How to Say “How many days does delivery take” in Korean

배송은 며칠 걸려요?

baesongeun myeochil geollyeoyo?

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

How many days does delivery take?

며칠 means “how many days.” Korea is known for fast online delivery, even next-day.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
배송은
배	ㅂ+ㅐ	bae
송	ㅅ+ㅗ+ㅇ	song
은	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄴ	eun
며칠
며	ㅁ+ㅕ	myeo
칠	ㅊ+ㅣ+ㄹ	chil
걸려요
걸	ㄱ+ㅓ+ㄹ	geol
려	ㄹ+ㅕ	lyeo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
걸리다	verb	to take (time)	TOPIK level 2

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Question 2 How do you say “How many days does delivery take” in Korean?

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Answer: 배송은 며칠 걸려요? baesongeun myeochil geollyeoyo?

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