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Essential Korean Shopping Phrases

This page focuses on the short, polite Korean you actually hear in stores. You will learn how to ask staff where an item is, check sizes and colors, try something on, say whether it fits, and then pay or ask for an exchange or refund. Korean shopping talk is often very brief, so these phrases help you speak naturally without needing long sentences.

Useful in real conversations

Essential Korean phrases

Getting help and finding something

Use these when you need a clerk to help you locate an item or point you to the right part of the store.

실례합니다.
Romanization: sillyehamnida.
Excuse me.
이거 어디에 있어요?
Romanization: igeo eodie isseoyo?
Where is this?
이것 좀 찾아주세요.
Romanization: igeot jom chajajuseyo.
Could you help me find this?
직원분 계세요?
Romanization: jigwonbun gyeseyo?
Is there a staff member around?

Prices, sizes, colors, and stock

Ask about cost, available sizes, color options, and whether the item is in stock.

이거 얼마예요?
Romanization: igeo eolmayeyo?
How much is this?
이거 몇 사이즈 있어요?
Romanization: igeo myeot saijeu isseoyo?
What sizes do you have?
더 큰 사이즈 있어요?
Romanization: deo keun saijeu isseoyo?
Do you have a bigger size?
다른 색 있어요?
Romanization: dareun saek isseoyo?
Do you have another color?
재고 있어요?
Romanization: jaego isseoyo?
Do you have any in stock?

Trying things on

Use these after you hold or try on an item and want to say whether it fits.

입어 봐도 돼요?
Romanization: ibeo bwado dwaeyo?
Can I try it on?
잘 맞아요.
Romanization: jal majayo.
It fits well.
너무 작아요.
Romanization: neomu jagayo.
It's too small.
너무 커요.
Romanization: neomu keoyo.
It's too big.
다른 걸로 볼게요.
Romanization: dareun geollo bolgeyo.
I'll look at another one.

Paying, exchanges, and returns

Handle checkout, ask for a receipt, and make a simple exchange or refund.

이걸로 할게요.
Romanization: igeollo halgeyo.
I'll take this one.
카드 돼요?
Romanization: kadeu dwaeyo?
Can I pay by card?
현금으로 낼게요.
Romanization: hyeongeumeuro naelgeyo.
I'll pay in cash.
영수증 주세요.
Romanization: yeongsujeung juseyo.
Please give me a receipt.
교환할 수 있어요?
Romanization: gyohwanhal su isseoyo?
Can I exchange it?
환불할 수 있어요?
Romanization: hwanbulhal su isseoyo?
Can I get a refund?

Example conversations

Finding a shirt and trying it on

The learner is in a clothing shop, asks where a top is, checks the size, tries it on, and decides to buy it.

You
실례합니다. 이거 어디에 있어요?
sillyehamnida. igeo eodie isseoyo?
Excuse me. Where is this?
Other person
여성복 코너 왼쪽에 있어요.
yeoseongbok koneo waenjjoge isseoyo.
It's on the left in the women's section.
You
이거 몇 사이즈 있어요?
igeo myeot saijeu isseoyo?
What sizes do you have?
Other person
미디엄하고 라지 있어요.
midieomhago raji isseoyo.
We have medium and large.
You
입어 봐도 돼요?
ibeo bwado dwaeyo?
Can I try it on?
Other person
네, 탈의실은 저쪽이에요.
ne, taruisireun jeojjogieyo.
Yes, the fitting room is over there.
You
잘 맞아요. 이걸로 할게요.
jal majayo. igeollo halgeyo.
It fits well. I'll take this one.
Other person
네, 카드 돼요.
ne, kadeu dwaeyo.
Sure, cards are accepted.

Asking for a refund after a purchase

The learner returns to the store with a recently bought item and asks for a refund.

You
실례합니다. 어제 산 이거 환불할 수 있어요?
sillyehamnida. eoje san igeo hwanbulhal su isseoyo?
Excuse me. Can I get a refund for this one I bought yesterday?
Other person
네, 영수증 있으세요?
ne, yeongsujeung isseuseyo?
Yes, do you have the receipt?
You
네, 여기 있어요.
ne, yeogi isseoyo.
Yes, here it is.
Other person
미사용이면 환불돼요.
misayongimyeon hwanbuldwaeyo.
If it's unused, you can get a refund.
You
카드로 결제했어요.
kadeuro gyeoljehaesseoyo.
I paid by card.
Other person
네, 카드 취소해 드릴게요.
ne, kadeu chwisohae deurilgeyo.
Okay, I'll cancel the card payment for you.
You
감사합니다.
gamsahamnida.
Thank you.
Other person
네, 잠시만 기다려 주세요.
ne, jamsiman gidaryeo juseyo.
Okay, please wait a moment.

A few things to know

polite by default

Use polite -요 forms with store staff. Short questions like '카드 돼요?' and '재고 있어요?' are normal and still polite; if you want a slightly more formal shape, '있나요?' works too, but the everyday default in shops is '있어요?'. Use neutral short statements for fit and size when describing how something feels on you.

grammar

Trying on with 보다

In '입어 봐도 돼요?', the pattern is verb stem + 아/어 보다. It means 'try doing' something. Here, '입어 보다' means 'try on,' and the final 돼요 keeps the whole question polite.

usage

Omitting the object in stock questions

In shopping Korean, you can often leave out the item name when the context is clear: '다른 색 있어요?', '재고 있어요?'. The noun before 있어요? is enough to mean 'Do you have...?' without adding a longer sentence.

usage

Short card-payment questions

'카드 돼요?' is a normal shortened counter question. 되다 here means 'be accepted/possible,' so the staff can answer very briefly with '네' or '안 돼요'.

Try it yourself

Choose the right phrase

Pick what you would say in each situation.

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You are holding a sweater in a clothing store and want help finding where it is placed.

이거 어디에 있어요?영수증 주세요.잘 맞아요.

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