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How to Say Purchase in Korean: gu mae

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Purchase"?

๊ตฌ๋งค (gu-mae) purchase is the standard word for buying something.

Q2. What is "Shopping" in Korean?

์‡ผํ•‘ (syo-ping) shopping is the everyday word for going out to buy things.

Q3. How do you say "Shopping Cart / Basket"?

์žฅ๋ฐ”๊ตฌ๋‹ˆ (jang-ba-gu-ni) shopping basket is used for both physical carts and online carts.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Purchase" in Korean

What does "๊ตฌ๋งค (gu-mae)" mean?

๊ตฌ๋งค (gu-mae) means "purchase" โ€“ the act of buying something.

Casual: ๊ตฌ๋งค์•ผ (gu-mae-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ๊ตฌ๋งค์˜ˆ์š” (gu-mae-ye-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ๊ตฌ๋งค์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (gu-mae-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

๊ตฌ (gu) = to seek / buy
๋งค (mae) = to sell / trade
โ†’ ๊ตฌ๋งค (gu-mae) = purchase / buying.

When to Use It

1. Buying: "๊ตฌ๋งคํ–ˆ์–ด? (gu-mae-haet-seo?)" (Did you purchase it?).
2. Activity: ์‡ผํ•‘ (syo-ping) shopping for going out to buy things.
3. Cart: ์žฅ๋ฐ”๊ตฌ๋‹ˆ (jang-ba-gu-ni) shopping cart for collecting items.

Real-Life Examples

๊ตฌ๋งคํ–ˆ์–ด? gu-mae-haet-seo?

Did you purchase it?

์‡ผํ•‘ ๊ฐ€์ž! syo-ping ga-ja!

Let's go shopping!

์žฅ๋ฐ”๊ตฌ๋‹ˆ์— ๋‹ด์•„. jang-ba-gu-ni-e da-ma.

Add it to the cart.

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ์‡ผํ•‘ (syo-ping) shopping
โ€ข ์žฅ๋ฐ”๊ตฌ๋‹ˆ (jang-ba-gu-ni) shopping cart
โ€ข ๊ตฌ๋งค ์™„๋ฃŒ (gu-mae wan-ryo) purchase complete

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