Exchanging a Shirt for a Larger Size | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a clothing shop, a customer asks to exchange an unused shirt for a larger size and asks where to try it on..

EN → KO / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

이 셔츠를 샀어요.

ee SHYUT-suh-ruhl SAHSS-uh-yo. I bought this shirt.
A

맞지 않아요.

MAHT-chee ah-NAH-yo. It does not fit.
B

영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

yung-SOO-jeung-gwah TEHK-uhl ah-JEEK gah-JEE-goh GYEH-seh-yo? Do you still have the receipt and the tag?
A

둘 다 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요.

TOOL dah gah-BAHNG ahn-eh nuh-uh DOO-uhss-uh-yo. I kept both in the bag.
B

그러면 반품이나 교환을 도와드릴 수 있어요.

guh-ruh-MYUN bahn-POOM-ee-nah gyoh-HWAN-uhl doh-wah-deu-RIL soo ISS-uh-yo. Then I can help with a return or exchange.
A

더 큰 사이즈로 교환하고 싶어요.

DUH KKEUN SAH-ee-juh-ro gyoh-HWAN-hah-goh SHEE-puh-yo. I would rather exchange it for a larger size.
B

셔츠를 입지 않았다면 가능할 것 같아요.

SHYUT-suh-ruhl IP-chee ah-NAHT-tah-myuhn gahng-ung-hahl KKUHT gah-TAH-yo. That should be possible if the shirt is unused.
A

더 큰 사이즈는 어디에서 입어 볼 수 있나요?

DUH KKEUN SAH-ee-juh-nuhn uh-dee-eh-suh EE-buh BOL soo IN-nah-yo? Where can I try the larger size?
B

피팅룸은 저 진열대 뒤에 있어요.

PEE-ting-room-uhn JUH jee-NYUHL-deh DWEE-eh ISS-uh-yo. The fitting rooms are behind that display.

