여기 앉으세요
To say "sit here" in Korean, use 여기 앉으세요.
The phrase is commonly used by hosts, waiters or acquaintances when gesturing toward a specific seat.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 여기 (here) and 앉으세요 (please sit).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 여기 앉아 is the casual/informal version used with friends or people younger than you.
Did you know?
- Depending on the context, 앉다 (to sit) can also be used to describe a 'settled' state. For example, it is used in the phrase for 'the dust settled' or 'the fog settled', treating the air like a person sitting down.
- If you tell someone to 'sit here' in a restaurant, you might notice they wait for the eldest person to sit first. In Korean culture, it is often considered impolite for a younger person to occupy their seat before their seniors.
- When gesturing for someone to 여기 앉으세요, Koreans typically use an open palm facing upward. Pointing with a single finger toward a seat is often considered rude or overly aggressive.
Examples in context
- 여기 앉으세요.yeogi anjuseyo.Please sit here.
- 제 옆에 여기 앉으세요.je yeope yeogi anjuseyo.Please sit here next to me.
- 자리가 비었으니 여기 앉으세요.jariga bieosseuni yeogi anjuseyo.The seat is empty, so please sit here.
Example conversation
Subin is inviting Jihun to take a seat in a cafe.
- 수빈 Su-bin지훈 씨, 여기 앉으세요.Jihun-ssi, yeogi anjuseyo.Jihun, please sit here.
- 지훈 Ji-hun감사합니다, 수빈 씨.Gamsahamnida, Subin-ssi.Thank you, Subin.
- 수빈 Su-bin커피 주문하셨어요?Keopi jumunhasyeosseoyo?Did you order coffee?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 방금 주문했어요.Ne, banggeum jumunhaesseoyo.Yes, I just ordered.
