American Learns Korean Day6 Topic: Ordering with “주세요” (Cafés & Convenience Stores)

In American Learns Korean Day6, the goal is simple: make 주세요 your default tool for polite requests in real life. When you order in Korea, you do not need long sentences. Short, clear, and polite works best.

By the end of today, you should be able to say these naturally:

아메리카노 하나 주세요. (One Americano, please.)
이거 주세요. (This one, please.)
저거 두 개 주세요. (That one, two please.)
봉투 주세요. (A bag, please.)

3 Core Patterns

1) N + 주세요

Use this for quick requests:

물 주세요 (Water, please.)
영수증 주세요 (Receipt, please.)
봉투 주세요 (Bag, please.)

This is the safest and most common structure.

2) N + 하나/두 개/세 개 + 주세요

Add quantity to become “fully functional” in stores:

커피 하나 주세요 (One coffee, please.)
김밥 두 개 주세요 (Two kimbap, please.)

3) 이거/저거/그거 + 주세요

Point at the item and keep it simple:

이거 주세요 (This one, please.)
저거 주세요 (That one (over there), please.)
그거 주세요 (That one (near you/that one we both know), please.)

Key point of American Learns Korean Day6: even if you don’t know the product name, 이거 주세요 still gets the job done.

Mini Class Script (30 seconds)

Read these lines out loud. Focus on clear breaks, not speed.

A (Customer): 이거 주세요.
B (Clerk): 네, 몇 개 드릴까요? (Okay, how many would you like?)
A (Customer): 두 개 주세요.
B (Clerk): 네, 감사합니다.

Tip: If you hear 몇 개 드릴까요?, don’t panic. Just answer with a number:

하나 주세요 / 두 개 주세요 / 세 개 주세요

Drill 1: Pointing Drill (40 seconds)

Rule: Use only 이거/저거/그거 + 주세요. Nothing else.

(Point to bread) → 이거 주세요.
(Point to a drink) → 저거 주세요.
(Point to candy near the register) → 그거 주세요.

Why this drill matters: the moment you don’t know a word will absolutely happen. American Learns Korean Day6 trains you to succeed anyway.

Quick Vocabulary (10 words you’ll actually use)

물 (water)
커피 (coffee)
아메리카노 (Americano)
라떼 (latte)
봉투 (bag/plastic bag)
영수증 (receipt)
젓가락 (chopsticks)
냅킨 (napkin)
하나 (one)
두 개 (two)

Drill 2: Quantity Drill (60 seconds)

Rule: Use only N + (하나/두 개/세 개) + 주세요.

물 하나 주세요.
아메리카노 하나 주세요.
라떼 두 개 주세요.
봉투 하나 주세요.
젓가락 두 개 주세요.
냅킨 세 개 주세요.

Tip: Some people say 두 개요 / 세 개요, but as a beginner, 두 개 주세요 is cleaner and safer.

Drill 3: Convenience Store Scenario (1 minute)

Situation: You buy a drink/snack and ask for a bag and receipt.

A (Customer): 이거 주세요.
B (Clerk): 네. 더 필요하세요? (Okay. Anything else?)
A (Customer): 봉투 하나 주세요.
B (Clerk): 네.
A (Customer): 영수증 주세요.
B (Clerk): 여기요. (Here you go.)

Two takeaways:

이거 주세요 works even when you don’t know the item name.
봉투 / 영수증 come up constantly in real life.

4 Questions Clerks Ask a Lot (with beginner-safe answers)

몇 개 드릴까요? (How many?)
→ 하나 주세요. / 두 개 주세요.
따뜻한 거 드릴까요? (Hot?)
→ 네. / 아니요. (Keep it short today.)
여기서 드세요? 가져가세요? (Here or to-go?)
→ 가져갈게요. (To-go.)
or 여기서 먹을게요. (Here.)
포인트/적립 하세요? (Points/membership?)
→ 아니요. (No.)

Pronunciation Notes (common mistakes)

주세요: say it clearly as 주-세-요. If you rush, it can sound sloppy. Slow is better.
두 개: it means “two items.” You can say it smoothly, but keep it clear.
이거/저거/그거: pronounce in two beats: 이-거 / 저-거 / 그-거.

Homework (5 minutes)

1) Mirror practice (10 times each)

이거 주세요.
저거 주세요.
그거 주세요.

2) Add quantity (10 times)

커피 하나 주세요.
물 두 개 주세요.
봉투 하나 주세요.

3) Final test (record yourself)

Say these 4 sentences smoothly, in order:

이거 주세요.
두 개 주세요.
봉투 하나 주세요.
영수증 주세요.

Recap

American Learns Korean Day6 is not about long grammar. It’s about winning real-life situations with one powerful phrase: 주세요. Short, polite, effective.

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