How to say “I'll eat here” in Korean

여기서 먹을게요

yeogiseo meogeulgeyo

Said as 여기서 머글께요

Phrase #58 of the top 100 · Food & shopping

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅇsilentconsonant
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ㅕ“yeo”vowel
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여“yeo”block

A block can't start with a vowel, so a silent ㅇ holds the first spot.

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 여기서 머글께요.

Looks like먹을but say머글

The final ㄱ of 먹 moves into the empty ㅇ slot of 을.

Looks like을게요but say을께요

After the future ending -ㄹ, the next ㄱ is pronounced as a tense ㄲ.

Tip: Say 머글께요; the ending -ㄹ게요 always sounds like 'l-kke-yo'.

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