Lesson 11
In this lesson, let us look at how to ask “Do you have...?” or “Is there...?” and also how to say “Give me... please” or “I would like to have... please”.
Do you remember how to say “I have...”, “You have...”, or “There is...”?
있어요 [i-sseo-yo] = I have... / You have... / There is...
없어요 [eop-sseo-yo] = I do not have... / You do not have... / There is not...
Sample Sentences
사과 [sa-gwa] = apple
사과 있어요 [sa-gwa i-sseo-yo.] = I have an apple. / There are apples. / They have some apples.
사과 없어요 [sa-gwa eop-sseo-yo.] = I do not have an apple. / There is no apple.
오렌지 [o-ren-ji] = orange
오렌지 있어요. [o-ren-ji i-sseo-yo.] = I have an orange. / There are oranges. / They have some oranges.
오렌지 없어요. [o-ren-ji eop-sseo-yo.] = I do not have an orange. / There is no orange.
Now, if you want to ask whether someone has something or not, or whether something exists, simply raise the tone at the end of the sentence and you can make it a question.
있어요? [i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have...? / Is there...?
없어요? [eop-sseo-yo?] = Don’t you have...? / There is not...?
Sample Sentences
사과 [sa-gwa] = apple
사과 있어요. [sa-gwa i-sseo-yo.] = I have an apple. / There are some apples.
사과 있어요? [sa-gwa i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have an apple? / Do you have apples?
사과 없어요? [sa-gwa eop-sseo-yo?] = You do not have an apple? / There are no apples?
시간 [si-gan] = time
시간 있어요? [si-gan i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have some time?
시간 없어요? [si-gan eop-sseo-yo?] = You do not have time?
커피 [keo-pi] = coffee
커피 있어요? [keo-pi i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have coffee?
커피 없어요? [keo-pi eop-sseo-yo?] = Don’t you have coffee? / You do not have coffee?
돈 [don] = money
돈 있어요? [don i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have money?
돈 없어요? [don eop-sseo-yo?] = You do not have money?
Now, after figuring out whether someone has something or not, you might as well want to ask for some of it, by saying “Please give me...” or “I would like to have... please”.
주세요 = Please give me
주세요 [ju-se-yo] comes from the verb 주다 [ju-da] which means “to give”. 주세요 ONLY means “please give” in polite/formal language regardless of who said it or to whom it is said. Just say the name of the item you want + 주세요.
Sample Sentences
돈 주세요. [don ju-se-yo.] = Please give me some money.
맥주 주세요. [maek-jju ju-se-yo.] = Please give me a beer.
장갑 주세요. [jang-gap ju-se-yo.] = Please give me (a pair of) gloves.
Sample Conversations
A: 사과 있어요? [sa-gwa i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have apples?
B: 네. 사과 있어요. [ne. sa-gwa i-sseo-yo.] = Yes, we have apples.
A: 사과 주세요. [sa-gwa ju-se-yo.] = Give me (an/some) apple(s).
* Please note that there is no strict distinction between plural and singular in Korean nouns.
A: 커피 있어요? [keo-pi i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have coffee?
B: 아니요. 커피 없어요. [an-i-yo. keo-pi eop-sseo-yo.] = No, we don’t have coffee.
A: 우유 있어요? [u-yu i-sseo-yo?] = Do you have milk?
B: 네. 우유 있어요. [ne. u-yu i-sseo-yo.] = Yes, we have milk.
A: 우유 주세요. [u-yu ju-se-yo.] = Give me some milk, please.
주세요 [ju-se-yo] can be used in many different situations: when asking someone to hand
something over to you, when ordering something in a restaurant, when asking for an item in a shop, or when attached to a verb (which you will learn how to do in a later lesson) to ask someone to do something for you.
Sample Sentences
아이스크림 주세요. [a-i-seu-keu-rim ju-se-yo.] = Please give me some ice cream.
햄버거 주세요. [haem-beo-geo ju-se-yo.] = Please give me a hamburger.
김치 주세요. [gim-chi ju-se-yo.] = Please give me some kimchi.
불고기 주세요. [bul-go-gi ju-se-yo.] = Please give me some bulgogi.
밥 주세요. [bap ju-se-yo.] = Please give me rice. / Please give me food.