Shopping in Korea

과일 있어요? [gwa-il i-sseo-yo?]
Is there fruit?

• 과일 [gwa-il] means "fruit"
• 있어요? [i-sseo-yo?] means "there is?"
• Literally means "fruit, there is?"

To answer the question, just change the intonation.

네, 과일 있어요. [ne, gwa-il i-sseo-yo]
Yes, there is fruit.

• 네 [ne] means "yes"
• 과일 [gwa-il] means "fruit"
• 있어요 [i-sseo-yo] means "there is"
• Literally means "yes, fruit, there is"

When there isn’t something use 없어요 [eop-seo-yo] instead of 있어요 [i-sseo-yo]

아니요, 과일 없어요. [a-ni-yo, gwa-il eop-seo-yo]
No, there isn't fruit.

• 아니요 [a-ni-yo] means "no"
• 과일 [gwa-il] means "fruit"
• 없어요 [eop-seo-yo] means "there isn't"
• Literally means "no, fruit, there isn't"

• A: 포도 있어요? [po-do i-sseo-yo?]
  Do you have grapes?
• B: 아니요, 포도 없어요.
  No, we don't have grapes.
• A: 사과 있어요? [sa-gwa i-sseo-yo?]
  Do you have apples?
• B: 네, 사과 있어요.
  Yes, we have apples.