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en At the restaurant 1   »   ko 레스토랑에서 1

29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [스물아홉]

29 [seumul-ahob]

레스토랑에서 1

[leseutolang-eseo 1]

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Is this table taken? 이 테--- 비---? 이 테이블이 비었어요? 0
i t-------i b------e---? i t-------- b----------? i teibeul-i bieoss-eoyo? i t-i-e-l-i b-e-s--e-y-? -----------------------?
I would like the menu, please. 메뉴 좀 갖----. 메뉴 좀 갖다주세요. 0
m---- j-- g----------. me--- j-- g----------. menyu jom gajdajuseyo. m-n-u j-m g-j-a-u-e-o. ---------------------.
What would you recommend? 뭘 추------? 뭘 추천하시겠어요? 0
m--- c----------------e---? mw-- c--------------------? mwol chucheonhasigess-eoyo? m-o- c-u-h-o-h-s-g-s--e-y-? --------------------------?
I’d like a beer. 맥주- 주--. 맥주를 주세요. 0
m--------- j-----. ma-------- j-----. maegjuleul juseyo. m-e-j-l-u- j-s-y-. -----------------.
I’d like a mineral water. 생수- 주--. 생수를 주세요. 0
s---------- j-----. sa--------- j-----. saengsuleul juseyo. s-e-g-u-e-l j-s-y-. ------------------.
I’d like an orange juice. 오렌- 주-- 주--. 오렌지 주스를 주세요. 0
o----- j-------- j-----. ol---- j-------- j-----. olenji juseuleul juseyo. o-e-j- j-s-u-e-l j-s-y-. -----------------------.
I’d like a coffee. 커피- 주--. 커피를 주세요. 0
k-------- j-----. ke------- j-----. keopileul juseyo. k-o-i-e-l j-s-y-. ----------------.
I’d like a coffee with milk. 커피- 우-- 넣- 주--. 커피에 우유를 넣어 주세요. 0
k----- u------ n----e- j-----. ke---- u------ n------ j-----. keopie uyuleul neoh-eo juseyo. k-o-i- u-u-e-l n-o--e- j-s-y-. -----------------------------.
With sugar, please. 설탕- 넣- 주--. 설탕을 넣어 주세요. 0
s--------e-- n----e- j-----. se---------- n------ j-----. seoltang-eul neoh-eo juseyo. s-o-t-n--e-l n-o--e- j-s-y-. ---------------------------.
I’d like a tea. 차를 주--. 차를 주세요. 0
c------ j-----. ch----- j-----. chaleul juseyo. c-a-e-l j-s-y-. --------------.
I’d like a tea with lemon. 차에 레-- 넣- 주--. 차에 레몬을 넣어 주세요. 0
c---e l-----e-- n----e- j-----. ch--- l-------- n------ j-----. cha-e lemon-eul neoh-eo juseyo. c-a-e l-m-n-e-l n-o--e- j-s-y-. ------------------------------.
I’d like a tea with milk. 차에 우-- 넣- 주--. 차에 우유를 넣어 주세요. 0
c---e u------ n----e- j-----. ch--- u------ n------ j-----. cha-e uyuleul neoh-eo juseyo. c-a-e u-u-e-l n-o--e- j-s-y-. ----------------------------.
Do you have cigarettes? 담배 있--? 담배 있어요? 0
d----- i---e---? da---- i-------? dambae iss-eoyo? d-m-a- i-s-e-y-? ---------------?
Do you have an ashtray? 재떨- 있--? 재떨이 있어요? 0
j--------i i---e---? ja-------- i-------? jaetteol-i iss-eoyo? j-e-t-o--i i-s-e-y-? -------------------?
Do you have a light? 라이- 있--? 라이터 있어요? 0
l----- i---e---? la---- i-------? laiteo iss-eoyo? l-i-e- i-s-e-y-? ---------------?
I’m missing a fork. 포크- 없--. 포크가 없어요. 0
p------ e----e---. po----- e--------. pokeuga eobs-eoyo. p-k-u-a e-b--e-y-. -----------------.
I’m missing a knife. 나이-- 없--. 나이프가 없어요. 0
n------- e----e---. na------ e--------. naipeuga eobs-eoyo. n-i-e-g- e-b--e-y-. ------------------.
I’m missing a spoon. 숟가-- 없--. 숟가락이 없어요. 0
s--------i e----e---. su-------- e--------. sudgalag-i eobs-eoyo. s-d-a-a--i e-b--e-y-. --------------------.

Grammar prevents lies!

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