Shopping 6: Test Yourself

Answers are below.

1.  You want to find a market.  How do you spell market in Korean?

2.  You go to the market, and you enter a clothing store.  How do you say clothes?

3.  You enter the store, and the shop owner says, "어서오세요."  That means "welcome."  You find a shirt you want to buy for your friend.  Ask how much it is.

4.  The person says 만칠천 원이에요.  How much is the shirt?

5.  You think that's too expensive.  How do you say so?

6.  How do you ask for a discount?

7.  The shop owner says 만오천 원.  How much is that?

8.  You decide to accept the price.  Say, "Yes."

9.  You want to ask if he'll accept a credit card.  What should you say?

10.  You want a bag so the shirt doesn't get dirty.  What should you say?

11.  You want a receipt in case you want to take the shirt back.  What should you say?

12.  As you leave the shopkeeper says, "감사합니다."  What does that mean?

13.  You see a sign on a building that says 백화점.  What does that mean?

14.  You see a sign that says 싸!  What's another Korean word with a somewhat similar meaning?

Answers:  1. 시장  2.  옷  3. 얼마예요?  4. 17,000 won  5. 너무 비싸요.  6. 좀 깎아주세요.  7. 15,000 won  8. 네  9. 신용 카드로 돼요?  10. 봉투 주세요.  11. 영수증주시겠어요?  12. Thank you.  13. department store  14. 할인 (싸 means "cheap" and 할인 means "discount")

Shopping 5: Checking Out

1. 포인트 카드 있으세요?
Do you have a point card?
poh-een-tuh kah-duh ee-suh-say-yo?
Break it down:
포인트 카드: point card
있다: to have
-으세요: polite verb ending



2.  네, 있어요.
Yes, I have one.
nay, ee-soh-yo

Break it down:
네:  yes
있다:  to have
요:  polite ending



3.  없어요.
I don't have one.
ohp-soh-yo

Break it down:
없다:  to not have



4.  신용 카드로 돼요?
Do you accept credit cards?
sheen-yong  kah-duh-roh  dway-yo?

Break it down:
신용 카드:  credit card
로:  a particle that attaches to words and means "through" or "via"
되다:  a verb that means many things--in this case it means to be acceptable


5. 영수증주시겠어요?
Could you please give me a receipt?
yung-soo-jung joo-shee-kes-oh-yo?

Break it down:
영수증:  receipt
겠:  add this to a verb to create the future tense
주시겠어요:  very polite way of saying "please"--like "won't you please do this?"



6. 현금 and 돈이
cash and money
hyun-gum, tohn-ee

Good words to know.



7.  Quiz Yourself
Answers below.

1.  Your friend runs out of cash and asks, "돈이 있으세요?"  What does that mean?

2.  You go to a little shop to buy 떡볶이, marshmallowy rice noodles, for a snack.  You don't have cash, so you want to know if they'll accept a credit card.  What should you ask?

3.  You go to a small clothing shop to buy your friend a gift.  They don't give you a receipt, but you need one.  What should you ask?





1.  Do you have money? 2. 신용 카드로 돼요?  3. 영수증주시겠어요?

Shopping 4: Please give me a bag.

1.  봉투 필요하세요?
Do you need a bag?
bong-too  pee-lyo-hah-say-yo?

Break it down:
봉투:  bag
필요하다:  to need
-세요:  polite verb ending

At Korean supermarkets you usually have to pay extra for bags, about 500 won.




2.  봉투 주세요.
Please give me a bag.
bong-too  joo-say-yo

Break it down:
봉투:  bag
주세요:  please give




3.  쓰레기?  종이?
Trash (bag)?  Paper?
suh-leh-gee?  jong-ee?

In Korea you don't usually buy garbage bags in packs.  Rather, the plastic bags they give you at the supermarket are to be used for garbage.




4.  봉투 두 개 주세요.
Please give me two bags.
bong-too  doo-gay  joo-say-yo

Break it down:
봉투:  bag
둘:  two
개:  counting word
주세요:  please give

Also:
봉투 한 개:  one bag
봉투 두 개:  two bags
봉투 세 개:  three bags
봉투 네 개:  four bags
봉투 열 개: ten bags

There are two ways to say numbers in Korean.  Use 일, 이, 삼... when talking about money.  And use 한 개, 두 개, 세 개... when asking for a number of things.

You'll also use this numbering system for ages and telling time.



5.  Quiz Yourself

Answers are below.

