Let's learn about "메뉴 좀 볼 수 있을까요?"

메뉴 좀 볼 수 있을까요? : Can we have the menu, please?; Could we have a minute to look over the menu?; Could I get a chance to look at the menu, please?; Menu, please.

ex)

A. 주문하시겠습니까, 손님? : Are you ready to order, sir?

B. 메뉴 좀 잠깐 볼게요 : Could we have a minute to go over the menu?

A. 죄송합니다. 천천히 보세요 : Oh, I’m sorry. Please take your time

[other expressions]

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있나요? (honourific by '-요')

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있어요? (honourific by '-요')

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있는지요? (honourific by '-요')

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있지요? (honourific by '-요')

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있죠? (honourific by '-요'; -죠 is a short form of -지요?)

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있을까요? (honourific by '-요')

- 메뉴 좀 볼 수 있습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘스’)

[explanations]

* 메뉴 : menu

* -를 : a particle makes 메뉴 objective after a word ends in a vowel; this omitted

* 좀 : (1) a little (2) please in the sentence

* 보다 : see; look; watch

* 볼 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense and attributive)

* 수 : a way; a method

* 가 : a particle makes 옮길 수 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a vowel

* 있다 : [Pronunciation: 읻따] (1) be; exist; there is[are] (2) [as the form of -를/을/-ㄹ 수 있다] be able to do

* 있을까요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -을(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -까?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 있지요? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -지?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 있습니까 : 있(the stem of 있다) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an  honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* a verb + -니? / -나? / -냐? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? / -을까? / -지? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb +  -나? / -는가? / -ㄴ가? / -는지? / -ㄴ지? / -어? / -아? / -을까? / -지? + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix

* a verb + -습니까? / -ㅂ니까? : an honourific interrgative verb ending suffix by ‘-시-‘ / ‘-요'

 

* 주문 : [注文] an order; ordering; an indent; a request; a wish

* 주문하다 : order (a thing) from; give (a person) an order for (a thing); place an order with (a person); indent for (goods)

* 주문하겠습니까? : 주문하(the stem of 주문하다) + -겠(one's will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an interrogative descriptive verb ending suffix)

* 손님 : (1) [=방문객] a caller; a visitor; company (2) [=초대되어 온 사람] a guest; [=체류객] a sojourner; [호텔] a guest; [하숙] a boarder; [아파트] a lodger (3) [=고객] a customer; a patron; custom; trade

* 볼게요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -ㄹ(a suffix makes a verb future tense) + -게(one's will; a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* 미안 : sorry

* 미안하다 : be sorry

* 죄송 : apology

* 죄송하다 : apologize

* 죄송합니다 : 죄송하(the stem of 죄송하다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ')

* 천천히 : slowly; without haste; leisurely; gradually

* 보세요 : 보(the stem of 보다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -어(a descriptive verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific ending suffix)

* a verb + -세요 : an honourific verb ending suffix means "Please ~"