10 Korean Phrases for the Grocery Shop

1. 슈퍼에서 필요한거 있어요?
   Shupuhaesuh pilyohanguh issuhyo?
   Is there anything you need from the market?
   (formal)
   
   To make the phrase INFORMAL, take out the YO (요):
   슈퍼에서 필요한거 있어?
   Shupuhaesuh pilyohanguh issuh?
   Is there anything you need from the market?
   (informal)
    
2. Fill in the blank with your desired noun and ask a worker:
   ________ 어디 있어요?
   ________ uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is ________?
   (formal)
   
   간장 어디 있어요?
   Ganjang uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is the soy sauce?
   
   쌀 어디 있어요?
   Ssal uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is the rice?
   
   빵 어디 있어요?
   Bbang uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is the bread?
   
   김 어디 있어요?
   Gim uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is the seaweed?
   
   이거 어디 있어요?
   Eguh uhdi issuhyo?
   Where is this?
    
3. 어느게 좋아요?
   Uhneugye joayo?
   Which one is better?
   (formal)
    
4. 이거 얼마예요?
   Eguh uhlmayeyo?
   How much does this cost?
   (formal)
    
5. Just fill in the blank with your preferred food and the weight. Koreans use grams and kilograms in this situation.
   
   FOOD + WEIGHT 주세요.
   FOOD + WEIGHT juseyo.
   Please give me FOOD + WEIGHT.
   (formal)
   
   Examples:
   소고기 육백 그램 주세요.
   Sogogi yookbek geurem juseyo.
   Please give me 600 grams of beef.
   
   장조림 사백 그램 주세요.
   Jangjorim sabek geurem juseyo.
   Please give me 400 grams of jangjorim.
   
   갈비 이 킬로 주세요.
   Galbi ee kiro juseyo.
   Please give me 2 kilograms of galbi.
   
   Note: In written form, kilogram is KILLO (킬로). In spoken form, it’s KIRO (키로).
    
6. 어디서 계산하죠?
   Uhdisuh gyesanhajyo?
   Where do I pay?
   (formal)
    
7. 세일 품목 아닌가요?
   Ssaeil poommok ahneengayo?
   Isn’t that item on sale?
   (formal)
    
8. 이건 빼주세요.
   Eguhn bbaejuseyo.
   Please take this out.
   (formal)
    
9. 현금 영수증 필요 하세요?
   Hyungeum yongsoojoong pilyo haseyo?
   Do you need a cash receipt?
   (formal)
    
10. 이거 반품하고 싶어요.
    Eguh banpoomhago shipuhyo.
    I’d like to return this.
    (formal)

Other helpful videos:
Korean Numbers
Korean Sidedishes
Korean BBQ
Directions in Korea

See you on Mondays for more phrase lessons and on KWOW Wednesdays for travel episodes!

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Rice Cake Marathon at Tteokbokki Town

Taekwon Do and his cousin Yoonah are back for yet another food marathon, except this time they head to Tteokbokki Town. As you might have guessed, they're on the hunt for the best tteokbokki (Korean rice cakes)! They eat three variations of the dish: classic, jjajang and seafood. Watch the following KWOW episode to discover which restaurant ended up being their favorite:

Photo opportunity at Tteokbokki Town. Boil in a pan with a crew of ingredients!

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THE FEATURED RESTAURANTS:

Round 1: Mabongnim Halmeoni House
Phone: (02) 2232-8930
Hours: 9am-1am on weekdays, closed second and fourth Mondays of every month
Address: 292-112 Sindang-dong, Jungu, Seoul, South Korea
Directions: Exit 8 at Sindang Station (Seoul Subway Line 2). Turn at first left. Walk 200 meters and you will reach the Tteokbokki Town sign. Walk past the sign. The restaurant will be on the left.

The original tteokbokki with ramen and jjolmyeon noodles.

Owner's face greets you in front of Mabongnim Halmeoni House.

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Round 2: I Love Sindangdong
Phone: (02) 2232-7872
Hours: Open 24 hours, closed first and third Mondays every month
Address: 302-4 Singang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Directions: Exit 8 at Sindang Station (Seoul Subway Line 2). Turn at first left. Walk 200 meters and you will reach the Tteokbokki Town sign. Walk past the sign. The restaurant will be on the right.

A generous pan of Jjajang Tteokbokki at I Love Sindangdong.

Don't underestimate I Love Sindangdong for its pink signage; lots of Korean celebrities eat here.

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Round 3: Samdae
Phone: (02) 2233-1559
Hours: Open 24 hours
Address: 304-696 Sindang 1(il)-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Directions: Exit 8 at Sindang Station (Seoul Subway Line 2). Turn at first left. Walk 200 meters and you will reach the Tteokbokki Town sign. Walk past the sign for 50 meters. Samdae will be on your right.

Sizzling Seafood Tteokbokki at Samdae.

Samdae has two locations on the same street.

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10 Ways to Enjoy Soju

For all visual demonstrations of the following list, watch the video above :)

1. Take a LOVE SHOT with your crush! Actually you can share this fun and flirty moment with anyone: your significant other, friends, momma, poppa, etc.
    
2. Enjoy a pitcher of YOGURT SOJU! As a kid, my friends and I liked to drink the Asian yogurt drinks. Now yogurt drinks grew up and married soju. It's a popular beverage sold in Korea and Koreatown LA.
    
3. Take a ride on the SEOUL TRAIN! The more friends, the better. Line up a glass of half-filled beer, then place a line of shot glasses of soju on top. Knock one side of the soju line and the rest tumble like dominoes! Check out the epically long Seoul Train in Psy's "Hangover" video at 42 seconds in.
    
4. Get fruity with WATERMELON SOJU! It's a refreshing treat for the hot summer days and a great tropical vacation in the mouth during chilly winter months.
    
5. Or you can just drink your soju VIRGIN! Bring your bottle of soju to enjoy by the Han River. Maybe drink it on your hike at Bukhansan Mountain (which Yoonah and I did in this KWOW episode).
    
6. Shake your soju bottle to create a TORNADO! Not up and down, but shake in rotated circles. Then stop upright. Some say soju tornadoes soften the flavor, but no one really knows why Koreans love to shake it. It sure can be a great arm exercise!
    
7. Play some drinking games, like FLICK THE SOJU CAP! After popping open your bottle, don't toss the cap. There will be a metal strip dangling. Take turns flicking it with your buddies. Whoever flicks the metal off is the winner! Either the people sitting right and left of them drink, or just everyone. Watch the demo in the video above.
    
8. Another game with the cap: GUESS THE NUMBER. Many soju caps have a number written inside. Whoever guesses the correct number chooses who will drink the next shot of soju.
    
9. Drink your soju with ANJU! Anju are foods that accompany alcohol. Every type of alcohol has their own dedicated set of anju. Pork belly is eaten with soju, while fried chicken is eaten with beer.
    
10. After the party, CLEAN WITH SOJU! Some Korean BBQ restaurants replace the top of soju bottles with a spray and use the alcohol to wipe tables. True story.

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