Lesson 10 - 오천 원이에요.

About - how much something is.

The main idea of this lesson is about how to count money using the numbering system borrowed from Chinese numbers. Lesson 9 explains two numbering systems in Korean, and this lesson will provide you with some examples and exercises.

원 (Won) is the unit for Korean currency. "(A) 원이에요" means that it would be (A) Won.

In the video clip,
Owner: 어서오세요, 뭐 드릴까요? --- Welcome, what can I get for you?
Customer: 이 사과 얼마예요? ------- How much are these apples?
Owner: 천이백 원이에요. ----------- It is 1,200 Won (per apple).
Customer: 비싸요, 저 사과는 얼마예요? -- It's expensive, how much are those apples?
Owner: 팔백 원이에요. ------------- It is 800 Won (per apple).
Customer: 맛있어요? --------------- Is it delicious?
Owner: 네, 맛있어요. --------------- Yes, It is delicious.
Customer: 저 사과 주세요. ---------- Please give me those apples.
Owner: 몇 개 드릴까요? ------------ How many apples can I get for you?
Customer: 네 개 주세요. ------------ Four apples, please.
Owner: 잠깐만 기다리세요. --------- One moment, please.
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Owner: 삼천이백 원이에요. --------- It would be 3,200 Won.
Customer: 돈 여기 있어요. ----------- Here is the money.
Owner: 고맙습니다. 안녕히 가세요. --- Thank you. See you later.

In this conversation, there are three expressions about "(A) 원이에요"; 천이백 원이에요, 팔백 원이에요 and 삼천이백 원이에요. Considering how to read numbers in Korean from the lesson 9, this expression is easy to learn. First, read a number and add the unit for currency. For example,
983,453 원이에요.
1) read the number 983,453: 구십팔만 삼천사백오십삼
2) add the simple expression - 원이에요.
구십팔만 삼천사백오십삼 원이에요.

For more exercises, I'd like you to read the sentences in Korean.
1) 10,300 원이에요.
2) 100 원이에요.
3) 1,930 원이에요.
4) 54,157,319 원이에요.
5) 189,372,400 원이에요.

Expressions
비싸요 (bi-ssa-yo) --- It's expensive.

More resources for learning Korean:
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Lesson 9 - 얼마예요?

About - how to ask how much it is.

There are two numbering systems in Korean: one is pure Korean, and the other one is borrowed from Chinese numbers. The lesson 8 explains how to count one to ten using pure Korean numbering system. This lesson 9 is about counting money in Korean. Usually, pure Korean numbering system is used when counting things such as apple, bottle and book, while numbering system borrowed from Chinese numbers is used when counting years, money and phone numbers.

In the video clip,
Owner: 어서 오세요, 뭐 드릴까요? --- Welcome, what should I get for you?
Customer: 사과 있어요? ------------- Do you have some apple?
Owner: 네, 있어요. ------------------ Yes, we have some apple.
Customer: 얼마예요? ---------------- How much is it? (for an apple)
Owner: 천 원이에요. ---------------- It would be a thousand Won. (for an apple)
Customer: 맛있어요? ---------------- Is it delicious?
Owner: 네, 아주 맛있어요. ---------- Yes, it is very delicious.
Owner: 몇 개 드릴까요? ------------- How many things can I get for you?
Customer: 다섯 개 주세요. ---------- Five, please.
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Customer: 이 빵 주세요. ------------ Give me this bread, please.
Customer: 전부 얼마예요? ---------- How much would it be the total price?
Owner: 만 원이에요. ---------------- It would be 10,000 Won.

"얼마예요?" means "how much is it?" and its corresponding answer form is "_ 원이에요." "원 (Won)" is the unit of Korean currency. The phrase "만 원이에요" in the conversation means that it would be 10,000 Won. In general, "(A) 원이에요" means that it would be (A) Won, where A is a certain amount of money.

Furthermore, Let's learn more about one of Korean numbering system based on Chinese words. There is a very good reference about the Korean numbering systems from Wikipedia:

Korean numbering Systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_numerals

Now you are familar with the Korean numbering systems. "십" is 10, "백" is 100, "천" is 1000 and "만" is 10,000. How do you read the number-10,100-in Korean? 1o,000 plus 100 equals 10,100, so the number 10,100 can be read "만 백" in Korean. How do you read the number, 450? 400 plus 50 equals 450, so it is "사 백 오 십." When counting money, simply add the unit "원 (Won)" to the end of number. For example, 오 천 원, 만 원, 천 원, 삼 백 원, etc.

How do you read the numbers below?
65,300 원, 7,150 원, 550 원, 20 원, 9,310 원

Expressions
얼마예요? (eolma-yeyo) --- How much is it?
_ 원이에요. (_ Won-ieyo) -- It would be _ Won.

More resources for learning Korean:
infocobuild Learning Korean