Korean Market Phrases: Ask Prices and Buy Fruit
Quick answer: Start with 가격은 어떻게 돼요? It is polite, specific, and easy to show on your phone if pronunciation is difficult.
Three phrases to use first
| Korean and pronunciation | English |
|---|---|
| 가격은 어떻게 돼요? gagyeogeun eotteoke dwaeyo | What is the price? |
| 하나 맛봐도 괜찮아요? hana matbwado gwaenchanayo | May I taste one? |
| 다른 봉투에 넣어 주세요. dareun bongtue neoeo juseyo | Please put it in a separate bag. |
Romanization is only a reading aid. Listen to the Korean audio or video and copy the sound rather than reading it like English.
Real-life note: All prices in the dialogue are fictional examples. Confirm the displayed or quoted price before buying.
Useful sentence pattern
‘-아/어도 괜찮아요?’ politely asks permission: ‘맛봐도 괜찮아요?’ means ‘May I taste it?’
Complete beginner dialogue
Read the Korean side first. Hide the English column on a second practice pass and predict the reply.
| Korean | Natural English |
|---|---|
| 오늘 바로 먹을 달콤한 과일을 사고 싶어요. | I would like to buy sweet fruit to eat today. |
| 오늘은 이 복숭아가 잘 익어서 아주 달아요. | These peaches are ripe and very sweet today. |
| 복숭아를 하나 맛봐도 괜찮아요? | May I taste one piece of peach? |
| 그럼요. 이 복숭아 한 조각을 드셔 보세요. | Of course. Try this piece of peach. |
| 정말 맛있어요. 복숭아 가격은 어떻게 돼요? | It is really good. What is the price of the peaches? |
| 복숭아 세 개에 오천 원이에요. | Three peaches are five thousand won. |
| 포도도 조금 사고 싶은데 포도 가격은 얼마예요? | I would like some grapes too. What is the price of the grapes? |
| 작은 포도 한 상자는 육천 원이에요. | A small box of grapes is six thousand won. |
| 복숭아와 포도를 같은 봉투에 넣어도 돼요? | Can you put the peaches and grapes in the same bag? |
| 복숭아가 눌릴 수 있으니 다른 봉투에 넣어 드릴게요. | The peaches may get crushed, so I will put them in a separate bag. |
| 좋아요. 봉투 두 개로 나눠 주세요. | Great. Please separate them into two bags. |
| 네, 과일을 가볍게 담았어요. 모두 만천 원이에요. | Sure, I packed the fruit lightly. The total is eleven thousand won. |
30-second speaking drill
- Read the first key phrase slowly.
- Repeat it once without looking at the English.
- Replace one noun, time, number, or item with information you need.
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See all Living in Korea lessonsReview standard: Korean and English lines are matched to the rendered Easy Korean Daily source. Changeable real-world details are labeled as examples.
