Korean for English speakers Sports · Lesson 3
Going to the pharmacy
Distance in Korean — 여기에서 약국까지 얼마나 걸려요? (How long from here to the pharmacy?) — with -에서 ... -까지.
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Magicat
여기에서 약국까지 얼마나 걸려요?
Yeogieseo yakgukkkaji eolmana geollyeoyo?
How long does it take from here to the pharmacy?
Tip: <A에서 B까지> = from A to B (for place or time) <얼마나> = how (long, many, much, ...) <걸려요> = verb "to take (time)" (in present tense)
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Yaya
음... 걸어서 십 분 정도 걸려요.
Eum... georeoseo sip bun jeongdo geollyeoyo.
Um... It takes about ten minutes on foot.
Tip: <걸어서> = on foot (Literally, "by walking") <십> = ten (sino-korean number counting) <분> = minute [Note] To count minutes in Korean, we use sino-korean number counting system. But, for hours, we use native korean system (for example, 10 hour 10 minutes = 열 시 십 분) <정도> = about
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Magicat
다행이에요. 붕대가 필요해요.
Dahaengieyo. Bungdaega piryohaeyo.
What a relief. I need a bandage.
Tip: <다행이에요> = formal way to say "What a relief" <붕대> = bandage <N이/가 필요해요> = verb "to need" (in present tense)
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Yaya
어? 제 가방 안에 붕대가 있어요.
Eo? Je gabang ane bungdaega isseoyo.
Oh, I have a bandage in my bag.
Tip: <제 N> = my N (possessif) <가방> = bag <안에> = in, inside