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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.
Start learning freeEssential Market Phrases in Korean
Sorted by usefulness. Phonetic pronunciation included.
์ผ๋ง์์
ol-mah-yeh-yo
How much?
์ด๊ฑฐ
ee-guh
This one
์ฃผ์ธ์
joo-seh-yo
Please give me
๋ค
neh
Yes
์
won
Won (Korean currency)
์๋์
ah-nee-yo
No
๋น์ธ์
bee-ssah-yo
It's expensive
์์ด์
ee-ssuh-yo
There is / Do you have
์นด๋ ๋ผ์
kah-duh-dweh-yo
Do you take card?
๋๋ฌด ๋น์ธ์
nuh-moo bee-ssah-yo
Too expensive
์ ๊ฑฐ
juh-guh
That one
ํ ๊ฐ
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 ์ฃผ์ธ์
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
์ ์๋ง์
jahm-shee-mahn-yo
Just a moment
You
์ ๊ฐ๋ฝ ์ฃผ์ธ์
jut-gah-rahk joo-seh-yo
Chopsticks please
You
ํฐ๋จธ๋ ์นด๋ ๋ผ์?
tee-muh-nee kah-duh dweh-yo
T-money card okay?
Them
They confirm T-money is accepted
๋ค, ๋ผ์
neh dweh-yo
Yes, it works
You
๊ฐ์ฌํฉ๋๋ค
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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