At the restaurant 식당에서

English almost always puts a small word — an article — before a singular countable noun. Use A before a consonant SOUND: a coffee, a menu, a waiter. Use AN before a vowel SOUND: an hour, an apple (it is about the sound, so "an hour" because the "h" is silent). Use THE when both people know which one: Can I have the menu? (the one on this table), The waiter is here. Many languages, like Korean, have no articles, so learners drop them — but in English you cannot say "I want coffee" as "I want a coffee" is the natural order. To order: I'd like a coffee, please.

영어는 단수 가산명사 앞에 거의 항상 작은 단어 — 관사 — 를 놓아요. 자음 소리 앞엔 A: a coffee, a menu, a waiter. 모음 소리 앞엔 AN: an hour, an apple(소리 기준이라 "h"가 묵음인 "an hour"). 둘 다 어느 것인지 알 때 THE: Can I have the menu?(이 테이블의 그것), The waiter is here. 한국어 같은 많은 언어엔 관사가 없어서 학습자가 빼지만 — 영어에선 "I'd like a coffee"가 자연스러워요. 주문: I'd like a coffee, please.