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INTRODUCTION
Tim: 반갑습니다 (Bangapseumnida) KoreanClass101.com 여러분 (yeoreobun). 팀입니다. (Tim imnida.)
Debbie: Debbie here. Let's Find Out How Low You Can Go in Korean!
Tim: Hello everyone! Welcome back to KoreanClass101.com!
Debbie: With us, you'll learn to speak Korean with fun and effective lessons.
Tim: Did you do anything special last weekend?
Debbie: Not really. How about you?
Tim: Hmm...I went shopping and found clothes I really liked, but...
Debbie: But?
Tim: I couldn't buy it because it was too...expensive! Debbie, I need more money!
Debbie: Me, too.
Tim: I tried to ask the shopkeeper for a cheaper price, but I failed! The shopping experience here is very different from Korea! I really miss shopping in Korea!
Debbie: Can you ask for a discount when you shop in Korea?
Tim: Absolutely and that's what we are going to cover in today's lesson.
Debbie: Ah...Interesting, so where does this conversation take place?
Tim: At a shopping mall - 상점에서
Debbie: The conversation is between...
Tim: Tim, Sujin, and the shop clerk.
Debbie: Since the conversation is between strangers, the speakers will speak using formal Korean.
Tim: 존댓말 입니다.
Debbie: Let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
(in shopping, lively and crowded)
(in shopping, lively and crowded)
수진: 팀, 나 이 옷이 좋아.
팀: 그래!? 아줌마, 이 옷 얼마예요?
아줌마: 예... 40,000원이요.
수진: 너무 비싸다. 좀 깎아주세요...
아줌마: 그럼 35,000원이요.
팀: 아줌마... 조금 더 깎아주세요.
아줌마: 안 되는데... 그럼 32,000원만 주세요.
팀: 여기 32,000원 있습니다.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
수진: 팀, 나 이 옷이 좋아.
팀: 그래!? 아줌마, 이 옷 얼마예요?
아줌마: 예... 40,000원이요.
수진: 너무 비싸다. 좀 깎아주세요...
아줌마: 그럼 35,000원이요.
팀: 아줌마... 조금 더 깎아주세요.
아줌마: 안 되는데... 그럼 32,000원만 주세요.
팀: 여기 32,000원 있습니다.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
(in shopping, lively and crowded)
Debbie(in shopping, lively and crowded)
수진: 팀, 나 이 옷이 좋아.
Debbie: Tim, I like this clothing.
팀: 그래!? 아줌마, 이 옷 얼마예요?
Debbie: Really? Auntie, how much is this clothing?
아줌마: 예... 40,000원이요.
Debbie: Yeah...that is forty thousand won.
수진: 너무 비싸다. 좀 깎아주세요...
Debbie: It's too expensive. Please take off some of the price...
아줌마: 그럼 35,000원이요.
Debbie: Then thirty-five thousand won please.
팀: 아줌마... 조금 더 깎아주세요.
Debbie: Auntie...please beat down the price a little bit more...
아줌마: 안 되는데... 그럼 32,000원만 주세요.
Debbie: I shouldn't do like this... Then please give me only thirty-two thousand won.
팀: 여기 32,000원 있습니다.
Debbie: Here is thirty-two thousand won.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Debbie: Now that we know you like to go shopping in Korea...
Tim: 응!
Debbie: Where do you often go shopping?
Tim: I usually go to 동.대.문 - 동대문! (explain)
Debbie: Because...?
Tim: In 동대문, there are a number of big and famous shopping malls where you can find many goods at an affordable price.
Debbie: Can you give us one of the mall names?
Tim: Sure. There's one that's called, 밀.리.오.레 - 밀리오레! I believe we talked about 밀리오레 in lesson 17.
Debbie: Yes, I remember, but we did not talk about how to effectively shop in 밀리오레! I think there are many listeners who are very interested in finding out some tips about dealing and negotiating prices when they shop.
Tim: Really? Hmm...(생각하는 시간 time to think...) Okay! I'll share this secret with the listeners, but only under one condition...
Debbie: What would that be...?
Tim: They have to promise me not to share this secret with anyone. NOT a single person.
Debbie: I think they can do that! Right, listeners? Okay, now tell us about it!
Tim: Okay! Here is the secret! When I shop, I use any of these three sentences "깎아주세요, 좀 깎아주세요 or 조금만 더 깎아주세요."
Debbie: Can you tell us more about those sentences?
Tim: Not to worry! We will talk about those sentences in the lesson focus.
Debbie: Really? Great! Then, let's move on to the lesson vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Debbie: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
: The first word we shall see is:
Tim: 이 [natural native speed]
Debbie: this
Tim: 이 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 이 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 옷 [natural native speed]
Debbie: clothes
