A Korean Phrase for Asking whether a seat is free: "여기 자리 있어요?"

"여기 자리 있어요?" means "Is this seat free?" and it's the basic Korean expression used for asking whether a seat is free. It's very handy when eating out at a restaurant. To answer, you can say something like "네, 이쪽으로 앉으세요." (Yes, please sit here). You can keep the conversation going by reacting with something like "감사합니다." (Thank you).