How to Say “Could I have a little more broth” in Korean

국물 좀 더 주세요

gungmul jom deo juseyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

Could I have a little more broth?

For when the soup runs low in a stew or noodle dish. Many places refill it for free.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 4

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
국물
국	ㄱ+ㅜ+ㄱ	[궁] gung
물	ㅁ+ㅜ+ㄹ	mul
좀	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅁ	jom
더	ㄷ+ㅓ	deo
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”.

Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 국물 → [궁물]

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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Answer: 국물 좀 더 주세요 gungmul jom deo juseyo

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