Unit 05
Shopping in Korea

Lesson
이거 얼마예요? [i-geo eol-ma-ye-yo?]
How much is this?
- 이거 [i-geo] means "this thing"
- 얼마 [eol-ma] means "how much"
- Literally means "This thing, how much is it?"
육천원이에요. [yuk-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
It's six thousand won.
- 육천 [yuk-cheon] means "six thousand"
- 원 [won] is Korea currency
- Literally means "Six thousand, it is"
1,000원, 천원 [cheon-won]
1,000 won ≈ 1 U.S dollar
5,000원, 오천원 [o-cheon-won]
5,000 won ≈ 5 U.S dollars
10,000원, 만원 [man-won]
10,000 won ≈ 10 U.S dollars
50,000원, 오만원 [o-man-won]
50,000 won ≈ 50 U.S dollars
이만원이에요. [i-man-won-i-e-yo]
It's twenty thousand won.
- 이만 [i-man] means "twenty thousand"
이만 오천원이에요. [i-man o-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
It's twenty five thousand won.
- 이만 [i-man] means "twenty thousand"
- 오천 [o-cheon] means "five thousand"
Conversation
- A: 이거 얼마예요?
How much is this? - B: 오천원이에요. [o-cheon-won-i-e-yo]
It's five thousand won. - A: 이거 얼마예요?
How much is this? - B: 이만원이에요. [i-man-won-i-e-yo]
It's twenty thousand won.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 백 [baek] | hundred |
| 천 [cheon] | thousand |
| 만 [man] | ten thousand |
| 십만 [sim-man] | one hundred thousand |
| 백만 [baeng-man] | million |
| 천만 [cheon-man] | ten million |
| 억 [eok] | one hundred million |
