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expressionUsed to call someone’s attention, especially service staff; “Excuse me,” “Over here,” “Hello.”
yeogiyo
Pronunciation
Etymology
From 여기 (“here”) + 요 (polite sentence ending).
Examples
여기요, 주문할게요.
yeogiyo, jumunhalgeyo.
Excuse me, I’d like to order.
저기요 말고 여기요라고 해도 돼요.
jeogiyo malgo yeogiyorago haedo dwaeyo.
You can say “yeogiyo” instead of “jeogiyo.”
Character Breakdown
여
yeo
syllable in 여기 (“here”)
기
gi
syllable in 여기 (“here”)
요
yo
polite ending/particle
Collocations
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