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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