Korean phrases for your first restaurant visit
A small set of polite expressions for getting a table, ordering, asking questions and paying—without memorizing a whole textbook.
Read the guide✳ LANGUAGE · CULTURE · EVERYDAY LIFE
Korea, one good
discovery
at a time.
Learn the words. Find your table. Follow the culture.
A practical journal for your everyday curiosity about Korea.
한
KOREAFive ways in.
A whole culture to discover.
KOREAFive ways in.
A whole culture to discover.
OLD SOUL, NEW PERSPECTIVESStart somewhere
wonderful.
wonderful.
A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN
The essentials, explained.
Thoughtful guides to the little things
that make a big difference.
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Read the guideYOUR FIRST WORDS
A little Korean.
A warmer welcome.
You do not have to know everything to start a conversation. Begin with a greeting, a thank-you and a way to ask politely.
Learn a useful phrase01 / A POLITE HELLO안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo
Start here, then explore the restaurant phrase guide.
“Hello.”
A polite everyday greeting.Start here, then explore the restaurant phrase guide.
KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY GOING
More ways to explore.
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Recognize cooking words, serving units and add-on labels so you know what you are actually ordering.
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Find the product’s purpose, ingredients, directions and date information before deciding whether it belongs in your routine.
Read the guideTHE PERSON BEHIND THE JOURNAL
A Korean perspective.
An open invitation.
HAMPO KOREA is published by Yonghun Shin, a restaurant owner in Korea. We pair practical explanations with source links so you can explore with more context, one question at a time.
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