Japanese
Korean
Food delivery
❃ Food delivery
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배달 주문 되나요?
[ Baedal jumun doenayo? ] -
Can I order for delivery?
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주소가 어떻게 되세요?
[ Jusoga eotteoke doeseyo? ] -
What is your address?
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이 호텔 삼백이 호입니다.
[ I hotel sambaegi hoimnida. ] -
It's room 302 of this hotel.
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문 앞에 두고 가 주세요.
[ Mun ape dugo ga juseyo. ] -
Please leave it in front of the door.
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벨 누르고 문 앞에 두고 가세요.
[ Bel nureugo mun ape dugo gaseyo. ] -
Ring the bell and leave it at the door.
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배달 시간은 얼마나 걸려요?
[ Baedal siganeun eolmana geollyeoyo? ] -
How long will the delivery take?
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삼십 분 정도 걸립니다.
[ Samsip bun jeongdo geollimnida. ] -
It will take about 30 minutes.
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배달비는 삼천 원입니다.
[ Baedalbineun samcheon wonimnida. ] -
The delivery fee is 3,000 won.
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만나서 카드 결제 할게요.
[ Mannaseo kadeu gyeolje halgeyo. ] -
I will pay by card in person (upon delivery).
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일회용 숟가락과 젓가락 넣어 주세요.
[ Ilhoeyong sutgarakgwa jeotgarak neoeo juseyo. ] -
Please include disposable spoons and chopsticks.
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치맥 시켰어요.
[ Chimaek sikyeosseoyo. ] -
I ordered fried chicken and beer (Chimaek).
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음식이 아직 안 왔어요.
[ Eumsigi ajik an wasseoyo. ] -
The food hasn't arrived yet.
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주문한 음료수가 빠졌어요.
[ Jumunhan eumnyosuga ppajyeosseoyo. ] -
The drink I ordered is missing.
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배달 앱으로 피자 시키자.
[ Baedal aebeuro pija sikija. ] -
Let's order pizza on the delivery app.
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한강 공원에서도 배달받을 수 있어요.
[ Hangang gongwoneseodo baedalbadal su isseoyo. ] -
You can even get delivery at the Han River park.
South Korea’s food delivery culture, known as Baedal (배달), is not just a convenient service; it is a way of life and an absolute marvel of modern logistics. While food delivery exists worldwide, the Korean system is unparalleled in speed, scale, and accessibility. You can order practically anything—from steaming hot stews and sushi to iced coffees and desserts—at almost any hour of the day or night. To do this, locals rely on ubiquitous apps like "Baedal Minjok" (Baemin) or "Yogiyo". But the true magic of Korean Baedal lies in its boundaries—or rather, the lack thereof. You do not need to be inside a house to receive food. If you are having a picnic by the Han River, you can simply open the app, drop a pin at your exact location on the grass, and a delivery driver on a scooter will find you and hand over your meal. The undisputed king of Korean delivery food is Chimaek (치맥), a brilliant portmanteau of Chicken (치킨) and Maekju (맥주 - beer). Ordering extremely crispy, double-fried Korean chicken with ice-cold beer to a riverside park is considered a quintessential Seoul experience. Historically, traditional restaurants like Chinese-Korean spots delivered meals in real ceramic bowls. Once you finished eating, you would leave the dirty dishes in a blue plastic bag outside your front door for the driver to collect later. While the rise of modern apps has shifted much of the industry toward disposable containers (일회용기 - Ilhoeyonggi), the unparalleled speed and incredible convenience of getting a full, restaurant-quality meal delivered anywhere within 30 minutes remain a defining pillar of Korean urban life.
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