Life in Korea · Unit 3

Ordering at a café

Hoya's first kiosk order

This unit is part of the Life in Korea Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

N 한 잔 주세요 · N(으)로 주세요 · N 빼 주세요Ordering a drink: what, how many, and changes
드시고 가세요? · 가져가세요? · N(이)요What the staff ask, and short answers
N(으)로 할게요 · 제가 V-(으)ㄹ게요 · V-(으)ㄹ게 (to a friend)-(으)ㄹ게요 at the counter and among friends
V-아/어 줘 · V-아/어 줄래? · 좀 · V-아/어 주세요Asking for a small favour: friend vs staff

오늘은 내가 주문할게. 자리 좀 맡아 줄래?

I'll order today. Will you hold a seat for us?
B

Bori

응, 저기 창가에 있을게. 난 아이스 아메리카노야. 샷 추가해 줘!

Sure, I'll be over by the window. I'm having an iced Americano. Add a shot for me!
샷 추가? 알았어. 어, 매장이랑 포장이 있네. 여기서 마시니까 매장이지?

Add a shot? Got it. (At the kiosk.) Oh, there's 'in-store' and 'take-away'. We're drinking here, so it's in-store, right?

1
SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
2
Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
3
Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
4
Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
5
Words30 words, which go into your spaced review
6
PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
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Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
8
Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
9
Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card