Korean · TOPIK Band 1 · Chapter 22

가격과 계산Prices and Paying

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Asking prices and paying. Words: 얼마, 원, 가격, 비싸다, 싸다, 카드, 현금, 계산하다, 영수증, 할인. Key grammar: to ask a price, say "얼마예요?". Money, like the "minutes" of clock time, is read with Sino-Korean numbers (일, 이, 삼…) — 오천 원, 만 원, 이만 삼천 원. Big units 만 (10,000) and 천 (1,000) stack up. English speakers often use native numbers for money — "다섯천 원" ✗ → "오천 원" ✓. Pronunciation corner: the liaison in "얼마" and the sound of "원".

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다섯천 원? 오천 원?

Jieun마ma이i클keul씨ssi,그geu봉bong투tu얼eol마ma예ye요yo?Michael, how much is that bag?
Michael다da섯seot천cheon원won이i에e요yo.It's 5,000 won. (slip: money uses Sino numbers → 오천 원, not native 다섯천)
Jieun돈don은eun한han자ja어eo수su예ye요yo:오o천cheon원won."분bun"처cheo럼reom요yo.Money uses Sino numbers: 오천 원. Like the "minutes".
Michael아a,오o천cheon원won이i에e요yo.조jo금geum비bi싸ssa요yo.할har인in있iss어eo요yo?Ah, it's 5,000 won. A little expensive. Is there a discount?

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계산해요— I'll Pay

Michael이i물mul건geon얼eol마ma예ye요yo?How much is this?
점원만man원won이i에e요yo.오o늘neur은eun할har인in있iss어eo요yo—팔pal천cheon원won이i에e요yo.It's 10,000 won. Today there's a discount — it's 8,000 won.
Michael싸ssa요yo!계gye산san해hae요yo.카ka드deu예ye요yo.Cheap! I'll pay. By card.
점원네ne,감gam사sa합ham니ni다da.영yeong수su증jeung여yeo기gi있iss어eo요yo.Yes, thank you. Here is your receipt.

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얼eol마ma: interrog.how much
원won: nounwon (Korean currency)
가ga격gyeok: nounprice
비bi싸ssa다da: adjectiveto be expensive (→ 비싸요)
싸ssa다da: adjectiveto be cheap (→ 싸요)
카ka드deu: nouncard
현hyeon금geum: nouncash
계gye산san하ha다da: verbto pay, check out (→ 계산해요)
영yeong수su증jeung: nounreceipt
할har인in: noundiscount

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"얼마예요?" and reading money (Sino numbers)

Explanation

To ask a price, say "얼마예요?" (How much is it?). When answering, money is read with Sino-Korean numbers — exactly like the "minutes" from Chapter 16 (not native numbers!). Stack big units onto Sino 일 이 삼 사 오…: 백 (100), 천 (1,000), 만 (10,000). So 5,000 won = 오천 원, 10,000 won = 만 원, 23,000 won = 이만 삼천 원. To comment on value: 이 물건은 비싸요 / 싸요. Common phrases when paying: "현금이에요, 카드예요?" (Cash or card?), "영수증 드릴까요?" (Shall I give you a receipt?). English speakers often use native numbers (다섯, 여섯) for money — "다섯천 원" ✗ → "오천 원" ✓.

Examples

이거 얼마예요?How much is this?
만 원이에요.It's 10,000 won.
이 물건은 비싸요. 그 물건은 싸요.This one is expensive. That one is cheap.
계산해요. 영수증 주세요.I'll pay. Please give me a receipt.

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한글: "원"의 ㅝ와 값 읽기— Hangul: the ㅝ in "원" and reading prices

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