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주문하다 conjugation

to order (food, goods) · jumunhada · sounds like [주문하다]

Short answer: “To order (food, goods)” in Korean is 주문하다 (jumunhada). Polite present: 주문해요 (jumunhaeyo); past: 주문했어요 (jumunhaesseoyo); future: 주문할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Note: with noun + 하다 verbs, 안 and 못 go before 하다 — 주문 안 해요, not 안 주문해요.

주문하다 in sentences

All forms of 주문하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요주문해요[주문해요]jumunhaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다주문합니다[주문함니다]jumunhamnida
casual-아/어주문해[주문해]jumunhae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다주문한다[주문한다]jumunhanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?주문합니까?[주문함니까]jumunhamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요주문하고 있어요[주문하고 이써요]jumunhago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요주문했어요[주문해써요]jumunhaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다주문했습니다[주문핻씀니다]jumunhaetseumnida
casual-았/었어주문했어[주문해써]jumunhaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다주문했다[주문핻따]jumunhaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요주문할 거예요[주문할 꺼예요]jumunhal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다주문할 겁니다[주문할 껌니다]jumunhal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야주문할 거야[주문할 꺼야]jumunhal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다주문하겠습니다[주문하겓씀니다]jumunhagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …주문 안 해요[주문 안 해요]jumun an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요주문 안 했어요[주문 안 해써요]jumun an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요주문하지 않아요[주문하지 아나요]jumunhaji anayo
cannot못 …주문 못 해요[주문 모태요]jumun mot haeyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요주문하세요[주문하세요]jumunhaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요주문하셨어요[주문하셔써요]jumunhasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다주문하십니다[주문하심니다]jumunhasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요주문하세요[주문하세요]jumunhaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요주문해 주세요[주문해 주세요]jumunhae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요주문하지 마세요[주문하지 마세요]jumunhaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다주문합시다[주문합씨다]jumunhapsida
let’s … (casual)-자주문하자[주문하자]jumunhaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라주문해라[주문해라]jumunhaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고주문하고[주문하고]jumunhago
… so / and then-아/어서주문해서[주문해서]jumunhaeseo
if …-(으)면주문하면[주문하면]jumunhamyeon
… but-지만주문하지만[주문하지만]jumunhajiman
because …-(으)니까주문하니까[주문하니까]jumunhanikka
… and / but (background)-는데주문하는데[주문하는데]jumunhaneunde
even if …-아/어도주문해도[주문해도]jumunhaedo
while …-(으)면서주문하면서[주문하면서]jumunhamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고주문하려고[주문하려고]jumunharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러주문하러[주문하러]jumunhareo
before …-기 전에주문하기 전에[주문하기 저네]jumunhagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에주문한 후에[주문한 후에]jumunhan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는주문하는[주문하는]jumunhaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ주문한[주문한]jumunhan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ주문할[주문할]jumunhal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요주문하고 싶어요[주문하고 시퍼요]jumunhago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요주문할 수 있어요[주문할 쑤 이써요]jumunhal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요주문할 수 없어요[주문할 쑤 업써요]jumunhal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요주문해야 해요[주문해야 해요]jumunhaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요주문해도 돼요[주문해도 돼요]jumunhaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요주문하면 안 돼요[주문하면 안 돼요]jumunhamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기주문하기[주문하기]jumunhagi

How 주문하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 주문해요, 주문했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 주문합니다, 주문하면.

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Questions

How do you say “order” in Korean?

“To order (food, goods)” is 주문하다 (jumunhada), pronounced [주문하다]. In a sentence: 치킨을 주문했어요. — I ordered fried chicken.

What is the past tense of 주문하다?

주문했어요 (jumunhaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 주문하다 (“to order (food, goods)”). Formal: 주문했습니다; casual: 주문했어.

How do you say 주문하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 주문해요 (jumunhaeyo). Formal: 주문합니다. Casual, with close friends: 주문해.

How do you say “I want to order” in Korean?

주문하고 싶어요 (jumunhago sipeoyo), pronounced [주문하고 시퍼요].

Is 주문하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 주문해요, 주문했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 주문합니다, 주문하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check