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“Please make it less sweet” in Korean: 덜 달게 해 주세요
덜 달게 해 주세요
deol dalge hae juseyo
Meaning
Please make it less sweet.
Usage note
덜 means “less.” Handy for drinks at a café or sweet dishes.
Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.
Practical guide
When to use it
Ask for a less sweet version of a coffee drink, dessert or sweet sauce. It works well at cafés and street-food stalls.
Watch out
덜 means “less” and 안 means “not”: 덜 달게 is less sweet and 안 달게 is not sweet. Say it when you order, because a made drink cannot be changed. 시럽 빼 주세요 asks them to leave out the syrup.
In a conversation
- 덜 달게 해 주세요 deol dalge hae juseyo
Please make it less sweet. - 네, 알겠어요 ne, algesseoyo
Yes, I understand.
How to pronounce it
In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.
| Syllable | Letters (consonant + vowel + final) | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| 덜 | ㄷ+ㅓ+ㄹ | deol |
| 달게 | ||
| 달 | ㄷ+ㅏ+ㄹ | dal |
| 게 | ㄱ+ㅔ | ge |
| 해 | ㅎ+ㅐ | hae |
| 주세요 | ||
| 주 | ㅈ+ㅜ | ju |
| 세 | ㅅ+ㅔ | se |
| 요 | ㅇ+ㅛ | yo |
A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.
Speech style
Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.
It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.
Words in this phrase
These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).
| Korean | Part of speech | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 하다 | verb | to do | TOPIK level 1 |
| 주다 | verb | to give | TOPIK level 1 |
Phrases that use the same word
Phrases with “주세요”
- 천천히 말씀해 주세요Please speak slowly
- 다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요Please say that once more
- 좀 깎아 주세요Could you give me a discount?
- 다른 걸로 바꿔 주세요Please swap it for a different one
Quick self-check
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Question 1 What does “덜 달게 해 주세요” mean?
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Answer: Please make it less sweet
Question 2 How do you say “Please make it less sweet” in Korean?
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Answer: 덜 달게 해 주세요 deol dalge hae juseyo
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Practice nowMore phrases for this situation
- 앞접시 좀 주세요Could I have a small plate?
- 따로 계산해 주세요Separate checks, please
- 포장돼요?Can I get this to go?
- 고기는 빼 주세요Please leave out the meat
- 오늘은 제가 쏠게요Today’s on me
- 안 맵게 해 주세요Please don’t make it spicy
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