Korean BBQ (๊ณ ๊ธฐ์ง, gogi-jip) is a social feast where you grill the meat at your own table. You order by portions, call the staff over when you need them, and share everything. Here's how to do it.
- ๐ฐ๐ท ์ฌ๊ธฐ์! โ yeo-gi-yo โ Over here! / Excuse me! The normal way to call staff.
- ๐ฐ๐ท ์ผ๊ฒน์ด 2์ธ๋ถ ์ฃผ์ธ์. โ sam-gyeop-sal i-in-bun ju-se-yo โ Two servings of pork belly, please. Meat is ordered by ์ธ๋ถ (portions).
- ๐ฐ๐ท ์ด๊ฑฐ ์ฃผ์ธ์. โ i-geo ju-se-yo โ This one, please (while pointing at the menu).
- ๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฌผ ์ข ์ฃผ์ธ์. โ mul jom ju-se-yo โ Some water, please.
- ๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ์ฐฌ ๋ ์ฃผ์ธ์. โ ban-chan deo ju-se-yo โ More side dishes, please. Refills are free!
- ๐ฐ๐ท ๋ง์์ด์! โ ma-si-sseo-yo โ It's delicious!
- ๐ฐ๐ท ๊ณ์ฐํ ๊ฒ์. โ gye-san-hal-ge-yo โ I'll pay now / The bill, please.
With these you can run a whole BBQ dinner in Korean. The pronunciation clicks fast once you hear it back โ practise with a Korean speaker and you'll be calling out ์ฌ๊ธฐ์! with confidence.