How to Say “More towels, please” in Korean: 수건 더 주세요

수건 더 주세요

sugeon deo juseyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

More towels, please.

더 means “more” or “extra.” Swap 수건 for other things, as in 물 더 주세요 (more water) or 휴지 더 주세요 (more tissue).

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Ask the hotel front desk. Add your room number so they bring the towels to the right room.

더 goes before the verb and means “more”. Don’t use 많이 for “more”, because it means “a lot”.

Syllables: 6 · Words: 3

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
수건
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
건	ㄱ+ㅓ+ㄴ	geon
더	ㄷ+ㅓ	deo
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”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

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.

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

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Question 1 What does “수건 더 주세요” mean?

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Answer: More towels, please

Question 2 How do you say “More towels, please” in Korean?

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Answer: 수건 더 주세요 sugeon deo juseyo

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