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Paying & Splitting the Bill

These everyday phrases will help you ask for the bill, split the cost, and pay smoothly at Korean restaurants and cafes.

Key Phrases

Asking for the bill

계산서요.

neutral

gyesanseoyo.

The bill, please.

A simple and natural way to ask for the bill without using complex verbs.

Asking the total price · 2 ways to say it

다 얼마예요?

neutral

da eolmayeyo?

How much is it all?

Use this when asking the cashier for the total amount.

우리 얼마야?

casual

uri eolmaya?

How much is ours?

Use this only to ask the friend holding the bill, not the staff.

Splitting the bill · 2 ways to say it

따로요.

neutral

ttaroyo.

Separately, please.

Say this to the cashier when you want to pay for your own items separately.

반반 하자.

casual

banban haja.

Let's split it half and half.

A casual suggestion to split the cost equally with a friend.

Payment method

카드 돼요?

neutral

kadeu dwaeyo?

Do you take cards?

Literally means 'is a card okay?'

Giving payment · 2 ways to say it

여기 카드요.

neutral

yeogi kadeuyo.

Here is the card.

Polite way to hand your credit card to the cashier.

여기.

casual

yeogi.

Here.

Only use this when handing cash or a card to a close friend.

Asking for a receipt

영수증요.

neutral

yeongsujeungyo.

Receipt, please.

Add 'yo' to the noun to politely ask for your receipt.

Declining a receipt

영수증 괜찮아요.

neutral

yeongsujeung gwaenchanayo.

I don't need a receipt.

Literally means 'the receipt is okay'.

Practice Dialogue

Customer
계산서요.
gyesanseoyo.
Cashier
네. 다 이만 원이에요.
ne. da iman wonieyo.
Customer
따로요.
ttaroyo.
Cashier
네. 만 원, 만 원이에요.
ne. man won, man wonieyo.
Customer
카드 돼요?
kadeu dwaeyo?
Cashier
네.
ne.
Customer
여기 카드요.
yeogi kadeuyo.
Cashier
영수증요?
yeongsujeungyo?
Customer
영수증 괜찮아요.
yeongsujeung gwaenchanayo.

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