Lesson 6 - 비누 있어요?

About - Expressions related to how to ask someting at a store

This lesson explains how to ask something at a store using the expression "_있어요?" For example, When you visit a store to buy some soap, you can say "비누 있어요?" in Korean. In this case, "(무엇) 있어요?" means "do you have (something)?" in English. They will answer yes or no according to whether or not they have what you are looking for.



(무엇) 있어요? --- Do you have something?
네, 있어요. ------- Yes, we have something.
아니오, 없어요. --- No, we don't have something.

That is, the expression "_있어요?" is to ask whether or not something is available, so the answer "네, 있어요." means that it is available and "아니오, 없어요." means that it is not available. If you say "빵 (bread) 있어요?" at a store, then they will answer "네, 있어요." if it is avaible or "아니오, 없어요." if it is not available.

Expressions and Practice
무엇 (mu-eot) ------ something
있어요? (isseoyo) -- Do you have (something)? -- or Is (something) available?
있어요 (isseoyo) --- we/I have (something) ------ or it is available.
없어요 (eopseoyo) -- we/I don't have (something) -- or it is not available.
네 (ne) ------------- Yes
아니오 (anio) ------- No

계란 (gyeran) ------- Egg
담배 (dambae) ------ Cigarette
라면 (ramyeon) ----- Noodles
비누 (binu) --------- Soap
빵 (ppang) ---------- Bread
신문 (sinmun) ------ Newspaper
우유 (u-yu) --------- Milk

Let's practice the expression "_ 있어요?" using the words above!
If you want to buy some milk at a store, how do you say in Korean?

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