Daily Vocab: At the Cafe

1. 커피 (kuh-pi)

Coffee. If coffee is your go-to drink, this is how you say it!

커피 한 잔 주세요.

Kuh-pi han jan ju-se-yo.

Please give me 1 cup of coffee.

2. 차 (cha)

Tea. For those days when you need to reduce your caffeine 😵

차 한 잔 주세요.

cha han jan ju-se-yo.

Please give me 1 cup of tea.

3. 주문 (ju-mun)

To order. Don't panic when the cashier asks you:

주문 하시겠어요?

ju-mun ha-shi-get-seo-yo?

Would you like to order?

4. ~ 잔 (~ jan)

Counter for cups. Literally means 'cups', but used to count anything in cups too!

Remember to use the native numbers for counting numbers of objects!

따뜻한 아메리카노 한 잔이랑 아이스 아메리카노 한 잔 주세요.

dda-ddeut-han a-me-ri-ca-no han jan ee-rang ice a-me-ri-ca-no han jan ju-se-yo.

Can I get one warm americano and an ice americano, please.

5. 영수증 (young-su-jeung)

Receipt. If you need to ask for the receipt, keep this word handy.

영수증 주세요 / 영수증은 괜찮습니다.

Young-su-jeung ju-se-yo / young-su-jeung-eun gwen-chan-seum-ni-da.

Please give me the receipt / I don't need the receipt.

6. 테이크아웃 (te-i-keu-a-ut)

Takeout. The Barista will ask you if it's for here or to-go.

드시고 가세요? / 아니요, 테이크아웃 잔에 주세요.

Deu-si-go ga-se-yo? / A-ni-yo, te-i-keu-a-ut jan-eh ju-se-yo.

Will you eat here? / No, please give it to me in a plastic (takeout) cup.

7. 사이즈 (sa-i-jeu)

Size. Just the English pronounced a different way! The Barista could also ask you:

크기 / 사이즈는 어떻게 하시겠어요?

keu-gi / sa-i-jeu-neun eo-ddeo-ke ha-si-get-seo-yo?

What size would you like?

8. 스몰 / 작은 (small / ja-geun)

Small. Use either of these words to order a 'small' drink.

스몰 사이즈로 주세요 / 작은 걸로 주세요.

Seu-mol sa-i-jeu-ro ju-se-yo / ja-guen geol-lo ju-se-yo.

Please give me a small size / Please give me a small one.

9. 미디움 / 라지 (me-di-um / la-ji)

Medium and large. Just say these English words with a Korean accent if you need a different size drink!

미디움 사이즈로 주세요 / 라지로 주세요.

me-di-um sa-i-jeu-ro ju-se-yo / la-ji-ro ju-se-yo.

Please give me a medium size / Please give me a large one.

10. ~ 주세요 (~ ju-se-yo)

Please give me ~. If you are still unsure how and when to use this vocab, check out this Bit on asking for something.

_____ 주세요.

_____ ju-se-yo.

Please give me _____.

Example Dialogue (try reading Your parts!):

Barista: 어서 오세요. 주문 하시겠어요?

You: 네, 카푸치노 한 잔 주세요.

Barista: 사이즈는 어떻게 드릴까요?

You: 스몰로 주세요.

Barista: 네. 3,000원 입니다. 드시고 가세요?

You: 아니요, 테이크아웃 잔에 주세요. 영수증 부탁 드립니다. 감사합니다.