따로 계산해 주실 수 있나요?
ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo?
In Korean, "can we split the bill?" is expressed as 따로 계산해 주실 수 있나요? (ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo?)
This phrase is used to request that a server process payments for each person's share of a meal separately. You can also use the slightly more direct phrase 각자 계산해 주세요, which means "please pay individually."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase contains the word 따로, which means "separately" or "individually."
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 따로 계산해 주세요 is a polite imperative used to make a direct request to a server, meaning "please pay separately."
How do you pronounce it?
ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo?
Did you know?
- In Korea, the concept of 'splitting' a bill is often linked to the word 더치페이, which is a phonetic loan of the English phrase 'Dutch pay'.
- When paying separately in a group, Koreans often use a mobile payment app to send their share to one person instantly rather than asking the server to process multiple cards.
- Despite the availability of this phrase, it is common in Korean social dynamics for the oldest person or the person who initiated the gathering to pay the entire bill as a gesture of care.
Examples in context
- 저희 따로 계산해 주실 수 있나요?jeohui ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo?Can we split the bill?
- 혹시 따로 계산해 주실 수 있나요?hoksi ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo?Could we perhaps split the bill?
Example conversation
Subin and Dohyun are finishing their meal at a restaurant.
- 수빈 Su-bin도현 씨, 이제 계산할까요?Dohyun ssi, ije gyesanhalkkayo?Dohyun, shall we pay now?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 제가 낼게요.ne, jega naelgeyo.Yes, I will pay.
- 수빈 Su-bin아니에요, 따로 계산해 주실 수 있나요? 라고 물어볼게요.anieyo, ttaro gyesanhae jusil su innayo? rago mureobolgeyo.No, I'll ask if we can split the bill.
- 도현 Do-hyeon알겠어요. 그렇게 해요.algesseoyo. geureoke haeyo.I understand. Let's do that.
