How to Say “May I try it on” in Korean: 입어 봐도 돼요?

입어 봐도 돼요?

ibeo bwado dwaeyo?

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

Meaning

May I try it on?

-아/어 보다 means “try doing” and -아/어도 되다 “may do”. The verb changes with the item: 입다 for clothes, 신다 for shoes.

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

Syllables: 6 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [이버 봐도 돼요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
입어
입	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅂ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[버] beo
봐도
봐	ㅂ+ㅘ	bwa
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
돼요
돼	ㄷ+ㅙ	dwae
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 입어 → [이버]

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
입다	verb	to wear (clothes)	TOPIK level 1
보다	verb	to see, to watch	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “입어 봐도 돼요?” mean?

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Answer: May I try it on

Question 2 How do you say “May I try it on” in Korean?

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Answer: 입어 봐도 돼요? ibeo bwado dwaeyo?

Question 3 How is “입어 봐도 돼요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [이버 봐도 돼요]

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