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Asking if They Have It

Use these essential phrases to ask store staff if an item is in stock, request specific sizes or colors, and find what you are looking for.

Key Phrases

Getting attention

저기요!

neutral

jeogiyo!

Excuse me!

The standard way to call for a staff member in a store or restaurant.

Asking if they have an item · 2 ways to say it

이거 있어요?

neutral

igeo isseoyo?

Do you have this?

Show a picture or point to the item while saying this.

이거 있어?

casual

igeo isseo?

Do you have this?

Only use when asking a close friend or family member if they have something.

Asking for a specific size

스몰 사이즈 있어요?

neutral

seumol saijeu isseoyo?

Do you have a small size?

Replace '스몰' (small) with '미디엄' (medium) or '라지' (large) as needed.

Asking for a specific color

검은색 있어요?

neutral

geomeunsaek isseoyo?

Do you have it in black?

Koreans also frequently use the English word '블랙' (black).

Asking about current stock

지금 없어요?

neutral

jigeum eopseoyo?

Do you not have it right now?

Use this to confirm if an item is temporarily out of stock.

Asking when more arrives

언제 와요?

neutral

eonje wayo?

When does it come?

A simple present-tense phrase used to ask about future restocks.

Asking where an item is · 2 ways to say it

우유 어디에 있어요?

neutral

uyu eodie isseoyo?

Where is the milk?

Replace '우유' (milk) with the item you are looking for.

우유 어디에 있어?

casual

uyu eodie isseo?

Where is the milk?

Use this only when shopping with a friend and asking them to find it.

Practice Dialogue

Shopper
저기요. 이거 스몰 사이즈 있어요?
jeogiyo. igeo seumol saijeu isseoyo?
Staff
아니요, 지금 없어요.
aniyo, jigeum eopseoyo.
Shopper
아, 언제 와요?
a, eonje wayo?
Staff
내일 와요.
naeil wayo.
Shopper
그럼 검은색 있어요?
geureom geomeunsaek isseoyo?
Staff
네, 검은색은 있어요.
ne, geomeunsaegeun isseoyo.

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