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Recent research on request speech act of Korean, have focused merely on the request strategy rather than the expressions itself or reactions toward the request. This study, however, has investigated how Korean native speakers(KNS)’ reaction to request expressions of non-native speakers of Korean(NNS) and the impact of non-preferred expressions. Through preliminary survey, 7 request expressions were selected and demonstrated to KNS participants. According to the research, 80% of KNS participants answered that they would accept NNS’ request, however 1/3 of them reported that non-preferred expressions were unpleasant. In addition, NNS’s personality was more negatively evaluated by KNS participants when non-preferred expressions were used. Most of KNS participants concluded that NNS produced non-preferred request because they lack cultural understanding rather than linguistic knowledge.