Tim: 옷 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 옷 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 좋아 [natural native speed]
Debbie: I like. / It's good.
Tim: 좋아 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 좋아 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 그래? [natural native speed]
Debbie: yeah?/sure
Tim: 그래? [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 그래? [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 아줌마 [natural native speed]
Debbie: a title for middle-aged woman
Tim: 아줌마 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 아줌마 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 얼마예요? [natural native speed]
Debbie: How much is it?
Tim: 얼마예요? [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 얼마예요? [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 비싸다 [natural native speed]
Debbie: to be expensive
Tim: 비싸다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 비싸다 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 좀 [natural native speed]
Debbie: a bit, a little (sometimes a speech softener)
Tim: 좀 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 좀 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 깎다 [natural native speed]
Debbie: to discount
Tim: 깎다 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 깎다 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 주세요 [natural native speed]
Debbie: Please give me... (standard)
Tim: 주세요 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 주세요 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 만 [natural native speed]
Debbie: only
Tim: 만 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 만 [natural native speed]
: Next:
Tim: 너무 [natural native speed]
Debbie: very, very much so
Tim: 너무 [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Tim: 너무 [natural native speed]
VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE
Debbie: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Debbie: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...?
Tim: 조.금.더 - 조금더.
Debbie: Meaning... "a little more". Can you take it from here, Tim...?
Tim: Sure! 조금 means "a little, a bit, some", and 더 means "more"... therefore 조금더 means...?
Debbie: (강조하며 emphasizing) "a little more!"
Tim: Yes! Can you give us examples, Debbie?
Debbie: Hmm... Well we've learned about some expressions like 주세요 "please give me" through Absolute Beginner Season 2 Lesson 1. "Please give me some water" is 물 주세요. Can we add 조금더 "a little bit more" in that sentence?
Tim: Sure! "Please give me some water" is 물 주세요, and if you add 조금더 "a little bit more" into the sentence... it becomes...물 조금더 주세요 "please give me a little more water".
Debbie: Please repeat after Tim. "Please give me a little more water" is...?
Tim: 물 조금더 주세요.
[pause]
Debbie: Great! Can we replace "coffee" with "a meal or rice"?
Tim: Good! It can be a very useful expression when you feel hungry in Korea. Okay. "A meal or rice" is 밥. Replace 밥 with 물 "water", so it becomes...
Debbie: "Please give me a little more rice!" and in Korean it's...?
Tim: 밥 조금더 주세요. please repeat after me, 밥 조금더 주세요.
[pause]
Debbie: Great! Next we have...
Tim: 비.싸.다 - 비싸다.
Debbie: Meaning "expensive". 비싸다 is often used when you shop in Korea. When you feel the price of goods are (강조 emphasizing) expensive then try to say...
Tim: 비싸다. It sounds better if you replace 요 with 다. So... "it's expensive" becomes... please repeat after me. 비싸요.
[pause]
Debbie: Great! How can we say..."This Bibimbab is expensive!" in Korean?
Tim: "This Bibimbab" 이 비빔밥은..."is expensive" 비싸요. So, "this Bibimbab is expensive" is 이 비빔밥은 비싸요.
Please repeat after me. 이 비빔밥은 비싸요.
[pause]
Debbie: Excellent! Last we have...
Tim: 아.줌.마 - 아줌마.
Debbie: Depending on the context, 아줌마 can mean "auntie", but Koreans also use 아줌마 to mean Mrs., Miss, and Ma'am as well. In general, any middle-aged female can technically be called "아줌마" in Korea.
Tim: Yes, but be careful...if I call Debbie 아줌마...
Debbie: (완전 화난 with fury and anger) WHAT? (with sound of cracking the bottle of water) (억양이 올라가며) TIM!
Tim: Never, ever call young Korean females 아줌마. Debbie, I'm really sorry for calling you 아줌마!
Debbie: It's okay, 팀 (강조하며 emphasizing) 아저씨!
Tim: What? 팀 아!저!씨! "Uncle Tim!"
Debbie: We're even now! 하하. Let's move on to the today's grammar point.

