There are many Korean markets, bakeries and restaurants around the capital, particularly in the Annandale area, known as Little Korea. In addition, sections of the larger Oriental markets sell ready-prepared or ready-to-cook Korean dishes, and some have a corner for Korean bakery goods. For a better dining experience, here's some useful  Hangeul phrases:

To catch a server's eye = yuh-gi-oh, meaning "here";
Please give me = juseyo, which you add to each of your menu orders;
For more of something, add doh in front of the number you want to have more of. So one more would be Han-gae doh juseyo = Give me one more, please. For two more, substitute deu-gae doh, three more sea-gae doh, four more nae-gae doh.
Cheers = cuhm-bae.
I ate well = chal-mo-guh-soom-needa.

I don't speak Hangeul - these phrases come courtesy of Gourmet magazine.

 

 

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