Shoe Store in Korea – Shopping Posted by Soo on Feb 3, 2014 in Uncategorized
Shoe Store in Korea – Shopping
What is your shoe size? What unit does your country use? Koreans use Centimeter. If your shoe size is men’s US size 10.5, it is about 275 cm in Korea. It will be very confusing if you are not familiar with the unit. You had better have little research before you are going to shopping in a new place. To get further information, you can visit to http://www.zappos.com/measure-your-shoe-size.
You will also want to know some basic Korean skills how to ask and answer during the shopping in Korea. Let’s learn some useful phrases and sentences below you can use when you are shopping at Korean shoe store.
| shoe store | 신발가게 | sinbalkage |
| Just looking, thank you. | 그냥 구경합니다. 감사합니다. | keunyang kugyeonghamni da.kamsahamnida. |
| black | 검정색 | keomjeongsaek |
| shoes | 신발 | sinbal |
| I would like this one, please. | 이걸 사고 싶습니다. | igeol sago sipseumnida. |
| shoe size | 신발 사이즈 | sinbal saijeu |
| My American size is… | 미국 사이즈로… 입니다. | miguk saijeuro… imnida. |
| nine | 구 | ku |
| This doesn’t quite fit. | 이건 별로 안 맞아요. | igeon pyeollo an majayo. |
| big | 크다 | keuda |
| Do you have a bigger size? | 좀 더 큰 치수가 있습니까? | jom deo keun chissuga isseumnikka? |
| expensive | 비싼 | pissan |
| Is this real leather? | 이거 진짜 가죽입니까? | igeo jinjja kajugimnikka? |
| market | 시장 | sijang |
| red | 빨강색 | ppalgangsaek |
| small | 작은 | jageun |
| Do you have a smaller size? | 좀 더 작은 치수가 있습니까? | jom deo jageun chissuga isseumnikka? |
| That’s much better. | 그게 훨씬 낫습니다. | keuge hwolsin nasseumnida. |
| It is too expensive. | 너무 비싸요. | neomu pissayo. |
| bargain | 특가품 | teukkapum |
| I will take this. | 이걸 사겠습니다. | igeol sagesseumnida. |
Please watch a video tutorial below; it relates with shopping.
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About the Author: Soo
Soo came to America in 2002 for studying English and getting degrees in higher education. He’d never expected to work in America after he finished his college, but he got a great job in construction and had worked with them for three years. He also has working as a FT and PT Korean instructor and tutor for seven years in Korean and America. He got his TESOL certificate in 2011 and finished his master’s degree in 2014.