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Korean Market Phrases

Buy, negotiate, ask prices. 12+ essential phrases with phonetic pronunciation and 5 full conversation flows for market situations in South Korea.

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Essential Market Phrases in Korean

Sorted by usefulness. Phonetic pronunciation included.

์–ผ๋งˆ์˜ˆ์š”

ol-mah-yeh-yo

How much?

์ด๊ฑฐ

ee-guh

This one

์ฃผ์„ธ์š”

joo-seh-yo

Please give me

๋„ค

neh

Yes

์›

won

Won (Korean currency)

์•„๋‹ˆ์š”

ah-nee-yo

No

๋น„์‹ธ์š”

bee-ssah-yo

It's expensive

์žˆ์–ด์š”

ee-ssuh-yo

There is / Do you have

์นด๋“œ ๋ผ์š”

kah-duh-dweh-yo

Do you take card?

๋„ˆ๋ฌด ๋น„์‹ธ์š”

nuh-moo bee-ssah-yo

Too expensive

์ €๊ฑฐ

juh-guh

That one

ํ•œ ๊ฐœ

hahn-geh

One (piece)

...and 92 more market phrases in the app.

Sample: Shopping at a convenience store

A real market conversation in Korean -- both sides of the interaction.

You

์ด ๋ผ๋ฉด ๋ฐ์›Œ ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”

ee rah-myun deh-wuh joo-seh-yo

Please heat up this ramen

Them

They put the ramen in the hot water dispenser or microwave

์ž ์‹œ๋งŒ์š”

jahm-shee-mahn-yo

Just a moment

You

์ “๊ฐ€๋ฝ ์ฃผ์„ธ์š”

jut-gah-rahk joo-seh-yo

Chopsticks please

You

ํ‹ฐ๋จธ๋‹ˆ ์นด๋“œ ๋ผ์š”?

tee-muh-nee kah-duh dweh-yo

T-money card okay?

Them

They confirm T-money is accepted

๋„ค, ๋ผ์š”

neh dweh-yo

Yes, it works

You

๊ฐ์‚ฌํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค

gahm-sah hahm-nee-dah

Thank you

5 market conversations available in the app.

FAQ

What happens when they answer back at the market in South Korea?

That's the hard part -- and exactly what TalkThere prepares you for. Each of the 5 market conversations shows you the full back-and-forth: what you say, what they'll likely respond, and how to keep going. You won't freeze when they answer in Korean.

Is this enough to get by at a market in South Korea?

Yes. These are the 12+ phrases that actually come up in real market interactions -- not textbook phrases. Sorted by how often you'll need them, with pronunciation you can read at a glance.

Do I need to learn Korean script to use this?

No. Every Korean phrase has phonetic pronunciation written in plain English. You read it like English and say it out loud. The script is there for reference, but you don't need it.

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