How to Say “Lots of ice, please” in Korean: 얼음 많이 주세요

얼음 많이 주세요

eoreum mani juseyo

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Lots of ice, please.

얼음 means “ice” and 많이 means “a lot.” For less ice, say 얼음 적게. A handy line at a café on a hot day.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [어름 마니 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
얼음
얼	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㄹ	[어] eo
음	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㅁ	[름] reum
많이
많	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[마] ma
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[니] ni
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 얼음 → [어름]
Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 많이 → [마니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “얼음 많이 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Lots of ice, please

Question 2 How do you say “Lots of ice, please” in Korean?

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Answer: 얼음 많이 주세요 eoreum mani juseyo

Question 3 How is “얼음 많이 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [어름 마니 주세요]

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