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“About how long will it take for…” in Korean

식사가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요?

siksaga naogikkaji eolmana geollilkkayo?

Situation: Dining out & orderingLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

About how long will it take for the food to come out?

-기까지 means “until (something happens),” marking the endpoint of time. -(으)ㄹ까요? asks while guessing, so the question sounds softer than a direct one.

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

Syllables: 15 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [식싸가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
식사가
식	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄱ	sik
사	ㅅ+ㅏ	[싸] sa
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
나오기까지
나	ㄴ+ㅏ	na
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
까	ㄲ+ㅏ	kka
지	ㅈ+ㅣ	ji
얼마나
얼	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㄹ	eol
마	ㅁ+ㅏ	ma
나	ㄴ+ㅏ	na
걸릴까요
걸	ㄱ+ㅓ+ㄹ	geol
릴	ㄹ+ㅣ+ㄹ	lil
까	ㄲ+ㅏ	kka
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). 식사 → [식싸]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

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

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Question 1 What does “식사가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요?” mean?

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Answer: About how long will it take for the food to come out

Question 2 How do you say “About how long will it take for the food to come out” in Korean?

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Answer: 식사가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요? siksaga naogikkaji eolmana geollilkkayo?

Question 3 How is “식사가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [식싸가 나오기까지 얼마나 걸릴까요]

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