How to say "Please give me" in Korean

The natural way Koreans say "Please give me" — with the polite form, close alternatives, and audio for every line.

When to use it

Put any noun in front of 주세요 and you can order, buy or ask for almost anything. If you learn one word before travelling, learn this one.

Polite form

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  주시겠어요?

  jusigesseoyo?

  Use this with strangers, anyone older than you, and at work.

Other ways to say it

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  물 주세요

  mul juseyo

  = Water, please

  Noun plus 주세요. That is the whole pattern.
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  이거 주세요

  igeo juseyo

  = This one, please

  Point and say it. Works in every shop and restaurant.
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  조금만 주세요

  jogeumman juseyo

  = Just a little, please

  Useful when someone is piling food on your plate.

In a sentence

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  계산서 주세요.

  gyesanseo juseyo.

  The bill, please.
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  물 한 잔 주세요.

  mul han jan juseyo.

  A glass of water, please.