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KOREAN VERB

팔다

to sell

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sell
NegativeI don’t sell

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI sold
NegativeI didn’t sell

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will sell
NegativeI won’t sell

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI sell (respectfully)
PastI sold (respectfully)
FutureI will sell (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) selling, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) selling, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I sell
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I sell
  5. But (-지만) I sell, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please sell
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please sell (formal)
  3. Plain command sell! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t sell

How to use 팔다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    이 가게에서 김치도 따로 팔아요?

    Does this shop sell kimchi on its own too?

  2. Past

    오래된 자전거를 회사 동료한테 팔았어요.

    I sold my old bicycle to a coworker.

  3. Future

    이사하기 전에 이 소파를 팔 거예요.

    I'll sell this sofa before I move.

  4. Honorific

    박 아주머니는 시장에서 김치를 파세요.

    Mrs. Park sells kimchi at the market.

  5. Connectives

    차를 팔고 지하철을 타기로 했어요.

    I sold my car and decided to take the subway.

  6. Requests and commands

    그 책은 팔지 마세요. 제가 살게요.

    Don't sell that book. I'll buy it.

Good to know

  • 팔다 drops its ㄹ before ㅂ, ㅅ and ㄴ: 팝니다, 파세요, 파니까.

Where you hear 팔다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 망원시장에서 김치를 팔아요. I sell kimchi at Mangwon market.
  • 옛날에 시장에서 떡을 팔았어. Long ago I sold rice cakes at the market.
  • 내일 책을 팔 거야. Tomorrow I'll sell my books.

Korean · Fluency Level 2

  • 망원시장에서 김치를 팔아요. I sell kimchi at Mangwon market.
  • 옛날에 시장에서 떡을 팔았어. Long ago I sold rice cakes at the market.
  • 내일 책을 팔 거야. Tomorrow I'll sell my books.

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