Korean listening practice #9 Korean Restaurant 한국 식당
Welcome to Part 9 of our Korean listening practice series!
Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to Korean restaurant! Have you ever been to a Korean restaurant before? How was your experience?
Do you know how to place orders, how to pay, and the general dining customs? In this post, we will explore all of these together!
Let’s learn some phrases together to talk about this topic!
<How to study>
1. Get to know important vocab and become acquainted with grammar concepts.
2. Watch the video without subtitles initially, then review with subtitles.
3. Listen repeatedly and mimic the speaker. Aim to listen at least once daily until you’re comfortable with the sentence structures and expressions.
Vocabulary list
| 물 | water |
| 공짜 | free |
| 보통 | regularly |
| 음료수 | beverages, drinks |
| 잘 | well |
| 탄산음료 | soda |
| 가끔 | sometimes |
| 반찬 | side dishes |
| 나오다 | to come out |
| 리필하다 | to refill |
| 밥 | rice |
| 국 | soup |
| 같이 | together |
| 여러가지 | various |
| 시키다 | to order |
| 나누다 | to share, divide |
| 요새 | nowadays |
| 기계 | machine |
| 주문하다 | to order |
| 직원 | staff |
| 필요 | need |
| 편리하다 | to be convenient |
| 계산하다 | to calculate |
| 부르다 | to call |
| 팁 | tip |
| 문화 | culture |
| 거의 | almost |
| 항상 | always |
| 현금 | cash |
| 쓰다 | to use |
Grammar points
| 는 것 | used to change verbs turning them into nouns. |
| ~ㄴ/은 편 이다 | on the [adjective/adverb] side, tend to, fairly |
| (으)로 | to indicate means or method |
| 아/어/해서 | and, because |
| ㄹ/을 때 | when |
| ㄹ/을 필요가 있다/없다 | there is a need/ no need to |
| -ㄴ/은/는데 | but, background info |
Put your best effort into understanding the video as you listen.
And remember to mimic it too!
This practice will aid in cultivating a natural Korean accent and tone.
(The script is down below!)
<Script>
한국 식당에서 물은 공짜예요. 그래서 보통 음료수는 잘 안 시켜요.
Water is free at Korean restaurants. So I don’t usually order drinks.
콜라나 사이다, 탄산음료는 가끔 먹는 편이에요.
I sometimes drink cola, sprite, and soda.
반찬들도 많이 나오는데 공짜로 리필할 수 있어요. 우리는 밥과 국과 다양한 반찬을 같이 먹어요.
A lot of side dishes come out as well, you can refill them for free. We eat rice, soup, and various side dishes together.
여러 가지 음식을 시켜서 사람들이랑 같이 나눠 먹는 것도 좋아해요.
I also like to order various foods and share them with people.
요새는 식당이나 카페에서 기계로 주문을 많이 하는 편이에요.
These days, at restaurants and cafes, we often order through a machine.
직원한테 직접 주문할 필요가 없어서 편리해요.
It’s convenient because you don’t have to order directly from the staff.
계산할 때는 직원을 부르지 않고, 계산대로 가서 계산해요.
I don’t call the staff when I pay, but I go to the counter and pay.
한국에는 팁 문화가 없어서, 팁도 줄 필요가 없어요.
There is no tipping culture in Korea, so there’s no need to tip.
우리는 거의 항상 카드로 계산해요. 현금은 거의 쓰지 않는 편이에요.
We almost always pay with a card. I rarely use cash.
휴대폰으로 쉽게 계산할 수 있어서, 지갑은 거의 안 들고 다녀요.
I can easily pay with my phone, so I rarely carry my wallet.
한국 사람들은 보통 밥을 먹고 카페에 가서 디저트를 먹어요.
Koreans usually eat meals and go to cafes to eat dessert.
케이크나 쿠키 아이스크림 등, 단 디저트를 많이 먹는 편이에요.
They tend to eat a lot of sweet desserts such as cakes, cookies and ice cream.
<Korean Script>
한국 식당에서 물은 공짜예요. 그래서 보통 음료수는 잘 안 시켜요.
콜라나 사이다, 탄산음료는 가끔 먹는 편이에요.
반찬들도 많이 나오는데 공짜로 리필할 수 있어요. 우리는 밥과 국과 다양한 반찬을 같이 먹어요.
여러 가지 음식을 시켜서 사람들이랑 같이 나눠 먹는 것도 좋아해요.
요새는 식당이나 카페에서 기계로 주문을 많이 하는 편이에요.
직원한테 직접 주문할 필요가 없어서 편리해요.
계산할 때는 직원을 부르지 않고, 계산대로 가서 계산해요.
한국에는 팁 문화가 없어서, 팁도 줄 필요가 없어요.
우리는 거의 항상 카드로 계산해요. 현금은 거의 쓰지 않는 편이에요.
휴대폰으로 쉽게 계산할 수 있어서, 지갑은 거의 안 들고 다녀요.
한국 사람들은 보통 밥을 먹고 카페에 가서 디저트를 먹어요.
케이크나 쿠키 아이스크림 등, 단 디저트를 많이 먹는 편이에요.
<English Script>
Water is free at Korean restaurants. So I don’t usually order drinks.
I sometimes drink cola, sprite, and soda.
A lot of side dishes come out as well, you can refill them for free. We eat rice, soup, and various side dishes together.
I also like to order various foods and share them with people.
These days, at restaurants and cafes, we often order through a machine.
It’s convenient because you don’t have to order directly from the staff.
I don’t call the staff when I pay, but I go to the counter and pay.
There is no tipping culture in Korea, so there’s no need to tip.
We almost always pay with a card. I rarely use cash.
I can easily pay with my phone, so I rarely carry my wallet.
Koreans usually eat meals and go to cafes to eat dessert.
They tend to eat a lot of sweet desserts such as cakes, cookies and ice cream.
You can also find this on Spotify/Google Podcasts.
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