계산할게요
gyesanhalgeyo
The English phrase "I would like to pay" is expressed in Korean as 계산할게요 (gyesanhalgeyo).
The phrase 계산할게요 is used to signal to a staff member that you are ready to settle the bill. You may also use the phrase 결제하고 싶습니다. to mean "I would like to pay."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 계산할게요 is composed of 계산, meaning calculation or payment and 할게요, meaning I will do or I intend to.
Which one should you use?
결제하고 싶습니다. is a formal way to say "I would like to pay." Additionally, 결제하고 싶어. is an informal way to say "I would like to pay."
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
계산할게요 uses the polite ending -요, making it appropriate for use with staff in restaurants or shops. For more formal situations, such as when addressing someone older, in a professional setting or when emphasizing respect, use 결제하고 싶습니다. Use 결제하고 싶어. when speaking with people you are familiar with or those who are younger than you.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase 계산할게요, the ending -ㄹ게요 indicates the speaker's intention or a promise to perform an action.
How do you pronounce it?
gyesanhalgeyo
Did you know?
- Korean has a specific term 골든벨 'Golden Bell' used when one person pays for everyone in a large group, inspired by a famous television game show.
- If you are paying for a group of friends in an informal setting, you might use the word 더치페이 (Dutch pay) to describe splitting the bill equally.
- In many Korean restaurants, you do not need to wait for the server to come to your table to say 계산할게요. It is very common and perfectly acceptable to walk directly to the counter near the exit to settle the bill.
Examples in context
- 아니요, 제가 결제하고 싶어요.No, I would like to pay.
- 네, 지금 결제하고 싶습니다.Yes, I would like to pay now.
- 네, 준비된 물건을 결제하고 싶습니다.Yes, I would like to pay for the items I selected.
- 저기요, 계산할게요.jeogiyo, gyesanhalgeyo.Excuse me, I would like to pay.
- 여기서 계산할게요.yeogiseo gyesanhalgeyo.I will pay here.
- 지금 계산할게요.jigeum gyesanhalgeyo.I would like to pay now.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Subin are finishing their meal at a cafe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo수빈 씨, 계산할게요.Subin-ssi, gyesanhalgeyo.Subin, I'll pay.
- 수빈 Su-bin제가 계산할게요, 현우 씨.jega gyesanhalgeyo, Hyunwoo-ssi.I will pay, Hyunwoo.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니에요, 제가 계산할게요.anieyo, jega gyesanhalgeyo.No, I will pay.
- 수빈 Su-bin그럼 제가 다음에 계산할게요.geureom jega daeume gyesanhalgeyo.Then I will pay next time.
