Unit 20

Working a Part-Time Job at a Convenience Store

νŽΈμ˜μ μ—μ„œ μ•Œλ°”ν•˜κΈ°
Working a Part-Time Job at a Convenience Store

Lesson

Grammar: -μΈκ°€μš”?

  • -μΈκ°€μš”? [-in-ga-yo?] comes from the verb 이닀 [i-da], meaning "to be," and this ending is used to politely inquire about something.
  • μ‚¬κ³ΌμΈκ°€μš”? [sa-gwa-in-ga-yo?] Is it an apple?
  • μ»€ν”ΌμΈκ°€μš”? [keo-pi-in-ga-yo?] Is it a coffee?

이거 세일 μƒν’ˆμΈκ°€μš”? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
Is this on sale?

  • 이거 [i-geo] means "this"
  • 세일 [se-il] comes from the word "sale"
  • μƒν’ˆμΈκ°€μš”? [sang-pum-in-ga-yo?] means "Is it a product?"

Grammar: -κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”

  • -κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [-go i-sseo-yo] is used to describe an action that is currently happening or in progress.
  • κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [gong-bu-ha-go i-sseo-yo] I am studying.
  • 쉬고 μžˆμ–΄μš” [swi-go i-sseo-yo] I am resting.

μ˜€μ‹­ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ μ„ΈμΌν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”. [o-sip peo-sen-teu se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo]
It's 50% off.

  • μ˜€μ‹­ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ [o-sip peo-sen-teu] means "50%"
  • μ„ΈμΌν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "A sale is happening."
  • μ‚Όμ‹­ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ μ„ΈμΌν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [sam-sip peo-sen-teu se-il-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "It's 30% off."

μ›ν”Œμ› ν–‰μ‚¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”. [won-peu-rwon haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo]
It's a buy one, get one free deal.

  • μ›ν”Œμ› [won-peu-rwon] means "1+1" (buy one, get one free)
  • 원 [won] = one, ν”Œ [peul] is the first syllable of ν”ŒλŸ¬μŠ€ [peul-reo-seu] = plus
  • ν–‰μ‚¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "A promotion/event is happening."
  • νˆ¬ν”Œμ› ν–‰μ‚¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš” [tu-peu-rwon haeng-sa-ha-go i-sseo-yo] means "It's a buy two, get one free deal."

Conversation

  • A: 이거 세일 μƒν’ˆμΈκ°€μš”? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
    Is this on sale?
  • B: λ„€, μ˜€μ‹­ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ 세일 ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”.
    Yes, it's 50% off.
  • A: 이거 세일 μƒν’ˆμΈκ°€μš”? [i-geo se-il sang-pum-in-ga-yo?]
    Is this on sale?
  • B: λ„€, κ·Έκ±°λŠ” μ›ν”Œμ› ν–‰μ‚¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”.
    Yes, that's a buy one, get one free deal.
  • A: 이걸둜 μ£Όμ„Έμš”. [i-geol-ro ju-se-yo]
    I'll take this one, please.
  • B: ν•˜λ‚˜ 더 골라 와 μ£Όμ‹œλ©΄ 계산해 λ“œλ¦΄κ²Œμš”.
    If you pick one more, I'll check you out.

Vocabulary

Korean English
κ°€μ Έκ°€λ‹€ [ga-jyeo-ga-da] to take away
버리닀 [beo-ri-da] to throw away
μ„ΈμΌν•˜λ‹€ [se-il-ha-da] to be on sale
ν–‰μ‚¬ν•˜λ‹€ [haeng-sa-ha-da] to hold an event