계산해 주세요
gyesanhae juseyo
To say "can I have the bill?" in Korean, use 계산해 주세요 (gyesanhae juseyo).
The phrase 계산해 주세요 is a polite request used in restaurants or cafes to ask for the total amount to be paid. In Korean restaurants, this phrase is used both to ask for the bill and to signal to the staff that you are ready to pay and leave.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard polite form is 계산해 주세요. For more formal situations, you can use 청구서 좀 주실 수 있을까요? (Can you give me the bill, please?) or 계산서를 부탁드립니다. (Please give me the bill.). The form 계산해 줘 is the casual/informal version and should only be used with close friends or people younger than you.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you want to state your intention to pay (rather than asking the server to bring the bill), you can use the form 계산할게요 (I will pay).
How do you pronounce it?
gyesanhae juseyo
Did you know?
- In Korea, it is common practice for one person to pay the entire bill for a group, and saying 계산해 주세요 is often the signal that the 'host' of the meal is ready to take responsibility for the cost.
- While English speakers often ask for 'the bill', the word 계산 specifically refers to 'calculation' or 'computing', implying you are asking them to 'please do the calculation' for you.
- At many casual eateries, instead of asking for the bill, you can simply walk to the counter near the entrance and say 계산해 주세요 to pay before you leave.
Examples in context
- 저기요, 계산해 주세요.jeogiyo, gyesanhae juseyo.Excuse me, please give me the bill.
- 다 먹었으니까 계산해 주세요.da meogeosseunikka gyesanhae juseyo.We finished eating, so please give us the bill.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Hyunwoo are finishing their meal at a restaurant.
- 서연 Seo-yeon정말 맛있었어요. 이제 계산해 주세요.jeongmal masisseosseoyo. ije gyesanhae juseyo.It was really delicious. Can I have the bill now?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 잠시만 기다려 주세요.ne, jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo.Yes, please wait a moment.
- 서연 Seo-yeon현우 씨가 낼 거예요?Hyunwoo ssiga nael geoyeyo?Are you going to pay, Hyunwoo?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 제가 낼게요.ne, jega naelgeyo.Yes, I will pay.
