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Let’s take a closer look at how Ben asks for an item without knowing its name.
Do you remember how Ben Morris says,
"That, please."
그거 주세요. (Geu-geo ju-se-yo.)
The standard way of asking for something follows a simple pattern.
First is 그거 (geu-geo), "that." 그거. 그거.
Next is the phrase 주세요 (ju-se-yo), meaning "give me, please." 주세요. 주세요.
주세요 is from the verb 주다 (ju-da), "to give." 주다 (ju-da).
All together, it’s 그거 주세요 (geu-geo ju-se-yo) which literally means "that, give me please," but translates as "That, please." 그거 주세요.
그거 주세요. (Geu-geo ju-se-yo.)
Do you remember how the clerk says,
"Here you are."
여기 있습니다. (Yeo-gi it-seum-ni-da.)
First is 여기 (yeo-gi), "here." 여기. 여기.
Next is 있습니다 (it-seum-ni-da), in this case, think of it as "it is," as in "here it is." 있습니다. 있습니다.
있습니다 is the formal form of 있다 (it-da), meaning "to exist or to be, in this context." 있다.
The formal sentence-final ending -습니다 is used by the supermarket clerk to show respect to the customer.
Together, it’s 여기 있습니다 (yeo-gi it-seum-ni-da) which literally means "here, (the object) exists", but translates as "here you are" in English.
여기 있습니다. (Yeo-gi it-seum-ni-da.)
The pattern is
{ITEM} 주세요. (ju-se-yo.)
{ITEM} , please.
{ITEM} 주세요. (ju-se-yo.)
To use this pattern, simply replace the {ITEM} placeholder with the thing you want.
Imagine you’d like some water. 물 (mul). 물. 물.
Say
"Water, please."
Ready?
물 주세요. (Mul ju-se-yo.)
"Water, please."
물 주세요. (Mul ju-se-yo.)
In Korean, the following three words refer to a thing depending on the distance from the speaker and the listener:
For things located close to the speaker, 이거(i-geo), "this."
이거.
이거.
For things located far from the speaker but close to the listener, 그거 (geu-geo), "that."
그거.
And finally, for things located far from both the speaker and listener, 저거 (jeo-geo), "that over there."
저거 (jeo-geo).
저거.

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