Lesson focus

Debbie: The focus of this lesson is to learn about very practical and useful expressions when shopping in Korea - "Please give me a discount."
Tim: 깎.아.주.세.요 - 깎아주세요.
Debbie: Tim, first let's break the phrase down.
Tim: Okay. 깎아 comes from 깎다 meaning "to discount or to bargain"
Debbie: 주세요 means... "please give me..."
Tim: Therefore, 깎아주세요 means...?
Debbie: "Please give me a discount."
Tim: 깎아주세요, is a very useful expression you can use while shopping in Korea.
Debbie: So, what you are saying is that you would often say 깎아주세요 when you go shopping in Seoul?
Tim: 하하. Yes! 깎아주세요 is my magic phrase.
Debbie: What? Can you tell us more about that?
Tim: Okay! We've learned the expression, 얼마에요? "How much is it?" through Absolute Beginner Season 2 Lesson 10. Do you remember?
Debbie: Yes, I remember.
Tim: Okay...when I shop in 밀리오레, normally it goes like this...If I find goods that I really like to buy, I would say, 아줌마 이거 얼마에요? Listeners, please repeat after me. "아줌마 이거 얼마에요?"
[pause]
Tim: Let's do some role play. Debbie, can you pretend you are a shopkeeper please...?
Debbie: Okay. I would reply 이것은 50,000원 입니다. "It's 50,000 won."
Tim: Then, I would normally say, "에~~이 비싸다", "깎아주세요~~"
Debbie: Oh, i see~~ 비싸다 is "To be expensive." and 깎아주세요 is "Please give me a discount..."
Tim: Yes! Listeners, please repeat after me. "Eh~~! It's expensive!" 에~~이 비싸다.
[pause]
Tim: And lastly, please repeat after me. "Please give me a discount..." 깎아주세요...
[pause]
Debbie: Great! But what if an 아줌마 doesn't want to give you a discount?
Tim: Of course, an 아줌마 wouldn't want to give us a discount. That's why we have to nice and polite, so that she cannot resist giving us a discount. So the intonation of 깎아주세요 is also important. Try saying it like this...(귀엽게 cuter and nicer) 깎아주세요~~~네?
[pause]
Debbie: 하하. You (강조 emphasizing) can't say no to that! 하하! Tim, if I were an 아줌마, I would give you a discount. 하하. 그러면 사만 오천 원에 주세요. "Then, just give me 45,000 won."
Tim: Listeners, would you be satisfied with that price? I AM NOT! Here is what I would do next. I would say, 아줌마, 조금만 더 깎아주세요. "Ma'am, can you please make it a little more cheaper?"
Debbie: Ah! We've just learned about 조금만 더 "a little more" throughout this lesson. So, it becomes "Ma'am, can you please make it a little more cheaper..."
Tim: Yes, listeners. Please repeat after me. 아줌마, 조금만 더 깎아주세요.
[pause]
Tim: Then, try to add some degree of sincerity to it. Please repeat after me. Listen to my intonation please...
(간절히) 아줌마... 조금만 더 깎아주세요~~~
[pause]
Debbie: Wow. You can really hear the difference! Okay! 그러면 사만 원만 주세요... "Then, just give me 40,000 won..."
Tim: See, now I would be satisfied with the price! Congratulations! We've successfully got a 10,000 won discount. That is my shopping secret!
Debbie: Ah-ha! Thanks Tim! Now that we've just learned how to successfully shop in Korea by saying 깎아주세요, you should try to apply what you just learned today to a real situation.
Tim: Yes! Shopping in Korea is so much fun when you can bargain! 여러분, 너무 깎지 마세요..."Please don't ask for too much of a discount..."
Debbie: That's right. This is all just for a fun shopping experience.

Outro

Debbie: See you next time everyone.
Tim: 여러분, 다음시간은 '곰 세마리'를 배워보겠습니다. 안녕~~

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