Word by Word

이 이 means “this” here and points to the shirt being referred to in 이 셔츠를 샀어요. It is placed directly before a noun, as in 이 가방 for “this bag.” You can use it when identifying a nearby or currently relevant item.
셔츠를 셔츠를 means “the shirt” as the object of the action in 이 셔츠를 샀어요. 셔츠 means “shirt,” and 를 marks it as the object; the exact dialogue form is 셔츠를. Use a noun followed by 를 when it is the thing you buy, see, or use.
샀어요 샀어요 means “bought” in 이 셔츠를 샀어요. It is the polite past form of 사다, “to buy,” describing a completed purchase. A new example is 이 가방을 샀어요, “I bought this bag.”
맞지 맞지 is the first part of the negative expression 맞지 않아요, meaning that the shirt does not fit. It comes before 않아요, so 맞지 alone does not carry the complete negative meaning here. This pattern is used when saying that something does not fit or is not right.
않아요 않아요 completes 맞지 않아요, giving the meaning “does not fit.” It adds the negative meaning after 맞지 in this dialogue. A new example is 작지 않아요, “It is not small.”
영수증과 영수증과 means “the receipt and” in 영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요? 영수증 means “receipt,” and 과 connects it to the next noun, 택. Use 과 between nouns when listing two things, such as 책과 가방, “a book and a bag.”
택을 택을 means “the tag” as the object in 영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요? 택 means “tag,” and 을 marks it as one of the things being possessed. Use a noun followed by 을 when it is the object of an action or possession expression.
아직 아직 means “still” or “yet” in 영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요? It asks whether the customer continues to have the receipt and tag. Use it with an ongoing state or an action that has not happened yet.
가지고 가지고 contributes the meaning of “having” in 가지고 계세요, the respectful expression for still possessing something. It is the connected form used before 계세요, so the complete meaning comes from 가지고 계세요 rather than 가지고 alone. A new example is 우산을 가지고 있어요, “I have an umbrella.”
계세요 계세요 makes 가지고 계세요 respectful toward the person being asked and helps express “do you have” here. In this dialogue, the complete expression 가지고 계세요 asks whether the customer still possesses the items. Use this respectful possession pattern when speaking politely to a customer or another person deserving respect.
둘 둘 means “two” in 둘 다 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요. Together with 다, 둘 다 means “both,” referring to the receipt and the tag. Use 둘 다 when two previously mentioned things are included.
다 다 means “all” and, after 둘, helps form 둘 다, “both.” It shows that every one of the two mentioned items was put in the bag. Use 둘 다 when referring to two items together.
가방 가방 means “bag” in 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요. It is the container where the receipt and tag were kept. A new example is 가방을 열어요, “I open the bag.”
안에 안에 means “inside” or “in” in 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요. 안 means “inside,” and 에 marks the location. Use it after a container or place when describing something located or put inside it.
넣어 넣어 means “put” in 넣어 두었어요, describing the action of placing the receipt and tag in the bag. It is the connected form used before 두었어요, so the complete expression means that they were put there and left there. Use a pattern such as 책을 가방에 넣어 두었어요, “I put the book in the bag and left it there.”
두었어요 두었어요 means “left” or “kept” in place in 넣어 두었어요. Together, 넣어 두었어요 means “put them in and kept them there,” not merely “put.” It is useful when an action leaves something in a particular place.
그러면 그러면 means “then” or “in that case” in 그러면 반품이나 교환을 도와드릴 수 있어요. It introduces the result or next action based on the customer having the receipt and tag. Use it when responding to information that has just been given.
반품이나 반품이나 means “a return or” in 반품이나 교환을 도와드릴 수 있어요. 반품 means “return,” and 이나 presents it as one option alongside 교환. Use 이나 to connect alternatives when offering two possible choices.
교환을 교환을 means “an exchange” as the object of help in 반품이나 교환을 도와드릴 수 있어요. 교환 means “exchange,” and 을 marks it as the object. Use a noun followed by 을 when it is the thing someone helps with or performs.
도와드릴 도와드릴 means “help” in the respectful service expression 도와드릴 수 있어요. It is the form of 도와드리다 used before 수, presenting help that the staff member can provide politely. Use this expression when offering assistance to a customer.
수 수 means “possibility” or “ability” in 도와드릴 수 있어요. In the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다, it helps express that someone can do something. Keep the verb before 수, as in 도와드릴 수 있어요, “I can help.”
있어요 있어요 completes 도와드릴 수 있어요 and expresses that the possibility or ability exists, giving “I can help.” In this construction, it does not mean simply that something is located somewhere. Use it after 수 to ask or state whether an action is possible.
더 더 means “more” in 더 큰 사이즈로 교환하고 싶어요. With 큰, it indicates a size larger than the current one. Use 더 before an adjective when making a comparison, such as 더 편한 신발, “more comfortable shoes.”
큰 큰 means “large” or “larger” before 사이즈 in 더 큰 사이즈. It is the form of 크다 used directly before a noun. Use an adjective in this position when describing a noun, as in 큰 가방, “a large bag.”
사이즈로 사이즈로 means “to a size” in 더 큰 사이즈로 교환하고 싶어요. 사이즈 means “size,” and 로 marks the target or result of the exchange. Use this pattern when changing something into a different size or option.
교환하고 교환하고 means “exchange and” in 교환하고 싶어요. It connects the verb 교환하다, “to exchange,” to 싶어요, forming the expression “want to exchange.” Keep the action before 싶어요 in the pattern V-고 싶어요.
싶어요 싶어요 means “want to” in 교환하고 싶어요. After 교환하고, it expresses the speaker’s desire to exchange the shirt for a larger size. Use V-고 싶어요 to say that you want to do an action.
입지 입지 is the first part of the negative condition 입지 않았다면, meaning “if the shirt has not been worn.” It comes before 않았다면, so 입지 alone is not the complete negative condition. This pattern is used when a condition concerns whether clothing has been worn.
않았다면 않았다면 means “if not” or, here, “if it has not been worn” in 셔츠를 입지 않았다면. Together with 입지, it forms the condition that makes the exchange possibly acceptable. Use this kind of conditional expression when a result depends on something not having happened.
가능할 가능할 means “possible” in 가능할 것 같아요. It is the form of 가능하다 used before 것, preparing the expression “seems possible.” Use it before 것 같아요 when giving a cautious assessment of whether something can happen.
것 것 is the noun-like element in 가능할 것 같아요, where the phrase means “it seems possible.” It allows 가능할 to be followed by 같아요 as an assessment of a situation. Use the pattern V-(으)ㄹ 것 같아요 to express a tentative expectation or opinion.
같아요 같아요 means “seems” or “I think” in 가능할 것 같아요. It makes the staff member’s answer tentative rather than completely definite. Use it after a statement or possibility when giving a cautious opinion.
사이즈는 사이즈는 means “as for the size” in 더 큰 사이즈는 어디에서 입어 볼 수 있나요? 사이즈 means “size,” and 는 marks it as the topic of the question. Use 는 to set the item being asked about as the topic.
어디에서 어디에서 means “where” in 어디에서 입어 볼 수 있나요? 어디 asks for a place, and 에서 marks the place where the action happens. Use it when asking where an activity can be done.
입어 입어 contributes “wearing” to the expression 입어 볼 수 있나요, which asks whether the speaker can try on the larger size. It is the connected form of 입다 used before 보다 in the try-doing construction. Use 입어 보다 when asking to try on clothing.
볼 볼 contributes the meaning “try” in 입어 볼 수 있나요. It comes from 보다 in the pattern 입어 보다, “try wearing,” and is followed here by 수 있나요 to ask whether that is possible. Keep the action being tried before 보다, as in 먹어 볼 수 있어요, “You can try eating it.”
있나요 있나요 completes 입어 볼 수 있나요 and asks whether the possibility exists, giving “Can I try on the larger size?” In this dialogue, it is part of the polite question pattern V-(으)ㄹ 수 있나요. Use it to ask politely whether an action is possible.
피팅룸은 피팅룸은 means “as for the fitting rooms” in 피팅룸은 저 진열대 뒤에 있어요. 피팅룸 means “fitting room,” and 은 marks it as the topic of the location statement. Use this topic form when explaining where a place or object is.
저 저 means “that” or “over there” in 저 진열대. It points to the display stand at some distance from the speakers. Use 저 before a noun when identifying a distant or clearly indicated item.
진열대 진열대 means “display stand” in 저 진열대 뒤에 있어요. It identifies the store fixture that serves as the reference point for the fitting rooms. A new example is 진열대 앞에 있어요, “It is in front of the display stand.”
뒤에 뒤에 means “behind” in 진열대 뒤에 있어요. 뒤 means “back” or “behind,” and 에 marks the location where the fitting rooms are. Use it after a reference object to describe something located behind it.

