[Situational Korean] Convenience Store Shopping in Korea: Easy Korean Phrases

There are so many convenience stores in Korea.

I often go to convenience stores because there is one right in front of my home.

For this post, I visited a convenience store one more time, and honestly, there was almost no conversation. Haha.

So today, I will introduce some simple Korean phrases you can use at a convenience store.

Where is this? Use this when you want to ask where a certain item is.

Korean: 이거 어디 있어요?

Dictionary Pronunciation: I-geo eo-di it-seo-yo

Easy Pronunciation: Ee-guh woody ee-soy-O?

How much is this? Use this when you want to ask the price of something.

Korean: 이건 얼마예요?

Dictionary Pronunciation: I-geon eol-ma-ye-yo

Easy Pronunciation: Ee-gun alma-Yay-yo?

A bag, please. Use this when you need a shopping bag.

Korean: 봉투 주세요.

Dictionary Pronunciation: Bong-tu ju-se-yo

Easy Pronunciation: Bong-too Ju-say-O

A receipt, please. Use this when you need a receipt after paying.

Korean: 영수증 주세요.

Dictionary Pronunciation: Yeong-su-jeung ju-se-yo

Easy Pronunciation: Young-soo-jeung Ju-say-O

Chopsticks, please. Use this when you buy instant noodles, lunch boxes, or other food.

Korean: 젓가락 주세요.

Dictionary Pronunciation: Jeot-ga-rak ju-se-yo

Easy Pronunciation: Juh-kka-rak Ju-say-O

Then next comes the role-play, right?

See you in the next post!

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