Lesson Transcript

Let's practice.
Imagine you're Ben, and you're at a farmers' market, where many items have no price tag.
You'd like to try a snack close to the listener. Ask the price using the word for "that."
Ready?
그거 얼마예요? (Geu-geo eol-ma-ye-yo?)
이천 원입니다. (I-cheon won-im-ni-da.)
Listen again and repeat.
그거 얼마예요? (Geu-geo eol-ma-ye-yo?)
그거 얼마예요? (Geu-geo eol-ma-ye-yo?)
Let's try another.
Imagine they're also selling artisan coffee. Ask for the price of a coffee.
Ready?
커피 얼마예요? (Keo-pi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
삼천 원입니다. (Sam-cheon won-im-ni-da.)
Listen again and repeat.
커피 얼마예요? (Keo-pi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
커피 얼마예요? (Keo-pi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
Let's try one more.
They're also selling strawberries.
Ready?
딸기 얼마예요? (Ttal-gi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
육천 원입니다. (Yuk-cheon won-im-ni-da.)
Listen again and repeat.
딸기 얼마예요? (Ttal-gi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
딸기 얼마예요? (Ttal-gi eol-ma-ye-yo?)
In most cases, Korean doesn't make a distinction between singular and plural nouns. You'll use the same pattern when you're looking for salt, or a watermelon, or some watermelons.
For example, 딸기 있어요? (Ttal-gi iss-eo-yo?) can translate as "Are there any strawberries?" Or "Is there a strawberry?" depending on the number of strawberries.
The English translation may alternate between singular and plural, but the Korean pattern remains the same.
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