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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Korean with Fexingo. I'm Lucas and this is Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! And I just got back from a Korean restaurant, and I realized we haven't talked about paying the bill yet. Lucas: Oh, that's such a good point. It's a super important skill. So today, we're going to learn how to ask for the bill and pay at a Korean restaurant. Luna: Perfect. I actually fumbled a bit today. I just said 'bill please' in English. Lucas: Well, after this episode, you'll be able to say it in Korean. Let's start with the most basic one: 계산서 주세요. Luna: 계산서 주세요. Lucas: Great. 계산서 means 'bill' and 주세요 means 'please give me'. So literally 'bill please give me'. Luna: 계산서 주세요. That's easy to remember. Lucas: Yeah. Now, when you're ready to pay, you can say 계산서 주세요 to the server. Luna: 계산서 주세요. Okay, what if I want to pay by card? Lucas: Then you ask 카드 돼요? Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: 카드 means 'card' and 돼요 means 'is it okay?' So 'is card okay?'. Luna: 카드 돼요? That seems straightforward. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want to split the bill, you say 나눠서 계산할게요. Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. That's a mouthful. Lucas: Let's break it down. 나눠서 means 'dividing' and 계산할게요 means 'I'll calculate'. So 'I'll calculate by dividing'. Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. Okay, I'll practice that. Lucas: And when the server hands you the card machine, they might say 여기 있습니다. Luna: 여기 있습니다. Lucas: 여기 means 'here' and 있습니다 means 'there is'. So 'here it is'. Luna: 여기 있습니다. That's like 'here you go'. Lucas: Exactly. And after you pay, you can say 감사합니다. Luna: 감사합니다. That one I know. Lucas: Of course. So let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine we're at a restaurant. Luna: Okay, I'll be you. Lucas: So I'll be the server. You say: 계산서 주세요. Luna: 계산서 주세요. Lucas: 네, 여기 있습니다. Luna: 카드 돼요? Lucas: 네, 카드 돼요. Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. Lucas: 네, 알겠습니다. Luna: 감사합니다. Lucas: Perfect! You just paid the bill in Korean. Luna: That felt good. But I think I need more practice with 나눠서 계산할게요. Lucas: Sure. Say it with me: 나눠서 계산할게요. Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. Lucas: 나눠서 계산할게요. Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. I think I got it. Lucas: You're a natural. Luna: So Lucas, I've been thinking. This show helps me learn Korean without any ads. That's really nice. Lucas: Yeah, we deliberately keep it ad-free. If it's helping you make progress, and you want to support that, there's a link: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a great way to keep the show going. Anyway, back to the restaurant. What if I want to pay in cash? Lucas: Good question. For cash, you can just hand over the money and say 여기 있습니다. Luna: 여기 있습니다. And they'll give change. Lucas: Right. But today's phrases are enough for now. Let's review them once more. Luna: 계산서 주세요. Lucas: 카드 돼요? Luna: 나눠서 계산할게요. Lucas: 여기 있습니다. Luna: 감사합니다. Lucas: Excellent. Practice these before your next Korean meal, and you'll be all set. Luna: I'm definitely going to use them next time. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. Thanks for listening to Learn Korean with Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Bye everyone!