“Could you give me a discount” in Korean: 좀 깎아 주세요

좀 깎아 주세요

jom kkakka juseyo

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

Meaning

Could you give me a discount?

Use it where bargaining is normal, like traditional markets. Not for large stores or chains.

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

Syllables: 6 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [좀 까까 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
좀	ㅈ+ㅗ+ㅁ	jom
깎아
깎	ㄲ+ㅏ+ㄲ	[까] kka
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	[까] kka
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
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. 깎아 → [까까]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

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

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “좀 깎아 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Could you give me a discount

Question 2 How do you say “Could you give me a discount” in Korean?

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Answer: 좀 깎아 주세요 jom kkakka juseyo

Question 3 How is “좀 깎아 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [좀 까까 주세요]

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