장보기
jangbogi
To say grocery shopping in Korean, use 장보기 (jangbogi).
장보기 refers specifically to buying food and household goods, not general shopping for clothes or electronics. At the checkout you might hear or say 카드로 결제할게요, I'll pay by card and 영수증 주세요, a receipt please.
What does it mean word for word?
장보기 combines 장, meaning market and 보기, the noun form of the verb 보다, to see or look.
Which one should you use?
식료품 쇼핑 and 식료품 구입 are more formal ways to describe buying groceries.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say you go grocery shopping, use 장보러 가다.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as jangbogi.
When do people say it?
Groceries are bought at a traditional market, 시장 or for small items at a convenience store, 편의점.
Did you know?
- The word 장 refers to periodic markets that only open on specific cycles, such as every five days, rather than daily.
- At traditional markets 시장, the act of 장보기 often involves 깎아주세요, a request for the vendor to lower the price, which is uncommon in modern supermarkets.
- In Korean, the word for a shopping basket 장바구니 is used as a technical term for the virtual 'shopping cart' on e-commerce websites.
Examples in context
- 오늘 장보기 정말 힘들었어요.oneul jangbogi jeongmal himdeureosseoyo.Grocery shopping was really hard today.
- 주말에는 보통 장보기를 해요.jumareneun botong jangbogireul haeyo.I usually go grocery shopping on weekends.
Example conversation
Subin and Hyunwoo are discussing their plans for the afternoon.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨, 지금 장보기 하러 갈까요?Hyeon-u ssi, jigeum jangbogi hareo galkkayo?Hyunwoo, shall we go grocery shopping now?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 좋아요. 냉장고가 비어 있어요.ne, joayo. naengjanggoga bieo isseoyo.Yes, that sounds good. The fridge is empty.
- 수빈 Su-bin그럼 마트에서 만나기로 해요.geureom mateueseo mannagiro haeyo.Then let's meet at the mart.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo알겠어요. 금방 갈게요.algesseoyo. geumbang galgeyo.Got it. I'll be there soon.
