Ordering Coffee at a Café
These essential phrases will help you naturally order coffee, choose sizes, and ask for the Wi-Fi password in any Korean cafe.
Key Phrases
아이스 아메리카노 한 잔 주세요.
neutralaiseu amerikano han jan juseyo.
One iced Americano, please.
The standard and perfectly polite way to order your drink.
저는 아이스 라떼 먹고 싶어요.
neutraljeoneun aiseu ratte meokgo sipeoyo.
I want to drink an iced latte.
A polite form to tell your friend what you want before ordering.
나 아이스 라떼 먹고 싶어.
casualna aiseu ratte meokgo sipeo.
I want to drink an iced latte.
Only use this with close friends, never to the barista.
라지 사이즈로 주세요.
neutralraji saijeuro juseyo.
Please give me a large size.
Using the particle 로 (ro) to specify an option.
여기서 먹고 갈 거예요.
neutralyeogiseo meokgo gal geoyeyo.
I will have it here. (For here)
A very natural way to say 'for here' using the future tense.
포장해 주세요.
neutralpojanghae juseyo.
Please pack it. (To go)
A standard fixed phrase for takeout.
카드로 계산할 수 있어요?
neutralkadeuro gyesanhal su isseoyo?
Can I pay by card?
Uses the grammar for ability to ask for permission.
영수증도 주세요.
neutralyeongsujeungdo juseyo.
Please give me the receipt, too.
Adding 도 (do) means 'also' or 'too'.
와이파이 비밀번호가 뭐예요?
neutralwaipai bimilbeonhoga mwoyeyo?
What is the Wi-Fi password?
An essential phrase to connect to the internet in a cafe.