Your goal
When your note differs from a notice, ask again. Here you compare written notes; a question alone is not yet confirmation by the other person.
Before you start
- 다시
- again
- 맞아요?
- Is that right?
- 한 개 가격
- unit price for one item
- 합계
- total amount due here
| Written form | Read or say |
|---|---|
| 1,500원 | 천오백 원 |
| 15,000원 | 만 오천 원 |
| 3개 | 세 개 |
Review 네, 아니요 and 아니에요. Repeat the amount or quantity as a question to check it.
Explore the situation
My note
- 사과apple
- 3개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 15,000원
Notice
- 사과apple
- 3개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 1,500원
- 합계Total
- 4,500원
Distinguish 1,500 from 15,000. Keep the price of one item separate from the total. The total is supplied, so this is not an arithmetic test.
Learn the expressions
| What you check | Question |
|---|---|
| 수량 | 사과 세 개예요? |
| 한 개 가격 | 한 개 가격은 천오백 원이에요? |
| 합계 | 합계는 사천오백 원이에요? |
If the answer is 네, keep the same information. If 아니요 is followed by a different number, update it. Ask 몇 개예요? for an unknown count and 얼마예요? for an unknown price.
Read the conversation
Recheck an amount
만 오천 원이에요?
Show meaning
Is it 15,000 won?
아니요. 천오백 원이에요.
Show meaning
No, 1,500 won.
천오백 원이에요?
Show meaning
1,500 won?
네.
Show meaning
Yes.
Recheck a quantity
네 개예요?
Show meaning
Four items?
아니요. 두 개예요.
Show meaning
No, two items.
Build a sentence
First choose whether you are checking unit price or total; then build the question.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Check whether the total is 4,500 won.
Sentence pieces
- 합계
- 는
- 사천오백
- 원
- 이에요?
2. Correct four items to two.
Sentence pieces
- 아니요.
- 두
- 개
- 예요.
- 네
Practice
Choose the response that matches both the information and the Korean expression.
1. Your note says 15,000, the notice 1,500. Recheck the notice amount.
- 천오백 원이에요?
- 만 오천 원이에요?
- 천오백 개예요?
2. Confirm whether there are three apples.
- 사과 삼 원이에요?
- 사과 세 명이에요?
- 사과 세 개예요?
3. Your order is two bottles, but you are asked 세 병이에요?. Reply.
- 아니요. 이 원이에요.
- 아니요. 두 병이에요.
- 네. 세 병이에요.
4. One item is 1,500 won; three total 4,500. Check the total.
- 합계는 사천오백 원이에요?
- 합계는 천오백 원이에요?
- 세 명이에요?
Try a new situation
Do not silently overwrite your note; ask to confirm. In the next situation, use the reply to correct the information.
Tasks
Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.
1. Your note says 4, but the notice says 3. Ask to confirm the notice’s quantity.
My note
- 사과apple
- 4개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 15,000원
Shop notice
- 사과apple
- 3개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 1,500원
- 합계Total
- 4,500원
Show a hint
Repeat the number and unit with 이에요/예요? If unknown, ask 몇 개예요? or 얼마예요?
2. Ask whether one item costs 1,500 won; identify it as the unit price.
My note
- 사과apple
- 4개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 15,000원
Shop notice
- 사과apple
- 3개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 1,500원
- 합계Total
- 4,500원
Show a hint
Repeat the number and unit with 이에요/예요? If unknown, ask 몇 개예요? or 얼마예요?
3. Ask whether the total is 4,500 won.
My note
- 사과apple
- 4개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 15,000원
Shop notice
- 사과apple
- 3개
- 한 개 가격Unit price
- 1,500원
- 합계Total
- 4,500원
Show a hint
Repeat the number and unit with 이에요/예요? If unknown, ask 몇 개예요? or 얼마예요?
4. You ordered two bottles of water. The clerk asks whether you want three. Correct the count, starting with 아니요.
물
water2 병
Each marker is one item, person or bottle.세 병이에요?
Show a hint
Repeat the number and unit with 이에요/예요? If unknown, ask 몇 개예요? or 얼마예요?
5. The total is missing from your note. Ask for it rather than guessing.
Show a hint
Repeat the number and unit with 이에요/예요? If unknown, ask 몇 개예요? or 얼마예요?
Check your learning
Cover the examples. Check what each number means and which unit it needs.
1. Quantity information is missing. Ask instead of guessing.
- 세 개예요.
- 세 개가 없어요.
- 몇 개예요?
2. 만 오천 원이에요? / 아니요. 천오백 원이에요. Which amount did the reply give?
- 150원
- 1,500원
- 15,000원
3. 네 개예요? / 아니요. 두 개예요. Choose the corrected note.
- 2개
- 4개
- 2명
4. The total is not yet known. Choose the question.
- 합계는 어디예요?
