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Life in Korea · Unit 2

At the convenience store

Bori takes Hoya to the convenience store

Hoya the tiger

This unit is part of the Life in Korea Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • N 필요하세요? · N 있으세요? · 드시고 가세요?The staff question: -(으)세요?
  • -아/어 드릴까요? · -아/어 주세요Offering and requesting: 데워 드릴까요? — 데워 주세요
  • 1+1 · 2+1 · V-(으)면 하나 더Deals: 1+1 and 2+1
  • N(으)로 · 카드 꽂아 주세요 · 영수증Paying: by card or cash, and the receipt

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • 괜찮아요 — the word that means 'no thanks' (and sometimes 'yes')
  • How clerks really talk: clipped
  • 1+1 and 2+1: bring both, read the sticker
  • The do-it-yourself corner: hot water, microwave, self-checkout

The scene opens

  1. B

    Bori

    호야, 편의점 가자! 난 도시락 먹을래.

    Hoya, let's go to the convenience store! I'm having a boxed meal.

  2. Hoya

    좋아. 난 컵라면 먹을래.

    Sure. I'll have cup ramen.

  3. B

    Bori

    이 음료수는 1+1이야. 하나 사면 하나 더 줘.

    This drink is one-plus-one. If you buy one, you get one more.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 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
    Words28 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