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Dialogue

저희 주문을 음식이 나오기 전에 다시 확인해 볼 수 있을까요?

juh-HEE joo-MOON-uhl um-SHEE-gee nah-OH-gee juh-NEH tah-SHEE hwah-GEEN-hae bol soo ee-SSEUL-KKAH-yoh? Could we review our order before the food comes out?

어떤 내용을 확인하고 싶으세요?

uh-TTUN NAE-yong-uhl hwah-GEEN-ha-go SHEE-puh-SEH-yoh? What would you like to confirm?

저는 매운맛이 아니라 순한 맛으로 주문했어요.

juh-nun mae-oon-MAH-shee ah-nee-rah SOON-hahn MAH-suh-roh joo-MOON-hae-SUH-yoh. I asked for the mild version, not the spicy one.

주방에 확인해 볼게요.

joo-BAHNG-eh hwah-GEEN-hae bol-KKAY-yoh. Let me check that with the kitchen.

제가 가장 걱정하는 건 반찬이에요.

jeh-GAH KAH-jahng guhk-JJUNG-ha-nun gun pahn-CHAH-nee-eh-YOH. The side dish is the part I am most worried about.

주문을 정확히 준비할 수 있도록 메모를 분명하게 남길 수 있어요.

joo-MOON-uhl jung-HWAH-kee joon-BEE-hahl soo eet-TTOH-rohk MAY-moh-rul boon-MYUNG-ha-geh nahm-GEEL soo ee-SUH-yoh. I can add a clear note so the order is prepared correctly.

도움이 되네요. 저희는 그냥 음식이 주문한 대로 나오기를 바라요.

DOH-oo-mee dweh-NEH-yoh. juh-HEE-nun guh-NYAHNG um-SHEE-gee joo-MOON-han DAE-roh nah-OH-gee-rul bah-RAH-yoh. That helps. We just want the meal to match our order.

이해해요. 음식이 나오기 전에 확인하는 게 더 좋아요.

ee-HEH-heh-yoh. um-SHEE-gee nah-OH-gee juh-NEH hwah-GEEN-ha-nun geh duh joh-AH-yoh. I understand. It is better to check before the food arrives.

음식이 나오기 전에 주문을 확인해 주실 수 있을까요?

um-SHEE-gee nah-OH-gee juh-NEH joo-MOON-uhl hwah-GEEN-hae joo-SHEEL soo ee-SSEUL-KKAH-yoh? Could you confirm the order before the food is served?

지금 확인해 보고 바꿔야 할 게 있으면 말씀드릴게요.

jee-GUHM hwah-GEEN-hae boh-GOH bah-KKWOH-yah hahl-KKEH ee-SUH-myuhn mahl-SSEUM-deu-RIL-KKAY-yoh. Let me check now and tell you if anything needs changing.

Word by Word

저희 저희 means “we” or “our” in a humble way, as the customers speak to restaurant staff. It is used before a noun, as in 저희 주문. Use it when representing yourself or your group politely in a service situation.

주문을 주문을 means “the order” as the object being checked. 을 marks 주문 as what the action 확인해 is done to. Use 주문을 before an action that concerns the order, such as checking it.

음식이 음식이 means “the food” as the subject of the event. 이 marks 음식 as what comes out or is served. Use a noun followed by 이 when that noun is the subject of an action or event.

나오는 나오는 means “coming out” or “being served” in a restaurant context. The supplied unit does not occur exactly in the dialogue; the dialogue uses 나오기 in 음식이 나오기 전에. The idea is the food arriving before the order is checked.

전에 전에 means “before” and places one event earlier than another. In 음식이 나오기 전에, it marks the time before the food comes out. Use it after a time expression or a nominalized action when setting a deadline or sequence.

다시 다시 means “again” and shows that the order will be checked another time. It appears in 다시 확인해 볼, meaning to check once more. Use 다시 before an action when repeating it after an earlier attempt or check.

확인해 확인해 means “check” or “confirm” and connects to 볼 in 확인해 볼. It presents checking the order as the action the speaker wants to try. Use 확인해 before a following form when asking someone to verify information.

볼 볼 contributes the idea of trying or seeing whether an action can be done in 확인해 볼. It is not literal seeing here; 확인해 보다 means to try checking. A reusable pattern is verb + 아/어 보다 for trying an action, especially when making a tentative attempt.

수 수 means a possibility or way in the construction 볼 수 있을까요. Together with the surrounding forms, it asks whether the action is possible. Use 수 after a verb form in the reusable possibility pattern verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있다.

있을까요 있을까요 closes a polite question about whether something is possible, as in 볼 수 있을까요. Here it helps make a respectful request to restaurant staff. Use the -을까요 question ending when politely asking about a possibility or inviting a response.

어떤 어떤 means “what kind of” or “which” and asks the customer to identify the relevant details. It directly modifies 내용을 in 어떤 내용을. Use 어떤 before a noun when asking someone to specify a type, choice, or detail.

내용을 내용을 means “the content” or “the details” as the object of 확인하고 싶으세요. 을 marks 내용 as what the staff member wants the customer to identify. Use it when asking about the specific information or details that need checking.

확인 확인 is the checking or confirmation element in 확인하고. It combines with 하다 to express performing a check, and 하고 then connects that action to 싶으세요. Use 확인 with information, an order, or details that need verification.

하고 하고 connects 확인 to 싶으세요, giving the meaning “want to check.” It is the connective form of 하다 in this expression, not a separate request by itself. Use an action followed by 하고 싶다 to say that someone wants to do that action.

싶으세요 싶으세요 means “would you like” or “do you want” in a polite question. In 확인하고 싶으세요, it asks what the customer would like to check. Use verb + 고 싶으세요 when politely asking about another person’s desired action.

저는 저는 means “I” as the topic of the customer’s statement. 는 marks the speaker as the topic while the sentence explains the requested flavor. Use 저는 when introducing your own preference, experience, or correction in polite conversation.

매운맛이 매운맛이 means “the spicy flavor” as the option being excluded. 이 marks 매운맛 as the subject before 아니라 in 매운맛이 아니라. Use it when identifying the spicy option in a contrast about the requested taste.

아니라 아니라 means “not A, but rather B” in the contrast 매운맛이 아니라 순한 맛으로. It rejects the spicy option before presenting the mild option. Use the pattern A가/이 아니라 B when correcting one choice and replacing it with another.

순한 순한 means “mild” and modifies 맛 in 순한 맛으로. It identifies the flavor the customer actually ordered. Use 순한 before a food-related noun when describing a mild version or flavor.

맛으로 맛으로 means “as the flavor” or “with that flavor” in the order. 로 marks 순한 맛 as the selected form of the dish. Use a noun followed by 으로 when specifying the option or form chosen for an order.

주문했어요 주문했어요 means “ordered” and refers to a completed order. It is the polite past form of 주문하다, so the customer explains what was requested earlier. Use it with the ordered item or option when clarifying a previous request to staff.

주방에 주방에 identifies the kitchen as the place or party with which the staff member will check. 에 marks the target of that checking in 주방에 확인해 볼게요. Use it when saying that information will be verified with a particular place or department.

볼게요 볼게요 means “I will check” in this context because it completes 확인해 볼게요. The ending -ㄹ게요 presents the speaker’s intention or promise to do something. Staff can use this form when offering to take an immediate action for the customer.

제가 제가 means “I” as the subject of 걱정하는. 가 identifies the person who has the concern, namely the customer. Use 제가 when emphasizing who performs an action or has a feeling.

가장 가장 means “most” and marks the strongest or highest degree of concern. In 가장 걱정하는, it identifies the issue the customer worries about the most. Use 가장 before a descriptive expression when selecting the greatest degree among several possibilities.

걱정하는 걱정하는 means “worrying about” and modifies 건 in 제가 가장 걱정하는 건. It describes the concern that is being identified as the main one. Use a verb in this modifying form before a noun when describing an ongoing concern or action.

건 건 is the shortened form of 것은 and means “the thing that” or “as for the thing.” In 제가 가장 걱정하는 건 반찬이에요, it turns the preceding description into the topic being identified. Use a modifying clause followed by 건 when naming or evaluating the thing described by that clause.

반찬이에요 반찬이에요 means “it is the side dish,” identifying 반찬 as the customer’s main concern. The ending makes the statement polite. Use a noun followed by a polite copular ending when identifying what something is in conversation.

정확히 정확히 means “accurately” or “correctly” and describes how the order should be prepared. It modifies 준비할 in 정확히 준비할 수 있도록. Use it before an action when stressing that details must be followed without error.

준비할 준비할 means “prepare” in the form used before 수 있도록. It presents preparing the order as the action that should be possible. Use this verb form before a possibility or purpose expression when describing an action to be completed.

있도록 있도록 means “so that it can be” in 정확히 준비할 수 있도록. It introduces the purpose of leaving a clear note: enabling the order to be prepared correctly. Use an action or possibility clause followed by 도록 when expressing a desired purpose or result.

메모를 메모를 means “the note” as the object that the staff member can leave. 을 marks 메모 as what is recorded in 분명하게 남길. Use 메모를 when referring to a written note that records instructions or special requests.

분명하게 분명하게 means “clearly” and describes how the note will be written or recorded. It helps ensure that the kitchen understands the customer’s request. Use it before an action involving instructions, notes, or explanations when clarity matters.

남길 남길 means “leave” or “record” in 메모를 분명하게 남길 수 있어요. It presents leaving the note as an action that is possible for the staff member. Use it with an object such as a note when recording information for someone else to use.

있어요 있어요 means “can” or “is able to” in 남길 수 있어요. With 수, it expresses that leaving a clear note is possible. Use verb + 을/ㄹ 수 있어요 when offering or stating that an action can be done.

도움이 도움이 means “help” as the subject of 도움이 되네요. 이 marks 도움 as what becomes helpful. Use 도움이 되다 when an action, explanation, or offer is useful to someone.

되네요 되네요 means “that helps” or “it turns out to be helpful” in 도움이 되네요. The ending -네요 conveys the speaker’s immediate reaction or recognition. Use it when responding to something that has just proved useful or noticeable.

저희는 저희는 means “we” or “as for our group” in a humble, polite form. 는 marks the group as the topic of the customers’ wish. Use it when speaking for yourself and accompanying people while explaining a shared preference or requirement.

그냥 그냥 means “just” or “simply” and softens the customers’ explanation of what they want. Here it shows that they are asking only for the meal to follow the order. Use 그냥 before a statement when presenting a simple or limited wish.

주문한 주문한 means “ordered” and modifies 대로 in 주문한 대로. It refers to the order already placed and describes how the meal should appear. Use a completed-action modifier before 대로 when saying that something should happen according to an earlier action.

대로 대로 means “as” or “according to” and links the meal’s result to the order already made. In 주문한 대로, it means “as ordered.” Use a noun or modifying clause followed by 대로 when asking for an outcome to follow instructions or an established plan.

나오기를 나오기를 marks the event of the food coming out as what the customers hope for in 나오기를 바라요. 기 nominalizes the action, and 를 marks that desired event as the object of 바라요. Use verb + 기를 바라다 when expressing hope that an event will happen.

바라요 바라요 means “hope” or “want” and expresses the customers’ desired result. It follows 나오기를, so the hope concerns the food coming out as ordered. Use a desired event followed by 바라요 when stating what outcome you wish for.

이해해요 이해해요 means “I understand” or “I understand your concern” in the staff member’s reply. It acknowledges the customer’s explanation before offering a solution. Use it in polite conversation when showing that you have understood someone’s point or request.

확인하는 확인하는 means “checking” and modifies 게 in 확인하는 게 더 좋아요. It turns the action of checking into the activity being evaluated. Use this modifying form before 게 when discussing whether an action is good, useful, or preferable.

게 게 is a shortened form of 것이 and means “the act or thing that” in 확인하는 게 더 좋아요. It makes checking the topic of the evaluation. Use a verb in its modifying form followed by 게 when saying that doing an action is good or preferable.

더 더 means “more” or “better” and gives the comparison in 더 좋아요. Here it says that checking before the food arrives is preferable. Use 더 before an adjective or descriptive expression when comparing one option with another.

좋아요 좋아요 means “is good” or “is better” in 확인하는 게 더 좋아요. With 더, it gives advice that checking beforehand is the preferable choice. Use an action followed by 게 좋아요 when recommending that someone do that action.

주실 주실 appears in 확인해 주실 수 있을까요 and respectfully frames the staff member’s action as something done for the customer. It is part of a polite request, not a standalone meaning of “give.” Use an action followed by 아/어 주실 수 있을까요 when politely asking someone to do something for you.

지금 지금 means “now” and sets the time of the staff member’s checking. It appears before 확인해 보고, showing that the action will begin immediately. Use 지금 before an action when stating that it is happening at the present time.

보고 보고 contributes the meaning “after checking” in 확인해 보고 바꿔야 할 게 있으면. It connects the checking action to the next action of telling the customer. Use an action followed by 아/어 보고 when saying that someone will try or complete it and then continue with another action.

바꿔야 바꿔야 means “needs to be changed” or “must change” in 바꿔야 할 게. It marks a change as necessary for anything that does not match the order. Use this form when identifying an action that must be done to correct a problem.

할 할 means “to do” in the phrase 바꿔야 할 게, describing something that needs an action. Together with 바꿔야, it identifies a thing that requires changing. Use a verb in this modifying form before 게 when referring to something that needs to be done.

있으면 있으면 means “if there is” or “if something exists” in 바꿔야 할 게 있으면. 면 makes the existence of a needed change the condition for the next action. Use a noun followed by 이/가 있으면 when giving an instruction or promise that applies if something is present.

말씀드릴게요 말씀드릴게요 means “I will tell you” in a humble and respectful way. The staff member promises to report the result if anything needs changing. Use it after a condition such as 있으면 when promising to give the listener an update.

Grammar Points

V-(으)ㄴ 대로

주문한 대로

joo-MOON-han DAE-roh

as ordered

Attach 대로 to a completed verb to mean “as” or “according to” how an action was done.

V-기 전에

음식이 나오기 전에

um-SHEE-gee nah-OH-gee juh-NEH

before the food comes out

Attach 전에 to the verb’s -기 form to express that one action happens before another.

Korean Vocabulary

가장 adv

KAH-jahng most

걱정하는 verb

guhk-JJUNG-ha-nun worrying about

내용 noun

NAE-yong content; details

다시 adv

tah-SHEE again

매운맛 noun

mae-oon-MAHT spicy flavor

반찬 noun

pahn-CHAN side dish

순한 맛 phrase

SOON-hahn MAHT mild flavor

어떤 det

uh-TTUN what kind of; which

저희 pron

juh-HEE we; us (humble)

주문 noun

joo-MOON order

주방 noun

joo-BAHNG kitchen

확인 noun

hwah-GEEN check; confirmation

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What would you like to confirm?

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어떤 내용을 확인하고 싶으세요?

I asked for the mild version, not the spicy one.

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저는 매운맛이 아니라 순한 맛으로 주문했어요.

Let me check that with the kitchen.

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주방에 확인해 볼게요.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

worrying about

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걱정하는

we; us (humble)

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저희

check; confirmation

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확인

kitchen

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주방