About This Lesson
Use Getting a Shopping Bag and Paying for Groceries to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
쇼핑백을 깜빡했어요.
shoh-PING-beg-eul kkahm-ppahk-HEH-suh-yoh. I forgot my shopping bag.
B
여기서 봉투를 살 수 있어요.
yuh-GEE-suh bong-TOO-reul SAHL soo iss-uh-YOH. You can buy a bag here.
A
쇼핑백이 있으면 좋겠어요.
shoh-PING-beh-gee iss-uh-MYUN joh-KESS-uh-yoh. A shopping bag would help.
B
카드로 계산할 건가요, 현금으로 계산할 건가요?
KAH-duh-roh gyeh-SAHN-hal GUHN-gah-yoh, HYUN-guhm-uh-roh gyeh-SAHN-hal GUHN-gah-yoh? Will you pay by card or cash?
A
카드로 계산할게요.
KAH-duh-roh gyeh-SAHN-hal-GGEH-yoh. I'll pay by card.
B
영수증이 필요하세요?
yong-soo-JEUNG-ee pee-ryoh-HAH-seh-yoh? Do you need a receipt?
A
영수증을 봉투 안에 넣어 주세요.
yong-soo-JEUNG-eul bong-TOO AH-neh nuh-UH joo-SEH-yoh. Please put the receipt in the bag.
B
식료품 여기 있어요.
shing-NYONG-poom yuh-GEE iss-uh-YOH. Here are your groceries.
A
이제 제가 들 수 있어요.
ee-JEH jeh-GAH deul soo iss-uh-YOH. I can carry them now.Word by Word
쇼핑백을
Here, 쇼핑백을 means “the shopping bag” as the thing the speaker forgot. 을 marks it as the object of 깜빡했어요. At a shop, use this form when naming the bag or other item you forgot.
깜빡했어요
Here, 깜빡했어요 means “forgot,” as in 쇼핑백을 깜빡했어요. It is the polite past form related to the verb 깜빡하다. It commonly follows the forgotten item in a sentence about forgetting something.
여기서
여기서 means “here” as the place where the bag can be bought. 서 marks the place where an action happens. At a shop, use it to say that an item or service is available at this place.
봉투를
Here, 봉투를 means “a bag” as the item being bought. 을 marks 봉투 as the object of 살 수 있어요. At a store, use it when saying that you can buy this bag.
살
Here, 살 means “buy” in the expression 봉투를 살 수 있어요. It is the form of 사다 used before 수 to express the possibility of buying. It can be reused with an object in the same kind of can-buy expression.
수
In 살 수 있어요, 수 contributes the idea of possibility or ability, so the whole expression means “can buy.” 수 does not mean “can” by itself; it works with the preceding verb form and 있어요. This construction is useful for saying that an action is possible.
있어요
In 살 수 있어요, 있어요 completes the polite expression meaning that buying is possible. In 식료품 여기 있어요, it instead says that the groceries are here. It is the polite form related to 있다 and is useful for expressing ability or presence depending on the construction.
쇼핑백이
Here, 쇼핑백이 means “a shopping bag” as the thing that would be helpful to have. 이 marks 쇼핑백 as the subject of 있으면 좋겠어요. At a shop, use it when saying that having a shopping bag would be useful.
있으면
있으면 means “if there is” or “if one has” in 쇼핑백이 있으면 좋겠어요. It is the conditional form related to 있다 and introduces the condition for the following wish. This pattern is useful when saying that having something would be good.
좋겠어요
Here, 좋겠어요 means “would be good” or “would be helpful” after 쇼핑백이 있으면. It is related to 좋다 and expresses that the situation described would be desirable. Use it when politely saying that something would be useful or welcome.
카드로
카드로 means “by card” and identifies the payment method in 카드로 계산할 건가요. 로 marks the means or method used. At a checkout, it can be used to state that payment will be made by card; the dialogue also gives 현금으로 as the other choice.
계산할
Here, 계산할 means “pay” or “settle the payment” in 계산할 건가요. It is the form of 계산하다 used before 건가요 to ask about the planned action. At a checkout, use it when asking how someone will pay.
건가요
In 계산할 건가요, 건가요 helps form a polite question about whether someone will pay. The whole expression asks about the person’s intended action, rather than 건가요 carrying that meaning alone. It is useful for asking whether someone plans to do an action.
현금으로
현금으로 means “in cash” and identifies cash as the payment method in 현금으로 계산할 건가요. 로 marks the means or method. At a checkout, use it when offering or choosing cash payment, alongside 카드로.
계산할게요
계산할게요 means “I’ll pay” as the speaker’s decision at the checkout. It is related to 계산하다 and uses the polite form that presents the speaker’s intention or commitment. Use it when telling a cashier which action you will take.
