A2Korean

Laundry & Dry Cleaning

Use these phrases to easily drop off your clothes, point out stains, and pick up your laundry in Korea.

Key Phrases

Requesting dry cleaning · 2 ways to say it

이거 드라이클리닝 하고 싶어요.

neutral

igeo deuraikeullining hago sipeoyo.

I want to get this dry cleaned.

Standard polite way to ask for the service.

드라이클리닝 부탁합니다.

polite

deuraikeullining butakhamnida.

Dry cleaning, please.

A more formal and very natural way to make requests at shops.

Requesting laundry service

이거 세탁할 수 있어요?

neutral

igeo setakhal su isseoyo?

Can you wash this?

Use this for general washing instead of dry cleaning.

Pointing out a stain

여기에 얼룩이 있어요.

neutral

yeogie eollugi isseoyo.

There is a stain here.

Asking to remove a stain

이 얼룩 지울 수 있어요?

neutral

i eolluk jiul su isseoyo?

Can you remove this stain?

Asking when it's ready

언제 찾을 수 있어요?

neutral

eonje chajeul su isseoyo?

When can I pick it up?

'찾다' normally means 'to find', but here it means picking up your items.

Stating pickup time

내일 올 거예요.

neutral

naeil ol geoyeyo.

I will come tomorrow.

Asking the price

얼마예요?

neutral

eolmayeyo?

How much is it?

Handing over the receipt · 2 ways to say it

영수증 여기 있어요.

neutral

yeongsujeung yeogi isseoyo.

Here is the receipt.

A soft, everyday way to give your ticket to the staff.

영수증입니다.

polite

yeongsujeungimnida.

This is the receipt.

Use this formal expression when handing the ticket directly to staff.

Practice Dialogue

Customer
안녕하세요. 이거 드라이클리닝 부탁합니다.
annyeonghaseyo. igeo deuraikeullining butakhamnida.
Staff
네. 얼룩이 있어요?
ne. eollugi isseoyo?
Customer
네, 여기에 얼룩이 있어요. 지울 수 있어요?
ne, yeogie eollugi isseoyo. jiul su isseoyo?
Staff
네, 할 수 있어요.
ne, hal su isseoyo.
Customer
언제 찾을 수 있어요?
eonje chajeul su isseoyo?
Staff
내일 찾을 수 있어요.
naeil chajeul su isseoyo.
Customer
얼마예요?
eolmayeyo?
Staff
만 원입니다.
man wonimnida.
Customer
여기 있어요.
yeogi isseoyo.
Staff
네, 감사합니다. 영수증입니다.
ne, gamsahamnida. yeongsujeungimnida.

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