A COFFEE WITH A VIEW
Order a coffee.
Stay for the view.
A warm cup, an open window, a little Seoul beyond it. Start with one polite exchange, then make the order your own.
This lesson is written practice. Hear Korean in our four arrival and travel conversations.
ONE POLITE EXCHANGE
At the cafe counter
You
실례합니다. 메뉴 좀 보여 주세요.
Excuse me. Please show me the menu.
Staff
네, 여기 있어요.
Yes, here it is.
You
커피 한 잔 주세요.
One cup of coffee, please.
Staff
네, 알겠습니다.
Certainly.
An example exchange. Check the venue’s menu, drink choices and ordering instructions.
A SLOWER MOMENT BY THE RIVER
Could we sit by the window?
From a Namsan skyline to the light on the Hangang, a view can be part of the pause. Ask about an available seat and follow the cafe’s seating arrangements.
Ask about a seat
창가에 앉아도 될까요?
May I sit by the window?
If you miss the reply
다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요.
Please say that again.
These Seoul-inspired scenes are illustrations. Check the actual cafe’s view, seating and menu before visiting.
YOUR TURN
Say it before opening the example.
Try each request aloud, then compare its meaning with one possible answer.
Ask for an iced Americano. Show one example.
아이스 아메리카노 한 잔 주세요.
One iced Americano, please.
Say you will have it here. Show one example.
여기서 마실게요.
I’ll have it here.
Ask for a window seat. Show one example.
창가에 앉아도 될까요?
May I sit by the window?
Ask someone to repeat a reply. Show one example.
다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요.
Please say that again.
Finish by recalling one request and its meaning. Continue with the five-minute vocabulary routine.