Ordering at a Cafe in Korean

I’m going to go through the average conversation I have at a cafe here in Korea. Refer to Cafe Drink Vocabulary to say more specific drinks~

BARISTA: 어서오세요/안녕하세요 | Welcome/Hello

CUSTOMER: 네 안녕하세요 | Hello

BARISTA: 주문하시겠어요? | Are you ready to order?

CUSTOMER: ___ 한잔 주세요 | I’ll have a ___.

• 커피 | coffee
• 아메리카노 | americano
• 카페라떼 | cafe latte
• 두잔 | 2 cups/glasses
• 세잔 | 3 cups
• 네잔 | 4 cups (keep going like that with Native Korean numbers. After 4, you do not shorten the number)

BARISTA: 어떤 사이즈로 드릴까요? | What size?

CUSTOMER: ___ 주세요. | A ___, please.

• 스몰 | small
• 미디엄 | medium
• 레귤러 | regular
• 라지 | large

BARISTA: 더 필요하신거 있어요? | Do you need anything else?

CUSTOMER:

• 아니요. 그거면 되요. | No that’s all.
• 네. 초코케이크도 하나 주세요. | Yes. Please give me a slice of cake as well.
• 네. 아이스바닐라라떼 한잔 하고 딸기 마카롱 두개 주세요 | Yes. Please give me an iced vanilla latte and 2 strawberry macarons.

BARISTA: 여기서 드실거예요? | Are you eating here?

CUSTOMER:

• 네 여기서 마실거예요. | Yes, I’ll drink it here.
• 아니요. 가져갈거예요. | No I’m taking it out.
• 아니요. 포장해주세요. | No, please wrap it up (to-go, usually for food or food/drink).
• 아니요. 테이크아웃이에요. | No, it’s take-out.

BARISTA: 오천 사백원입니다. | It’s 5,400 won. (Use Sino Korean numbers with money)

CUSTOMER: 카드 받으세요? | Do you take card?

BARISTA:

• 네 받습니다 | yes
• 죄송합니다 현금만 받습니다 | Sorry we only take cash

BARISTA: 영수증 드릴까요? | Would you like the receipt?

CUSTOMER:

• 네 영수증 주세요 | yes please give me the receipt
• 아니요 괜찮아요 | no I’m okay

BARISTA: 감사합니다. 잠시만 기다려주세요. | Thank you. Please wait a moment.

CUSTOMER: 감사합니다 | thank you.

Practice:

• Try to place an order for one of the pictures below
• 1) Sangria Ade, 2) Iced americano and a scone, 3) Tiramisu cake (I think) and a latte, or 4) Affogato

Signs in Korean

Trans: The toilet is clogged! Please put tissue in the bin!

Vocabulary

변기 | toilet

막히다 | to be clogged/stopped up

휴지 | tissue/toilet paper

(휴지)통 | trash can/bin/container (garbage can/bin is 쓰레기통)

넣다 | to put

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