How to say coffee in Korean

• 아이스 아메리카노 주세요An iced americano, pleaseaiseu amerikano juseyoPolite

  Café order

  Written아이스 아메리카노 주세요

  Read exactly as written.

• 따뜻한 거로 주세요A hot one, pleasettatteuthan georo juseyo · said 따뜨탄 거로 주세요Polite

  Café — choosing hot over iced

  Written따뜻한 거로 주세요

  Said따뜨탄 거로 주세요

  1. 1뜻한 → 뜨탄+ㅎ

     ㅎ merges into ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ/ㅈ and turns them into breathy ㅋ/ㅌ/ㅍ/ㅊ.

     ㅎ adds a puff of air. ㅎ merges with a neighboring ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅈ into ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ. 축하해 is said 추카해 (chu-ka-hae), 좋다 is said 조타.

• 얼음 빼 주세요No ice, pleaseeoreum ppae juseyo · said 어름 빼 주세요Polite

  Café drinks

  Written얼음 빼 주세요

  Said어름 빼 주세요

  1. 1얼음 → 어름Linking

     A final consonant slides onto the next syllable when that syllable starts with ㅇ.

     The consonant moves forward. When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a silent ㅇ, the consonant slides over and starts the next syllable. 먹어 is said 머거 (meo-geo).

• 여기서 먹을게요I'll eat hereyeogiseo meogeulkkeyo · said 여기서 머글께요Polite

  Café — eat in or take away?

  Written여기서 먹을게요

  Said여기서 머글께요

  NoteThe ending -ㄹ게 is always pronounced tense [께], but written 게

• 포장해 주세요To go, pleasepojanghae juseyoPolite

  Takeaway

  Written포장해 주세요

  Read exactly as written.

• 와이파이 비밀번호 뭐예요What's the Wi-Fi password?waipai bimilbeonho mwoyeyoPolite

  Café or hotel

  Written와이파이 비밀번호 뭐예요

  Read exactly as written.

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