Grammar Points

가지고 계세요

영수증을 가지고 계세요?

yung-SOO-jeung-uhl gah-JEE-goh GYEH-seh-yo?

Do you have the receipt?

계세요 is an honorific form used when asking respectfully whether someone has or possesses something.

-아/어 보다

입어 볼 수 있나요?

EE-buh BOL soo IN-nah-yo?

Can I try it on?

보다 after a verb means to try doing something; 입어 보다 means “to try wearing.”

Korean Vocabulary

가방 noun
gah-BAHNG bag

둘 다 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요.

가지고 있다 phrase
gah-JEE-goh EET-tah to have; to possess 가지고 계세요

영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

그러면 adv
guh-ruh-MYUN then; in that case

그러면 반품이나 교환을 도와드릴 수 있어요.

넣어 두다 phrase
nuh-uh DOO-dah to put and leave; to keep inside 넣어 두었어요

둘 다 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요.

둘 다 pron
TOOL dah both

둘 다 가방 안에 넣어 두었어요.

맞다 verb
MAHT-tah to fit 맞지 않아요

맞지 않아요.

사다 verb
SAH-dah to buy 샀어요

이 셔츠를 샀어요.

셔츠 noun
SHYUT-suh shirt

이 셔츠를 샀어요.

아직 adv
ah-JEEK still; yet

영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

영수증 noun
yung-SOO-jeung receipt

영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

이 det
EE this

이 셔츠를 샀어요.

택 noun
TEHK tag

영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I bought this shirt.

Show Answer이 셔츠를 샀어요.

It does not fit.

Show Answer맞지 않아요.

Do you still have the receipt and the tag?

Show Answer영수증과 택을 아직 가지고 계세요?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to buy

Show Answer샀어요

then; in that case

Show Answer그러면

receipt

Show Answer영수증

bag

Show Answer가방