이거 있어요?
igeo isseoyo?
To ask "do you have this?" in Korean, you say 이거 있어요? (igeo isseoyo?).
This phrase is used to ask a shopkeeper or seller if a specific item is currently in stock. It is commonly used while you are pointing at an object or showing a photo of an item to the seller.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 이거 (this) and 있어요? (exists/is there/have?).
Which one should you use?
While 이거 있어요? is a common polite way to ask the question, you can use the more formal version 이것 있어요? by using the full word 이것 instead of the contraction 이거. For a casual setting, you can use 이거 있어?
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite verb ending -어요 is used in 이거 있어요? to make the phrase suitable for polite social interactions. Additionally, the word 수 can mean "can" or "able to" in Korean grammar.
How do you pronounce it?
igeo isseoyo?
When do people say it?
When asking this in a shop, a seller will typically respond with 네, 있어요 (Yes, we have it) if the item is in stock or 아니요, 없어요 (No, we don't have it) if the item is out of stock.
Did you know?
- In Korea, you can often get a seller's attention by calling out 저기요 (jeogiyo), which literally means 'over there', before asking 이거 있어요? It functions like 'Excuse me' but specifically points to the person's location.
- In Korean, the concept of 'having' something is expressed using the verb 있다 (itda), which literally means 'to exist'. Instead of saying 'I have a book', you are essentially saying 'a book exists to me'.
- If you are asking for something not physically present, you can replace 이거 (this) with 그거 (that) or 저거 (that one over there) depending on how far the object is from both you and the seller.
Examples in context
- 실례합니다, 제가 찾는 책 있으십니까?Excuse me, do you have the book I'm looking for?
- 실례합니다, 이 옷 큰 사이즈로 있으십니까?Pardon me, do you have this shirt in a larger size?
- 이거 있어요?igeo isseoyo?Do you have this?
- 사진 속의 이거 있어요?sajin sogui igeo isseoyo?Do you have this one in the photo?
- 죄송하지만, 이거 있어요?joesonghajiman, igeo isseoyo?I'm sorry, but do you have this?
Example conversation
Subin is showing a photo of a product to a shopkeeper.
- 수빈 Su-bin저기요, 이거 있어요?jeogiyo, igeo isseoyo?Excuse me, do you have this?
- 도현 Do-hyeon잠시만요, 확인해 볼게요.jamsimanyo, hwaginhae bolgeyo.One moment, I will check.
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 여기 있어요.ne, yeogi isseoyo.Yes, here it is.
- 수빈 Su-bin감사합니다. 이걸로 주세요.gamsahamnida. igeollo juseyo.Thank you. I'll take this one.
