How to Say "I'd like to pay" in Korean
The usual way to say it in a restaurant or cafe is 계산해 주세요, meaning “Please let me pay / the bill, please.” If you're telling the staff you'll settle up, 계산할게요 is also very natural.
The most common way
gyesanhae juseyo
Please let me pay; the standard way to ask for the bill or signal you want to settle up.
How to say it: Say it as gye-san-hae ju-se-yo with even stress; 계 is closer to “gyeh” than “gee,” and 해 should not sound like English “hay.”
Other ways to say it
- formal
gyesan butakdeurilgeyo
I'd like to ask you to bring the bill / let me settle, please.
When to use it: Use in a formal restaurant, a business meal, or when you want to sound especially polite to staff.
- polite, softer
gyesan jom hae juseyo
Could I get the bill, please? A slightly softer request.
When to use it: Use when you want to soften 계산해 주세요 without being casual.
- casual, polite
gyesanhalgeyo
I'll settle up / I'll pay now.
When to use it: Use at the counter or when telling staff you're ready to pay; polite but direct.
- offering to pay
jega gyesanhalgeyo
I'll get the bill / I'll pay for this.
When to use it: Use with friends or colleagues when offering to pay for everyone.
- bill-focused
gyesanseo juseyo
Please give me the bill/check.
When to use it: Use when you specifically want the printed bill, often before paying.
- payment method
kadeuro gyesanhalgeyo
I'll pay by card.
When to use it: Use when a staff member asks how you'll pay or when handing over your card.
In a conversation
- A
, .
jeogiyo, gyesanhae juseyo.
Excuse me, I'd like to pay.
- B
, ?
ne, kadeuro hasigesseoyo?
Sure, will you pay by card?
- A
, .
ne, kadeuro gyesanhalgeyo.
Yes, I'll pay by card.
Common mistakes
지불하고 싶어요→ 계산할게요지불하다 is a formal or administrative word for paying; in a restaurant it sounds stiff and unnatural.
계산을 주세요→ 계산서 주세요You ask for the bill with 계산서, not “calculation” with 주세요.
돈을 내고 싶어요→ 계산할게요Literally “I want to hand over money”; native speakers use 계산하다 for settling a bill.