양파 빼주세요
yangpa ppaejuseyo
The English phrase "no onions" is expressed in Korean as 양파 빼주세요 (yangpa ppaejuseyo).
The phrase 양파 빼주세요 is used when ordering food to specify that you do not want onions included in your dish.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the object 양파 (onions) combined with 빼주세요, which is a polite way to ask someone to remove or take something out.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form 양파 빼주세요 is polite and suitable for use with restaurant staff or service workers. For a more formal way to say "Please exclude onions," you can use 양파는 제외해 주세요.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is constructed by combining the object (onions) with the verb meaning 'to remove' in a polite request form.
How do you pronounce it?
yangpa ppaejuseyo
Did you know?
- The word for onion 양파 literally translates to 'Western green onion'. This distinguishes the bulb onion from the traditional East Asian green onion 파.
- The verb 빼다 used in 양파 빼주세요 also means 'to subtract' in mathematics. When you ask to remove onions, you are linguistically 'subtracting' them from the recipe.
- If you are extremely allergic, you might use the word 알레르기 (allergy) alongside your request, as staff may treat a request to 'remove' an ingredient differently than a medical necessity.
Examples in context
- 양파 빼주세요.yangpa ppaejuseyo.Please remove the onions.
- 여기서 양파 빼주세요.yeogiseo yangpa ppaejuseyo.Please leave the onions out of this.
- 햄버거에 양파 빼주세요.haembeogeoe yangpa ppaejuseyo.Please take the onions out of the hamburger.
Example conversation
Ordering food at a fast food restaurant.
- 민준 Min-jun치즈버거 하나 주세요.chijeubeogeo hana juseyo.One cheeseburger, please.
- 수빈 Su-bin더 필요한 것 있으세요?deo piryohan geot isseuseyo?Do you need anything else?
- 민준 Min-jun네, 양파 빼주세요.ne, yangpa ppaejuseyo.Yes, please leave out the onions.
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 알겠습니다.ne, algetseumnida.Yes, I understand.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 양파, CC BY-SA 4.0.
