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Life in Korea · Unit 12 · Side branch after Level 2

Shopping and the market

Too small: a white T-shirt, a receipt and one apple more

In a small clothes shop, Hoya holds up a blue shirt and asks to try it on.

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What you’ll learn

  • V-아/어 봐도 돼요?Can I try it?
  • N(으)로 바꿀 수 있어요? · 환불돼요?Exchanges and refunds

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Sizes and fit: 맞아요, 작아요, 커요
  • Culture note: shops, receipts and refunds
  • Culture note: the market, 덤 and bargaining

The scene opens

  1. S

    Shop clerk

    어서 오세요. 천천히 보세요.

    Hello, come in. Take your time.

  2. Hoya

    저기요, 이 셔츠 M 사이즈 있어요?

    Excuse me, do you have this shirt in a medium?

  3. S

    Shop clerk

    네, 있어요. 파란색하고 회색이 있어요.

    Yes, we do. It comes in blue and grey.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar2 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words30 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card