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KOREAN VERB

사다

to buy

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI buy
NegativeI don’t buy

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bought
NegativeI didn’t buy

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI buy (respectfully)
PastI bought (respectfully)
FutureI will buy (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 사다

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

  1. Present

    저는 보통 시장에서 과일을 사요.

    I usually buy fruit at the market.

  2. Past

    어제 백화점에서 겨울 코트를 샀어요.

    Yesterday I bought a winter coat at the department store.

  3. Future

    내일 할머니 선물을 살 거예요.

    Tomorrow I'll buy a present for Grandma.

  4. Honorific

    어머님, 이 꽃은 어디에서 사셨어요?

    Mrs. Park, where did you buy these flowers?

  5. Connectives

    우유를 사고 바로 집에 갈게요.

    I'll buy milk and go straight home.

  6. Requests and commands

    그거 너무 비싸니까 사지 마세요.

    That's too expensive, so don't buy it.

Good to know

  • 사 주다 is to buy for someone: 제가 커피 사 줄게요, I'll buy you a coffee.

Where you hear 사다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 저는 시장에서 배추를 사요. I buy cabbage at the market.
  • 어제 핸드폰을 샀어요. Yesterday I bought a phone.
  • 내일 새 신발을 살 거예요. Tomorrow I'll buy new shoes.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 저는 시장에서 배추를 사요. I buy cabbage at the market.
  • 어제 핸드폰을 샀어요. Yesterday I bought a phone.
  • 내일 새 신발을 살 거예요. Tomorrow I'll buy new shoes.
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The phone

Beginner Level 2 · 사고 싶어요. · 핸드폰 사고 싶어요. · 뭐 사고 싶어요? · 싼 거 사고 싶어요.

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The frozen river

Beginner Level 2 · 커피도 살까?

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Basketball

Beginner Level 3 · 당연하지. 내가 살게. · 아니, 내가 살게. 너는 내 친구야. · 그럼 다음에는 내가 살게.

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The last train

Beginner Level 3 · 좋아요. 제가 살게요.

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Grandma's story

Intermediate Level 1 · 그래서 택시를 샀어요?

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We meant to, but

Intermediate Level 1 · 물을 사려고 했는데요.

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Whether big or small

Intermediate Level 2 · 되든지 안 되든지 점심은 내가 살게.

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If you give me the chance

Intermediate Level 2 · 합격하면 점심은 내가 살게.

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A third year

Intermediate Level 2 · 먼저 펜을 사야 할 겁니다.

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Window three

Intermediate Level 2 · 점심 사 주시면 감사하겠습니다.

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Two weeks of waiting

Intermediate Level 2 · 먼저 커피를 사시는 게 좋겠어요.

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The gift sets

Intermediate Level 3 · 어떤 걸 제일 많이 사요?

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And 5 more lessons.

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