여기요
The English phrase "here, please" is translated into Korean as 여기요.
여기요 is commonly used to get a server's attention in a restaurant, similar to saying "Excuse me" in English.
Which one should you use?
Using just 여기 without the 요 is informal and should only be used with close friends or people younger than you.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
여기요 is a polite way to call for attention, suitable for use with staff or strangers. For more specific requests regarding movement, you might use the formal 여기로 좀 오세요 or the informal 여기로 와 when asking someone to come to your location.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle 요 is added to the end of words to make the sentence polite.
When do people say it?
The phrase 여기요 is commonly used to get a server's attention in a restaurant.
Did you know?
- If you are in a very formal setting, using 여기요 might be seen as too abrupt, and you would instead start with 저기요, which literally means 'over there'.
- In some Korean restaurants, you will not need to say 여기요 at all because a call button is installed directly on the table to alert the staff.
- The word 여기 is part of a set of directional words including 거기 for 'there' and 저기 for 'over there' which change based on the speaker's distance from the object.
Examples in context
- 메뉴 여기에 주세요Menu here, please
- 여기요, 주문할게요.yeogiyo, jumunhalgeyo.Here, please, I'd like to order.
- 저기요, 여기요!jeogiyo, yeogiyo!Excuse me, over here, please!
- 여기요, 계산서 좀 주세요.yeogiyo, gyesanseo jom juseyo.Here, please, give me the bill.
Example conversation
A person is trying to get a server's attention in a busy restaurant.
- 지훈 Ji-hun여기요, 메뉴판 좀 주세요.yeogiyo, menyupan jom juseyo.Here, please, give me the menu.
- 민지 Min-ji네, 손님. 바로 가져다 드릴게요.ne, sonnim. baro gajyeoda deurilgeyo.Yes, sir. I will bring it right away.
- 지훈 Ji-hun감사합니다.gamsahamnida.Thank you.
- 민지 Min-ji아니에요, 잠시만 기다려 주세요.anieyo, jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo.No problem, please wait just a moment.
