Getting Things Done in KoreaDay 11 / 7 16 min 7 questions · 80% to pass

The counter you stand at every day

Convenience stores and supermarkets — bags, points, and swapping something back

Get through a checkout without guessing what was just asked.
Explained in English

A Korean checkout is three questions long and they come fast. Learners freeze not because the sentences are hard, but because they do not know which three are coming.

Here they are, in the order they arrive.

What they saySoundWhat it means
봉투 필요하세요?bongtu piryohaseyo?Do you need a bag?
포인트 있으세요?pointeu isseuseyo?Do you have a points card?
영수증 드릴까요?yeongsujeung deurilkkayo?Would you like the receipt?
The three questions, every time

1 · Paying

KoreanSoundMeaning
카드 되나요?kadeu doenayo?Do you take cards?
일시불로 해 주세요ilsibullo hae juseyoIn one payment, please
현금영수증 하시겠어요?hyeongeumyeongsujeung hasigesseoyo?Would you like a cash receipt?
영수증 버려 주세요yeongsujeung beoryeo juseyoPlease throw the receipt away (for me)
What you will hear and what you say
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