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TOPIK 3noun

키오스크

kioseukeu

키오스크가 · 키오스크를

self-order kiosk, touchscreen ordering machine

Example

요즘은 식당에서도 키오스크로 주문해요.

These days you order at a kiosk even in restaurants.

Word parts

From English 'kiosk'; in Korea it almost always means a touchscreen machine for ordering and paying, not a street stall.

Good to know

Common in fast-food places and cafés. Many older people find them hard to use, so some shops keep a staffed counter too.