Unit 05

Shopping in Korea

ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ 물건 사기(I)
Shopping in Korea

Lesson

이거 μ–Όλ§ˆμ˜ˆμš”? [i-geo eol-ma-ye-yo?]
How much is this?

  • 이거 [i-geo] means "this thing"
  • μ–Όλ§ˆ [eol-ma] means "how much"
  • Literally means "This thing, how much is it?"

μœ‘μ²œμ›μ΄μ—μš”. [yuk-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
It's six thousand won.

  • 윑천 [yuk-cheon] means "six thousand"
  • 원 [won] is Korea currency
  • Literally means "Six thousand, it is"

1,000원, μ²œμ› [cheon-won]
1,000 won β‰ˆ 1 U.S dollar

5,000원, μ˜€μ²œμ› [o-cheon-won]
5,000 won β‰ˆ 5 U.S dollars

10,000원, λ§Œμ› [man-won]
10,000 won β‰ˆ 10 U.S dollars

50,000원, μ˜€λ§Œμ› [o-man-won]
50,000 won β‰ˆ 50 U.S dollars

μ΄λ§Œμ›μ΄μ—μš”. [i-man-won-i-e-yo]
It's twenty thousand won.

  • 이만 [i-man] means "twenty thousand"

이만 μ˜€μ²œμ›μ΄μ—μš”. [i-man o-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
It's twenty five thousand won.

  • 이만 [i-man] means "twenty thousand"
  • 였천 [o-cheon] means "five thousand"

Conversation

  • A: 이거 μ–Όλ§ˆμ˜ˆμš”?
    How much is this?
  • B: μ˜€μ²œμ›μ΄μ—μš”. [o-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
    It's five thousand won.
  • A: 이거 μ–Όλ§ˆμ˜ˆμš”?
    How much is this?
  • B: μ΄λ§Œμ›μ΄μ—μš”. [i-man-won-i-e-yo]
    It's twenty thousand won.

Vocabulary

Korean English
λ°± [baek] hundred
천 [cheon] thousand
만 [man] ten thousand
μ‹­λ§Œ [sim-man] one hundred thousand
백만 [baeng-man] million
천만 [cheon-man] ten million
μ–΅ [eok] one hundred million