이거 따뜻하게 데워주세요.
i-geo tta-tteut-ha-ge de-wo-ju-se-yo
Please heat this up.
데우다 = heat up. Microwave service is standard for hot meal items.
The Korean convenience store (편의점) is a unique institution — open 24/7, with hot food, instant ramen prep stations, ATMs, package pickup, and bill payment. Knowing how to navigate it expands your options dramatically.
Translate something specific →이거 따뜻하게 데워주세요.
i-geo tta-tteut-ha-ge de-wo-ju-se-yo
Please heat this up.
데우다 = heat up. Microwave service is standard for hot meal items.
나무젓가락 주세요.
na-mu-jeot-ga-rak ju-se-yo
Wooden chopsticks, please.
Available behind the counter, free with food purchases.
빨대 주세요.
ppal-dae ju-se-yo
A straw, please.
For takeaway drinks.
봉투 필요해요.
bong-tu pi-ryo-hae-yo
I need a bag.
봉투 = bag. Plastic bags now cost ₩100–200 in Korea.
ATM 어디에 있어요?
ATM eo-di-e i-sseo-yo
Where is the ATM?
Most CU and GS25 stores have ATMs accepting foreign cards (Plus/Cirrus network).
교통카드 충전해 주세요.
gyo-tong-ka-deu chung-jeon-hae ju-se-yo
Please recharge my T-money card.
교통카드 = transit card. T-money cards charged at any 편의점.
얼마예요?
eol-ma-ye-yo
How much is it?
Universal.
계산은 카드로 할게요.
gye-san-eun ka-deu-ro hal-ge-yo
I'll pay by card.
Cashier may try to ring you up in cash — clarify.
멤버십 적립할까요?
mem-beo-sip jeok-rip-hal-kka-yo
Should I add membership points?
Cashier asks this. If you don't have a Korean membership, just say 아니요 (no).
도시락 어디에 있어요?
do-si-rak eo-di-e i-sseo-yo
Where are the lunch boxes?
도시락 = bento. Korean 편의점 도시락 is a meal-replacement category in itself.
Korean convenience stores are categorically different from Western 7-Elevens. CU, GS25, and 7-Eleven are the big three; smaller chains include emart24 and Mini Stop. They sell fresh prepared food, alcohol 24/7 (including overnight on weekends), parcel deliveries, transit card recharges, and airport-bus tickets. The hot food section ranges from 80%-decent to surprisingly good. Microwaves and hot water dispensers for instant ramen are standard. Many people eat full meals in store at the small stand-up counters near the front.
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