Unit 20
Working a Part-Time Job at a Convenience Store

Lesson
Grammar: -μΈκ°μ?
- -μΈκ°μ? [-in-ga-yo?] comes from the verb μ΄λ€ [i-da], meaning "to be," and this ending is used to politely inquire about something.
- μ¬κ³ΌμΈκ°μ? [sa-gwa-in-ga-yo?] Is it an apple?
- 컀νΌμΈκ°μ? [keo-pi-in-ga-yo?] Is it a coffee?
μ΄κ±° μΈμΌ μνμΈκ°μ? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
Is this on sale?
- μ΄κ±° [i-geo] means "this"
- μΈμΌ [se-il] comes from the word "sale"
- μνμΈκ°μ? [sang-pum-in-ga-yo?] means "Is it a product?"
Grammar: -κ³ μμ΄μ
- -κ³ μμ΄μ [-go i-sseo-yo] is used to describe an action that is currently happening or in progress.
- 곡λΆνκ³ μμ΄μ [gong-bu-ha-go i-sseo-yo] I am studying.
- μ¬κ³ μμ΄μ [swi-go i-sseo-yo] I am resting.
μ€μ νΌμΌνΈ μΈμΌνκ³ μμ΄μ. [o-sip peo-sen-teu se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo]
It's 50% off.
- μ€μ νΌμΌνΈ [o-sip peo-sen-teu] means "50%"
- μΈμΌνκ³ μμ΄μ [se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "A sale is happening."
- μΌμ νΌμΌνΈ μΈμΌνκ³ μμ΄μ [sam-sip peo-sen-teu se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "It's 30% off."
μνμ νμ¬νκ³ μμ΄μ. [won-peu-rwon haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo]
It's a buy one, get one free deal.
- μνμ [won-peu-rwon] means "1+1" (buy one, get one free)
- μ [won] = one, ν [peul] is the first syllable of νλ¬μ€ [peul-reo-seu] = plus
- νμ¬νκ³ μμ΄μ [haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "A promotion/event is happening."
- ν¬νμ νμ¬νκ³ μμ΄μ [tu-peu-rwon haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "It's a buy two, get one free deal."
Conversation
- A: μ΄κ±° μΈμΌ μνμΈκ°μ? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
Is this on sale? - B: λ€, μ€μ νΌμΌνΈ μΈμΌ νκ³ μμ΄μ.
Yes, it's 50% off.
- A: μ΄κ±° μΈμΌ μνμΈκ°μ? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
Is this on sale? - B: λ€, κ·Έκ±°λ μνμ νμ¬νκ³ μμ΄μ.
Yes, that's a buy one, get one free deal. - A: μ΄κ±Έλ‘ μ£ΌμΈμ. [i-geol-ro ju-se-yo]
I'll take this one, please. - B: νλ λ κ³¨λΌ μ μ£Όμλ©΄ κ³μ°ν΄ λ릴κ²μ.
If you pick one more, I'll check you out.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| κ°μ Έκ°λ€ [ga-jyeo-ga-da] | to take away |
| λ²λ¦¬λ€ [beo-ri-da] | to throw away |
| μΈμΌνλ€ [se-il-ha-da] | to be on sale |
| νμ¬νλ€ [haeng-sa-ha-da] | to hold an event |
