How to say “Not spicy, please” in Korean
안 맵게 해 주세요
an maepge hae juseyo
Said as 안 맵께 해 주세요
Phrase #56 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
+ㅏ“a”vowel
+ㄴ“n”end consonant
안“an”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 안 맵께 해 주세요.
Looks like맵게but say맵께
After a final ㅂ, the next ㄱ becomes a tense ㄲ.
Tip: Close your lips on 맵 without releasing, then snap out a tight 'kke'.
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