Unit 05

Shopping in Korea

한국에서 물건 사기(I)
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"
  • [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
[baek] hundred
[cheon] thousand
[man] ten thousand
십만 [sim-man] one hundred thousand
백만 [baeng-man] million
천만 [cheon-man] ten million
[eok] one hundred million