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.

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์—ฌ๊ธฐ์š”! โ€” yeo-gi-yo โ€” Over here! / Excuse me! The normal way to call staff.
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‚ผ๊ฒน์‚ด 2์ธ๋ถ„ ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”. โ€” sam-gyeop-sal i-in-bun ju-se-yo โ€” Two servings of pork belly, please. Meat is ordered by ์ธ๋ถ„ (portions).
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ด๊ฑฐ ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”. โ€” i-geo ju-se-yo โ€” This one, please (while pointing at the menu).
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฌผ ์ข€ ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”. โ€” mul jom ju-se-yo โ€” Some water, please.
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฐ˜์ฐฌ ๋” ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”. โ€” ban-chan deo ju-se-yo โ€” More side dishes, please. Refills are free!
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ง›์žˆ์–ด์š”! โ€” ma-si-sseo-yo โ€” It's delicious!
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ„์‚ฐํ• ๊ฒŒ์š”. 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 ์—ฌ๊ธฐ์š”! with confidence.