Ordering
Get a server's attention and order food or drinks using the [noun] 주세요 pattern.
Getting attention: 여기요 / 저기요
In many countries, calling out to a waiter feels rude — in Korea, it's completely normal and expected. 여기요 ('over here') and 저기요 ('over there,' more like 'excuse me') are how you politely flag down staff at a restaurant, café, or store. Say it a bit louder than a whisper — nobody will think you're being pushy, that's just how service works here. Either word gets you noticed; 여기요 is the more common everyday choice.
Raise your hand slightly and say this to get a server's attention before ordering. Totally normal, not rude.
[noun] 주세요 — the ordering pattern
주세요 means 'please give me' and attaches right after any noun — no complicated grammar needed. Want water? 물 주세요. Want the menu? 메뉴 주세요. This one pattern lets you order almost anything in a restaurant or shop for the rest of Level 1.
Ask for this the moment you sit down if there's no menu on the table.
Restaurants usually serve water for free, but it never hurts to ask.
Ordering drinks: 아메리카노 한 잔 주세요
Remember the native-Korean numbers and counters from Unit 2? They're back: 한 잔 means 'one cup/glass,' using 한 (the counter-form of 하나) plus 잔, the counter for drinks. Put a drink name in front and 주세요 on the end: [drink] + [number]잔 주세요.
잔 is the counter for cups/glasses — 두 잔 is 'two,' 세 잔 'three,' just like 개/명/살 from Unit 2.
Ordering at a café counter
Say it out loud
Listen, then repeat aloud. Matching the rhythm matters more than perfection.