kino Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 FIRST QUESTION OF TRANSLATION SECTION I speak zero Korea except for knowing what "Kimchi" is at a Korean BBQ restaurant. What are some tips or useful ways I can get around without speaking Korean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Anyeli Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I speak zero Korean and found that in Seoul it’s not that difficult to communicate. When speaking to taxi drivers it’s best to show them the address in their letters. Some don’t understand our alphabet. Using google translate while not that efficient is also helpful. When asking for help I find that asking young people as opposed to older, will be better ods that they will speak some English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 jajangmyeon1 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 The experience was the opposite for me. I’m so glad I know enough Korean to ask the locals or to know places or to read the menu. Otherwise google translate is your best friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 somedayskiesareblue Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 7:40 PM, Kimc217 said: How difficult is it to order food at restaurants or communicate with wait staff? Most wait staff generally speak Korean, unless you are at Itaewon area. However, you can always point at the pictures and get by. If you have time, you can learn some of the more basic phrases through this video (http://www.sweetandtastytv.com/blog/korean-phrases-ordering-food-at-a-restaurant) and this page (https://www.90daykorean.com/ordering-food-korean-restaurant/). Alternatively, you can use the food delivery apps - the popular ones like Yogiyo are in Korean but there are English apps too (big chains like Mcdonalds, Shuttle for Itaewon area, Uber eats for Gangnam area, Helpmeemo). Supermarkets and convenience stores are also usually within walking distance so if you need a quick fix without the hassle of ordering at a restaurant, you can usually grab lunchboxes at these places. Hope the above is of some help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 somedayskiesareblue Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 i would recommend using papago naver mobile site on your web browser. google translate is usually not as accurate. you can type what you want to say, and show the locals the translated sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kimc217 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 How difficult is it to order food at restaurants or communicate with wait staff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tmin Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 A lot of newer food places also have English options below. Quite a few people also speak some English in Korea too (am Korean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I speak zero Korea except for knowing what "Kimchi" is at a Korean BBQ restaurant. What are some tips or useful ways I can get around without speaking Korean.
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