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“Check, please” in Korean: 계산해 주세요 (gyesanhae juseyo)
계산해 주세요
gyesanhae juseyo
Meaning
Check, please.
Usage note
Used at the end of the meal. In many places you pay at the register, not at the table.
Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.
Practical guide
When to use it
Say it when you have finished eating and want to pay. In many Korean restaurants you pay at the register near the door on your way out instead of at the table.
Watch out
Do not wait for a bill to be brought to the table at every restaurant; check where the register is. If your group wants to pay separately, say 따로 계산해 주세요.
In a conversation
- 계산해 주세요 gyesanhae juseyo
Check, please. - 네, 알겠어요 ne, algesseoyo
Yes, I understand.
How to pronounce it
It is pronounced just as it is written.
| Syllable | Letters (consonant + vowel + final) | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| 계산해 | ||
| 계 | ㄱ+ㅖ | gye |
| 산 | ㅅ+ㅏ+ㄴ | san |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 주다 | verb | to give | TOPIK level 1 |
Phrases that use the same word
Phrases with “계산해”
- 따로 계산해 주세요Separate checks, please
Phrases with “주세요”
Quick self-check
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Question 1 What does “계산해 주세요” mean?
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Answer: Check, please
Question 2 How do you say “Check, please” in Korean?
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Answer: 계산해 주세요 gyesanhae juseyo
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Practice nowMore phrases for this situation
- 맛있어요It’s delicious
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- 하나 더 주세요One more, please
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- 여기요!Excuse me! (calling the staff)
- 두 명이에요Two people
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