“Would you like to have a meal together” in Korean

같이 식사하실래요?

gachi siksahasillaeyo?

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Would you like to have a meal together?

-실래요? politely asks about the other person’s wish. 식사 sounds more formal than 밥.

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [가치 식싸하실래요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
같이
같	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅌ	[가] ga
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[치] chi
식사하실래요
식	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄱ	sik
사	ㅅ+ㅏ	[싸] sa
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
실	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄹ	sil
래	ㄹ+ㅐ	lae
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Palatalization: a final ㄷ or ㅌ followed by 이 or 히 is pronounced ㅈ or ㅊ. 같이 → [가치]
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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
같이	adverb	together	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “같이 식사하실래요?” mean?

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Answer: Would you like to have a meal together

Question 2 How do you say “Would you like to have a meal together” in Korean?

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Answer: 같이 식사하실래요? gachi siksahasillaeyo?

Question 3 How is “같이 식사하실래요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [가치 식싸하실래요]

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