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Part2. Upon Arrival in Korea > Chapter 16. At the Post Office

Vocabulary
  • Vocabulary and Expressions
  • 소포[sopo]Package
  • 부치다[buchida]To mail
  • 어디로[eodiro]Where
  • 보내다[bonaeda]To send
  • 저울[jeo-ul]Scale
  • 위에(아래에)[wie(arae-e)]On top of(beneath)
  • 올려 놓다(내려 놓다)[ollyeo nota(Naeryeo nota)]Place on top of (put it down)
  • 내용물[naeyongmul]Contents
  • 킬로그램[killograem]Kilogram
  • 걸리다[geollida]To take
  • 얼마나 걸리죠? [eolmana geollijyo]How long does it take?
  • 보통[botong]Usually
  • Vocabulary used in a Post Office
  • 소포[sopo]Package
  • 편지[pyeonji]Letter
  • 엽서[yeopsseo]Postcard
  • 우표[upyo]Stamp
  • 등기[deunggi]Registered mail
  • 속달[sokttal]Quick mail
  • 특급우편[teukkeup-upyeon] Express mail
  • 배달[baedal]To deliver
  • 상자[sangja] Box
  • 연하장(크리스마스 카드)[yeonhajjang(keuriseumaseu kadeu)]Christmas card
  • 우편배달부[upyeonbaedalbu]Postman
Dialog
Flash Dialog
  • Mary :
  • 소포를 부치고 싶은데요.

    [sopo-reul buchigo sipeundeyo.]

    I would like to send off this package.

  • Staff :
  • 어디로 보낼 거죠?

    [Eodiro bonael kkeojyo?]

    Where would you like to send it?

  • Mary :
  • 미국 LA로 보낼 거예요.

    [Miguk LA-ro bonael kkeoyeyo.]

    To Los Angeles, U.S.A.

  • Staff :
  • 소포를 저울 위에 올려 놓으세요.

    [Soporeul Jeowul wie olryeo noeuseyo.]

    Could you place the package on the scale?

  • 내용물이 뭐예요?

    [Naeyongmuri mwoyeyo?]

    What are the contents of the package?

  • Mary :
  • 한국 도자기예요.

    [Han-guk Dojagiyeyo.]

    It’s Korean pottery.

  • Staff :
  • 1.5 킬로그램입니다. 요금은 이만 원입니다.

    [Il-jjeom-o kilogeuraemimnida. Yogeumeun iman wonimnida.]

    It weighs 1.5 kilograms. That will cost you 20,000 won.

  • Mary :
  • LA까지 얼마나 걸리죠?

    [LA-kkaji Oelmana geollijyo?]

    How long will it take for the package to reach L.A?

  • Staff :
  • 보통 일주일 정도 걸려요.

    [Botong iljju-il jeongdo geollyeoyo.]

    It usually takes about one weeks.