- 합계는 누구예요?
- 합계는 얼마예요?
5. Ask for the unit price, not the total.
- 몇 개예요?
- 한 개 가격은 얼마예요?
- 합계는 얼마예요?
6. Notice: five bottles of water. Confirm 다섯 병이에요?.
- 네. 다섯 병이에요.
- 아니요. 두 병이에요.
- 네. 다섯 명이에요.
Reflect on your reading
Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.
Answers and explanations
Show answers and explanations
Practice questions
1. Your note says 15,000, the notice 1,500. Recheck the notice amount.
Answer: 천오백 원이에요?
Repeat the notice amount 1,500 as a question.
- 만 오천 원이에요? — 15,000 is the different amount in your note.
- 천오백 개예요? — The unit for price is 원, not 개.
2. Confirm whether there are three apples.
Answer: 사과 세 개예요?
세 개 checks the apple quantity.
- 사과 삼 원이에요? — 삼 원 is an amount of 3 won.
- 사과 세 명이에요? — 명 counts people, not apples.
3. Your order is two bottles, but you are asked 세 병이에요?. Reply.
Answer: 아니요. 두 병이에요.
Reject three and correct it to two bottles.
- 아니요. 이 원이에요. — This answers an amount, not the quantity asked.
- 네. 세 병이에요. — This confirms the wrong count of three.
4. One item is 1,500 won; three total 4,500. Check the total.
Answer: 합계는 사천오백 원이에요?
The total is 4,500 won.
- 합계는 천오백 원이에요? — 1,500 won is the unit price.
- 세 명이에요? — This asks for a headcount, not an amount.
Learning check
1. Quantity information is missing. Ask instead of guessing.
Answer: 몇 개예요?
몇 개예요? asks for the unknown count.
- 세 개예요. — This invents a quantity of three.
- 세 개가 없어요. — Missing information is not the same as unavailable items.
2. 만 오천 원이에요? / 아니요. 천오백 원이에요. Which amount did the reply give?
Answer: 1,500원
After 아니요 the amount was corrected to 1,500.
- 150원 — 천오백 is 1,500, not 150.
- 15,000원 — 15,000 is the amount that was rejected.
3. 네 개예요? / 아니요. 두 개예요. Choose the corrected note.
Answer: 2개
두 개 corrects the count to two items.
- 4개 — Four was rejected.
- 2명 — The count is two, but the unit is 개.
4. The total is not yet known. Choose the question.
Answer: 합계는 얼마예요?
Ask a total amount with 얼마예요?
- 합계는 어디예요? — 어디 asks location.
- 합계는 누구예요? — 누구 asks who.
5. Ask for the unit price, not the total.
Answer: 한 개 가격은 얼마예요?
한 개 가격 specifies one item.
- 몇 개예요? — This asks quantity.
- 합계는 얼마예요? — This asks the full total.
6. Notice: five bottles of water. Confirm 다섯 병이에요?.
Answer: 네. 다섯 병이에요.
Both quantity and counter match the notice.
- 아니요. 두 병이에요. — This changes five to two.
- 네. 다섯 명이에요. — Do not count water bottles with 명.
Example answers
Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.
1. Your note says 4, but the notice says 3. Ask to confirm the notice’s quantity.
사과 세 개예요?
세 개예요?
Ask about 세 개; the reply has not yet been given.
2. Ask whether one item costs 1,500 won; identify it as the unit price.
한 개 가격은 천오백 원이에요?
한 개 가격이 천오백 원이에요?
한 개에 천오백 원이에요?
Name the unit price, keeping it separate from 15,000 and the total.
3. Ask whether the total is 4,500 won.
합계는 사천오백 원이에요?
합계가 사천오백 원이에요?
합계 사천오백 원이에요?
The total for three items is supplied in the notice.
4. You ordered two bottles of water. The clerk asks whether you want three. Correct the count, starting with 아니요.
세 병이에요?
아니요. 두 병이에요.
아니요. 물 두 병이에요.
아니요. 두 병이요.
Reject three and give the actual order, two bottles.
5. The total is missing from your note. Ask for it rather than guessing.
합계는 얼마예요?
합계가 얼마예요?
합계 얼마예요?
Ask 얼마예요? for an unknown amount.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Check whether the total is 4,500 won.
합계는 사천오백 원이에요?
합계는 identifies that you are asking about the total.
2. Correct four items to two.
아니요. 두 개예요.
Say 아니요, then state the correct quantity 두 개.
Review and continue
Come back to these
Recall without an example
Make a mismatched quantity and total note, then write two checking questions.
Change a number and say it again
Keep the unit but change the number. Build the response for new information instead of memorizing one example.
Review what felt difficult
I mixed up a quantity and an amount.Review the pattern, then try a different number. →Keep written checks separate from trying to speak. Revisit difficult expressions next session.