“Could I have a small plate” in Korean: 앞접시 좀 주세요

앞접시 좀 주세요

apjeopsi jom juseyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Could I have a small plate?

In shared-dish Korean meals, this asks for a small plate to serve yourself.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [압쩝씨 좀 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
앞접시
앞	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㅍ	[압] ap
접	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅂ	[쩝] jeop
시	ㅅ+ㅣ	[씨] si
좀	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅁ	jom
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”.

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 앞접시 → [압쩝씨]

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 “앞접시 좀 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Could I have a small plate

Question 2 How do you say “Could I have a small plate” in Korean?

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Answer: 앞접시 좀 주세요 apjeopsi jom juseyo

Question 3 How is “앞접시 좀 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [압쩝씨 좀 주세요]

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