How to Say “Chopsticks, please” in Korean: 젓가락 주세요

젓가락 주세요

jeotgarak juseyo

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Chopsticks, please.

Korean chopsticks are flat and made of metal. “Noun + 주세요” lets you ask for almost anything. A spoon is 숟가락.

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

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [젇까락 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
젓가락
젓	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅅ	[젇] jeot
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	[까] ga
락	ㄹ+ㅏ+ㄱ	rak
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). 젓가 → [젇까]

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 “젓가락 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Chopsticks, please

Question 2 How do you say “Chopsticks, please” in Korean?

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Answer: 젓가락 주세요 jeotgarak juseyo

Question 3 How is “젓가락 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [젇까락 주세요]

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