영수증이
Here, 영수증이 means “a receipt” as the thing whose necessity is being asked about. 이 marks 영수증 as the subject in 영수증이 필요하세요. At a checkout, use it when asking whether a customer needs a receipt.
필요하세요
Here, 필요하세요 means “do you need” in the polite service question 영수증이 필요하세요. It is related to 필요하다 and asks whether something is necessary for the listener. Use it when politely checking whether a customer wants or needs an item.
영수증을
Here, 영수증을 means “the receipt” as the object to be put into the bag. 을 marks it as the object of 넣어 주세요. At a checkout, use it when requesting that the receipt be placed somewhere.
봉투
Here, 봉투 means “bag” as the container for the receipt in 봉투 안에. It is the same noun seen in 봉투를, but here it is followed by 안에 to identify the inside of the bag. At a checkout, use it to name the container for an item.
안에
안에 means “inside” in 봉투 안에, specifying the location inside the bag. 에 marks the location where the receipt should be placed. Use it with a container when saying that something should go inside it.
넣어
Here, 넣어 means “put” or “place” in 넣어 주세요. It is the form of 넣다 used before 주세요 to make a polite request. At a checkout, use it when asking someone to put an item somewhere.
주세요
Here, 주세요 completes the polite request 넣어 주세요, meaning “please put it in.” It follows the action form 넣어 and makes the request courteous. Use this construction when asking someone to carry out an action for you.
식료품
식료품 means “groceries” in 식료품 여기 있어요. It names the food items being handed to the customer after payment. At a store, use it when referring to groceries as a group.
여기
Here, 여기 means “here” in 식료품 여기 있어요, pointing out where the groceries are. It is followed by 있어요 to say that the groceries are present at this place. Use it when handing something over or directing someone’s attention to its location.
이제
이제 means “now” or “at this point” in 이제 제가 들 수 있어요. It shows that the situation has changed and the speaker can carry the groceries now. Use it when announcing what is possible from the present moment onward.
제가
제가 means “I” as the person who can carry the groceries in 이제 제가 들 수 있어요. It is the subject form of 저, with 가 marking the person performing the action. Use it when emphasizing who will do something.
들
Here, 들 means “carry” in 들 수 있어요, referring to carrying the groceries. It is the form of 들다 used before 수 in the can-do expression, so the whole phrase means “can carry.” At a shop, use it when saying that you are able to carry the bags or groceries.
Grammar Points
-(으)면
봉투가 있으면 좋겠어요.
bong-TOO-gah iss-uh-MYUN joh-KESS-uh-yoh.It would be nice if there is a bag.
Attach -(으)면 to express a condition: ‘if’ or ‘when.’ Use -으면 after a consonant and -면 after a vowel.
-아/어 주세요
쇼핑백 안에 넣어 주세요.
shoh-PING-beh-gah-neh nuh-UH joo-SEH-yoh.Please put it inside the shopping bag.
Attach -아/어 주세요 to a verb stem to make a polite request. 넣다 becomes 넣어 주세요.
Korean Vocabulary
계산하다
verb
gyeh-SAHN-hah-dah
to pay; to settle the bill
계산할
카드로 계산할게요.
깜빡하다
verb
kkahm-PPahk-hah-dah
to forget by accident
깜빡했어요
쇼핑백을 깜빡했어요.
봉투
noun
bong-TOO
bag
봉투를
여기서 봉투를 살 수 있어요.
사다
verb
SAH-dah
to buy
살
여기서 봉투를 살 수 있어요.
쇼핑백
noun
shoh-PING-beg
shopping bag
쇼핑백을
쇼핑백을 깜빡했어요.
여기
adv
yuh-GEE
here
여기서
여기서 봉투를 살 수 있어요.
영수증
noun
yong-soo-JEUNG
receipt
영수증을
영수증을 봉투 안에 넣어 주세요.
있다
verb
it-TTAH
to exist; to be available
있으면
쇼핑백이 있으면 좋겠어요.
좋다
adj
JOH-tah
to be good; would be nice
좋겠어요
쇼핑백이 있으면 좋겠어요.
카드
noun
KAH-duh
card
카드로
카드로 계산할 건가요, 현금으로 계산할 건가요?
필요하다
adj
pee-ryoh-HAH-dah
to be needed; to need
필요하세요
영수증이 필요하세요?
현금
noun
HYUN-guhm
cash
현금으로
현금으로 계산할 건가요?
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I forgot my shopping bag.
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쇼핑백을 깜빡했어요.You can buy a bag here.
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여기서 봉투를 살 수 있어요.A shopping bag would help.
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쇼핑백이 있으면 좋겠어요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to be good; would be nice
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좋겠어요shopping bag
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쇼핑백을to forget by accident
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깜빡했어요cash