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Ordering: the 이거 주세요 power move
Point at the menu picture. Say 이거 주세요. Eat like a local.
이거 주세요 (this, please) works in every restaurant, market stall, and convenience store on the peninsula. Add 하나 더 (one more) when you understand why everyone queued.
Korean restaurants bring 물 (water) free and 반찬 (side dishes) refillable — asking for more is normal: 김치 좀 더 주세요. The phrase 덜 맵게 해 주세요 (less spicy, please) has saved more tourists than sunscreen.
Paying: 계산할게요 signals you're done. Many places expect you to pay at the counter, not the table — watch locals or just say 계산할게요 while standing up. It works like a universal remote.
Say these
이거 주세요
igeo juseyo
this one, please
덜 맵게 해 주세요
deol maepge hae juseyo
make it less spicy, please
김치 좀 더 주세요
kimchi jom deo juseyo
more kimchi, please
계산할게요
gyesanhalkkeyo
I'll pay now
포장해 주세요
pojanghae juseyo
to go, please
Check
You point at picture menu item #3. You say
Your mouth is on fire and it's your fault. Save yourself: