Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to Restaurant Essentials

    • What You'll Be Learning
  • 02

    Things to Know

    • Korea's Eating Culture

    • Important Slang: 맛집

    • Restaurant Types

    • Food Categories

    • Is the restaurant open? Operation Hours 영업시간
  • 03

    Walking into a Restaurant

    • Push or Pull? Fixed and Sliding Doors

    • Being Greeted - 어서 오세요

    • How many people? - 몇 분 이세요?

    • No Available Seating/Break Time/Closed.

    • Making a Reservation

    • Listening Quiz 1

    • Listening Quiz 2
  • 04

    Being Seated

    • Types of seating

    • Reservations

    • Being Seated

    • Picking where to sit

    • Clearing A Table

    • Changing Tables

    • Extra Chairs

    • Combining Tables
  • 05

    The Menu

    • Menu - 메뉴 vs 메뉴판

    • Asking for the Menu

    • Asking for things - How to sound more Natural

    • Understanding the Menu
  • 06

    Choosing What To Eat

    • What Do You Want To Eat?

    • Explaining What I Want To Eat

    • Group Decision Making

    • Let's Share Something

    • Suggesting or Asking for Suggestions

    • Rejecting A Suggestion

    • Not Knowing What To Eat
  • 07

    Getting Staff Attention

    • Buttons and Bells

    • Don't be shy!

    • Getting Attention - 저기요! 여기요!

    • I will place an order. - 주문할게요

    • Endearing Terms for older staff members.

  • 08

    Placing an Order

    • Where To Order

    • How can I help you? - 뭘로 드릴까요?

    • One Item Orders

    • Multiple Item Orders - Lists

    • Of Each - 씩

    • Counter Particles

    • Draft Beer Ordering by Volume - CC

    • Portions - 인분

    • How many people does it serve? Is it big or small?

    • Vegan / Vegetarian

    • Halal/Kosher

    • Allergies

    • Needing more time before ordering / I'm not ready yet
  • 09

    Modifying Menu Items

    • Removing Ingredients

    • Don't Give XYZ

    • Changing the Taste / Spiciness

  • 10

    Cancelling/Changing an Order

    • Changing Your Order Mid-Order

    • Changing Your Order After You've Ordered

    • Cancelling an item
  • 11

    Your Food is Ready

    • Listening for your order number

    • Receiving food at the table
  • 12

    Etiquette at the Table

    • Before Eating - 잘 먹겠습니다

    • Two Hands

    • Distributing Cutlery

    • Don't Do This With Chopsticks!

    • Waiting for Elders

    • Pouring and Being Poured Alcohol

    • Before Drinking Alcohol

    • How Koreans Eat

    • How to Refuse Alcohol

    • Leaving Early

    • When The Meal Ends
  • 13

    During Meal

    • Things To Say
  • 14

    Asking the Staff

    • Asking for Extra items

    • More side dishes - 반찬

    • Changing the grill or hot plate

    • Where's the Bathroom?

    • Restaurant Room Temperature

    • Ways to Not Stink After BBQ
  • 15

    Complaints & Problems

    • Wrong Order

    • Eating the Wrong Order

    • Food hasn't arrived

    • Something wrong with the taste

    • Something is in the food

    • Not Cooked enough / Food is Cold

    • Getting something reheated

    • Drink's Too Strong

    • Asking For A Refund

    • If You Want To Cause A Fuss
  • 16

    Ending Your Meal

    • Removing the hot coals

    • Clearing the Table

    • Wrapping things to go

    • Ordering Takeout

    • Extra Takeout Requests
  • 17

    Paying

    • Korean Culture on Paying the Bill

    • Settling/Calculating the Bill

    • Splitting the Bill

    • Signing when using Cards

    • Receipts
  • 18

    Leaving the Restaurant

    • Wrapping Up The Meal

    • Saying Goodbye
  • 19

    Finding a Restaurant

    • Reading Addresses