주문할게요
jumunhalgeyo
In Korean, 'I want to order' is expressed as 주문할게요 (jumunhalgeyo).
This phrase is used to tell a server or clerk that you are ready to buy something.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun 주문 (order) and the verb 하다 (to do) in a future-intent form.
Which one should you use?
While the phrase is used in the English context to mean 'I want to order', the Korean form 주문할게요 literally expresses the intention 'I will order'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 주문할게요 uses the polite ending –요, making it appropriate for use with servers in restaurants or clerks in shops. For more formal situations, you can use 주문하고 싶습니다 or the even more formal 주문하고자 합니다. For casual settings, you can use 주문하고 싶어 or the very casual 주문할래.
How does it change in a sentence?
The ending -ㄹ게요 in 주문할게요 indicates the speaker's intention or promise to perform an action, which makes it a polite way to signal your readiness.
How do you pronounce it?
jumunhalgeyo
Did you know?
- The word 주문 can also mean a 'spell' or 'incantation' in a magical context, though the meaning is entirely different from ordering food.
- In many Korean restaurants, you do not wait for a server to come to you to say 주문할게요. Instead, you press a call button embedded in the table to signal the staff.
- In Korea, it is culturally acceptable to shout 여기요 to get attention, whereas in English-speaking cultures this might be seen as rude.
Examples in context
- 네, 주문하고 싶습니다.Yes, I would like to order.
- 제가 주문하고자 합니다. 돈까스 한 그릇 주세요.I want to order a portion of pork cutlet, please.
- 나 주문할래. 떡볶이와 순대국이 괜찮아!I want to order. Tteokbokki and sundae-guk sound good!
- 저기요, 주문할게요.jeogiyo, jumunhalgeyo.Excuse me, I want to order.
- 이제 주문할게요.ije jumunhalgeyo.I want to order now.
- 메뉴 보고 주문할게요.menyu bogo jumunhalgeyo.I'll look at the menu and then I want to order.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Jihun are at a cafe.
- 서연 Seo-yeon지훈 씨, 메뉴 골랐어요?Jihun ssi, menyu gollasseoyo?Jihun, have you picked a menu item?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 저는 아이스 아메리카노요.ne, jeoneun aiseu amerikano-yo.Yes, I'll have an iced americano.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그럼 제가 주문할게요.geureom jega jumunhalgeyo.Then I will order.
- 지훈 Ji-hun고마워요, 서연 씨.gomawoyo, Seoyeon ssi.Thank you, Seoyeon.
