me kimbap
커피 주세요	Please give me coffee
물 주세요	Please give me water

4. Ordering Politely (Very Common)

Korean	Meaning
이거 주세요	I’ll have this please
이거 하나 주세요	Please give me one of this
아메리카노 하나 주세요	One americano please

하나 = one

5. Common Restaurant Phrases You Will Hear

Korean	Meaning
뭐 드릴까요?	What would you like?
주문하시겠어요?	Would you like to order?
여기서 드세요?	Eat here?
가져가세요?	Take away?

6. Saying Eat Here or Take Away

Korean	Meaning
여기서 먹을게요	I will eat here
가져갈게요	I will take it to go

7. Common Menu Items Grid

These are very common foods and drinks in Korea.

Korean	Meaning
김밥	Kimbap
라면	Ramen
떡볶이	Tteokbokki
비빔밥	Bibimbap
불고기	Bulgogi
김치	Kimchi
밥	Rice
물	Water
커피	Coffee
아메리카노	Americano
라떼	Latte
차	Tea

8. Numbers Used When Ordering

Korean	Meaning
하나	1
둘	2
셋	3
넷	4
다섯	5

9. Full Ordering Example

Situation: Ordering coffee

직원: 뭐 드릴까요?
What would you like?

You: 아메리카노 하나 주세요
One americano please

직원: 4,000원입니다
It is 4,000 won

You: 네
Yes

10. Super Useful Survival Phrases

Korean	Meaning
메뉴 주세요	Please give me the menu
추천해 주세요	Please recommend something
이거 뭐예요?	What is this?
맛있어요	It’s delicious

Practice Section

Try reading this:

이거 얼마예요?
김밥 하나 주세요

Meaning:
How much is this?
One kimbap please.

How did you go? I hope you took some notes!! I know I definitely did!

Next page we are learning Past, Presence and Future Tence! Plus some much needed vocabulary expansion!

Korean	Meaning
이거 얼마입니까?	How much is this? (more formal)
저거 얼마예요?	How much is that?
얼마예요?	How much is it?