Learn Hardcore Korean: baedalbiga bissaseo geunyang pojanghae gallae. - The delivery fee is expensive, so I’ll just take it to go.

-아/어서 attaches to a verb/adjective stem to give a reason or cause: 비싸서 = because it’s expensive.
The clause before -서 typically doesn’t take tense markers like -었/았; tense is expressed in the following clause or by context.
It’s natural for neutral, factual reasons. When you explicitly justify a request/command/suggestion, -(으)니까 is often preferred, but in everyday speech -아/어서 also appears frequently.

Why is it 배달비가 and not 배달비는?

-가 marks the subject that is directly responsible for the reason: “the delivery fee is (the thing that’s) expensive.”
-는 would topicalize/contrast: 배달비는 비싸서… = “as for the delivery fee, it’s expensive (implying contrast with something else, like dine-in).”
Both are grammatically fine; -가 is the default, unmarked choice for presenting the reason.

What nuance does 그냥 add? Can I drop it?

What exactly does 포장해 가다 mean?

Literally “pack (it) and go (with it).”
In food contexts it idiomatically means “to get it to go/take it out.”
Common service phrases:
- Customer: 포장해 갈게요. (I’ll take it to go.)
- Customer to staff: 포장해 주세요. (Please make it to-go.)

Is 포장해서 갈래 also correct? What’s the difference from 포장해 갈래?

포장해서 갈래 = “Shall we pack it and then go?” (sequential connective)
포장해 갈래 uses the auxiliary pattern “V-아/어 가다,” which emphasizes doing something and moving away with the result.
Both are natural; the nuance difference is small. In speech, either is fine.

Can I say just 포장할래? Does it mean the same thing?

포장할래 = “Do you want to/will you pack it?” In food contexts it’s often understood as takeout, but it doesn’t explicitly mention leaving with it.
포장해 갈래 makes the “take it with you” part explicit, so it’s clearer for takeout.

Is this a question or a statement? What does -(으)ㄹ래 mean?

-(으)ㄹ래? asks preference/intention: “Would you like to…?” “Shall we…?”
Without question intonation/punctuation, -(으)ㄹ래. can state the speaker’s intention: “I’ll / I’d rather …”
So 포장해 갈래. can mean “I’ll just take it to go.” Context and intonation decide.

How polite or casual is this? How do I make it more polite?

The given sentence is casual (banmal).
Politer options:
- Suggestion: 배달비가 비싸서 그냥 포장해 갈까요?
- Polite ask: 배달비가 비싸서 그냥 포장해 갈래요?
- Stating your plan: 배달비가 비싸서 그냥 포장해 갈게요.
- Request to staff: 배달비가 비싸서 포장해 주세요.
Very formal: 배달비가 비싸서 포장해 가겠습니다.

What about spacing—포장해 갈래 or 포장해갈래?

Can I drop particles like -가 here?

What’s the difference between 배달비, 배송비, and 배달료?

배달비: delivery fee, especially for food delivery.
배송비: shipping fee for parcels/online orders.
배달료: a more formal/literary word for delivery charge; less common in daily conversation.
Also heard: 배달 요금, 배달비용 (delivery charge/cost).

Any pronunciation tips for the sentence?

배달비가 비싸서 그냥 포장해 갈래
Roughly: bae-dal-bi-ga bi-ssa-seo geu-nyang po-jang-hae gal-lae.
Note the double-s sound in 비싸서 and the clear “l-l” in 갈래 (ㄹㄹ). Natural phrasing: 배달비가 | 비싸서 | 그냥 | 포장해 갈래.

Where’s the tense here? How would I say it in the past?

비싸서 is timeless; -ㄹ래 expresses present/future intention/preference.
Past outcome: 배달비가 비싸서 그냥 포장해 갔어요. (Because the delivery fee was expensive, I ended up getting it to go and left.)
Polite present plan: … 포장해 가요. Future intention (casual): … 포장해 갈 거야.