1.  At the supermarket, the clerk asks "봉투 필요하세요?"  What does that mean in English?

2.  The clerk doesn't ask if you want a bag, but you need one.  What should you say?

3.  The clerk asks 쓰레기?  종이?  You answer 종이 봉투 주세요.  What was your answer?

4.  You want ten garbage bags.  What should you say?

5.  How do you say four (of something)?

6.  How do you say three (of something)?





Answers:  1. Do you need a bag?  2. 봉투 주세요.  3. Paper bag please.  4. 쓰레기 봉투 열 개 주세요.  5. 네 개  6. 세 개

Shopping 3: Useful Vocabulary

1.  Shopping Vocabulary

시장	market	shee-jang
백화점	department store	bek-wah-jum
가게	store	kahg-ay
쇼핑	shopping	shoh-ping
싸	cheap, inexpensive	sah
슈퍼마겟	supermarket	shoo-puh-mah-ket
상자	box	sahng-ja
봉투	bag (also means envelope)	bong-too
할인	discount	hah-reen
식품	food/groceries	sheek-poom
화장품	makeup	hwa-jang-poom
옷	clothing	oh(t)
품	product	poom

2.  Quiz Yourself


Translate the words to Korean:

1.  clothing

2.  store

3.  discount

4.  market

5.  groceries

6.  bag

7.  cheap

8.  makeup

9.  product

10. department store

Shopping 2: How much is it? Can I get a discount?

1.  얼마예요?
How much is it?
ohl-mah-ay-yo?

Break it down:
얼마나:  how much/ how many
이다:  to be
예요:  form of 이다



2.  ____원이에요.
It's ____ won.
____ wahn  ee-ay-yo.

Break it down:
원:  won, Korean currency
이에요:  form of 이다 (to be)



Bargaining is common in Korean markets, so here are a few expressions to help you get the price down:

3.  너무 비싸요.
It's too expensive.
noh-moo  pee-sah-yo

Break it down:
너무:  too
비싸:  expensive
요:  polite ending



4.  좀 깎아주세요.
Please cut the price a little.
johm  kah-kah-joo-say-yo

Break it down:
좀:  a little
깎다:  to trim down
주세요:  please



5.  Quiz Yourself

Answers below.

1.  How do you ask the price?

2.  The store owners tells you, "이만육천원이에요."  What does that mean?

3.  How do you say something is too expensive?

4.  How do you ask for a discount?










Answers:  1. 얼마예요?  2.  It's 26,000 won.  3. 너무 비싸요.  4. 좀 깎아주세요.

Shopping 1: Saying Prices

1. Numbers

Prices in Korea are in won. 1,000 won is about one US dollar, so you'll get a lot of practice using thousands when shopping in Korea.

1	일	il
2	이	ee
3	삼	sam
4	사	sah
5	오	oh
6	육	yook
7	칠	chil
8	팔	pahl
9	구	goo
10	십	ship
100	백	bek
1,000	천	chun
10,000	만	mahn

Form numbers like this:

19 is 십구, literally "ten nine"

20 is 이십, literally "two ten"

21 is 이십일, literally "two ten one"

The "p" in 십 becomes a "b" sound when numbers come after it. So you say ee ship (20), but you say ee shib il (21).

But when 십 is followed by a six, the "p" becomes like an "m." 26 is said ee shim yook, not ee ship yook.

When it's one hundred, one thousand, etc., don't say "one." Rather, just say the number.

100 is 백, not 일백

10,000 is 만, not 일만

The same pattern follows for forming larger numbers:

2,000: 이천

1,538: 일천오백삼십팔

But in Korean numbers are formed around the ten-thousands place rather than the thousands place.

30,000 is 삼만, not 삼십천

11,000 is 만일천

428,000 is 사십이만팔천

To turn that into won, just add 원 afterwards. The symbol is ₩.

627,000 won is 육십이만칠천 원

2. Quiz Yourself

Answers are below.

A. Write these numbers in Korean:

1. 1,000

2. 3,500

3. 78

4. 45,000

5. 905,028

B. Write these numbers in digits:

6. 육십사

7. 백사

8. 사만사천이백

9. 오십구만이천

10. 칠천팔백십육

Answers: 1. 천 2. 삼천오백 3. 칠십팔 4. 사만오천 5. 구십만오천 이십팔 6. 64 7. 104 8. 34,200 9. 592,000 10. 7,816