Your goal
Compare your order with the bill before asking the amount and stating your payment method.
Before you start
- 계산
- checking the amount and paying here
- 카드
- payment card here
- 현금
- cash
- 영수증
- a receipt listing purchases and amounts
- 합계
- total amount
- 가격
- price for one item or stated unit
- 수량
- quantity
Review unit price versus total. Line amounts and the total are given so you can focus on communicating rather than mental arithmetic.
Explore the situation
Purchase record
Fictional purchase: two rolls of gimbap and one bottle of water. No actual payment or personal information is involved.
Learn the expressions
| Purpose | Expression |
|---|---|
| Ask the total | 모두 얼마예요? |
| Choose card | 카드로 할게요. |
| Choose cash | 현금으로 할게요. |
| Request a receipt | 영수증 주세요. |
Learn 카드로 할게요 and 현금으로 할게요 as whole payment-choice expressions. This lesson does not cover every use of -ㄹ게요. The patterns are 카드+로 and 현금+으로.
Read the conversation
Paying
모두 얼마예요?
Show meaning
How much is it altogether?
팔천 원이에요.
Show meaning
It is 8,000 won.
카드로 할게요.
Show meaning
I will pay by card.
Receipt request
영수증 주세요.
Show meaning
A receipt, please.
네.
Show meaning
Certainly.
Build a sentence
Compare an order note and a bill side by side. Notice how a quantity change changes the total and say what needs checking.
Compare the order note and bill
Order note
Bill
Both show two gimbap rolls and one water bottle, total 8,000 won.
Compare the order note and bill
Order note
Bill
The order has one water bottle but the bill has two. Totals differ: 8,000 versus 9,000 won.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Say you will pay by card.
Sentence pieces
- 할게요.
- 카드
- 로
2. Request a receipt.
Sentence pieces
- 주세요.
- 영수증
Practice
Check the situation and the requested information before answering.
1. Which question asks the total amount?
- 모두 얼마예요?
- 어디에 있어요?
- 무슨 색이에요?
2. Which practiced phrase chooses card payment?
- 카드 주세요.
- 현금으로 할게요.
- 카드로 할게요.
3. Which phrase chooses cash payment?
- 카드로 할게요.
- 현금으로 할게요.
- 현금로 할게요.
4. Request the document recording bought items and amounts.
- 영수증 주세요.
- 메뉴 주세요.
- 숟가락 주세요.
Try a new situation
Read the new bill’s quantities and total, then write the question, payment choice and receipt request.
Tasks
Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.
1. Ask the total amount using 모두.
Purchase record
Show a hint
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
2. Use the new bill to confirm the 9,000-won total with a question.
Purchase record
Show a hint
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
3. Say you will pay by card.
Show a hint
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
4. This time say you will pay in cash.
Show a hint
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
5. Ask for a receipt to keep the purchase record.
Show a hint
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
Check your learning
Answer using the new details, not the earlier model.
1. Bill: gimbap 7,000 + water 1,000 = total 8,000 won. Confirm the total.
- 모두 삼천오백 원이에요?
- 모두 천 원이에요?
- 모두 팔천 원이에요?
2. Order: one water bottle. Bill: two bottles. What needs checking?
- bag color
- water quantity
- water temperature
3. What does 카드로 할게요 communicate?
- choice to pay by card
- payment is already finished
- receipt already received
4. After payment you want a purchase record. What does 영수증 좀 주세요 mean?
- switch to cash
- increase an order quantity
- politely request a receipt
5. Bibimbap 7,000 + water 2,000, total 9,000 won. Choose the reading.
- 구만 원이에요.
- 구천 원이에요.
- 구백 원이에요.
6. After the price is given, choose card payment and request a receipt.
- 카드로 할게요. 영수증 주세요.
- 카드로 할게요.
- 영수증 주세요.
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. Which question asks the total amount?
Answer: 모두 얼마예요?
모두 makes it about the total.
- 어디에 있어요? — This asks location.
- 무슨 색이에요? — This asks color.
2. Which practiced phrase chooses card payment?
Answer: 카드로 할게요.
This chooses card as payment method.
- 카드 주세요. — This asks for a card, not to pay by card.
- 현금으로 할게요. — This chooses cash instead of card.
3. Which phrase chooses cash payment?
Answer: 현금으로 할게요.
Use the learned 현금으로 form.
- 카드로 할게요. — This is a different payment method.
- 현금로 할게요. — The practiced pattern takes 으로 after 현금.
4. Request the document recording bought items and amounts.
Answer: 영수증 주세요.
영수증 is a receipt.
- 메뉴 주세요. — A menu lists food to order.
- 숟가락 주세요. — This is an eating utensil, not a document.
Learning check
1. Bill: gimbap 7,000 + water 1,000 = total 8,000 won. Confirm the total.
Answer: 모두 팔천 원이에요?
This matches the stated 8,000-won total.
- 모두 삼천오백 원이에요? — 3,500 is a gimbap roll’s unit price.
- 모두 천 원이에요? — 1,000 is the water bottle price only.
2. Order: one water bottle. Bill: two bottles. What needs checking?
Answer: water quantity
One and two bottles differ.
- bag color — No bag is involved.
- water temperature — No temperature information is given.
3. What does 카드로 할게요 communicate?
Answer: choice to pay by card
It states a payment choice.
- payment is already finished — The phrase alone does not mean payment is completed.
- receipt already received — It does not state receipt delivery.
4. After payment you want a purchase record. What does 영수증 좀 주세요 mean?
Answer: politely request a receipt
좀 softens this request.
- switch to cash — This does not change payment method.
- increase an order quantity — This is not an extra food order.
5. Bibimbap 7,000 + water 2,000, total 9,000 won. Choose the reading.
Answer: 구천 원이에요.
9,000 won is 구천 원.
- 구만 원이에요. — 구만 원 means 90,000 won.
- 구백 원이에요. — 구백 원 means 900 won.
6. After the price is given, choose card payment and request a receipt.
Answer: 카드로 할게요. 영수증 주세요.
This includes both the choice and the request.
- 카드로 할게요. — The receipt request is missing.
- 영수증 주세요. — The payment choice is missing.
Example answers
Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.
1. Ask the total amount using 모두.
모두 얼마예요?
This asks the total.
2. Use the new bill to confirm the 9,000-won total with a question.
합계는 구천 원이에요?
모두 구천 원이에요?
구천 원이에요?
합계는 9000원이에요?
Bibimbap 7,000 plus water 2,000 gives the stated 9,000-won total.
3. Say you will pay by card.
카드로 할게요.
The practiced card-payment phrase is 카드로 할게요.
4. This time say you will pay in cash.
현금으로 할게요.
Use the learned 현금으로 phrase.
5. Ask for a receipt to keep the purchase record.
영수증 주세요.
영수증 좀 주세요.
Request the purchase record, not the menu.
Sentence-piece practice
1. Say you will pay by card.
카드로 할게요.
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
2. Request a receipt.
영수증 주세요.
Use 모두 얼마예요?, 카드로 할게요 or 영수증 주세요 to fit the situation.
Review and continue
Come back to these
Try without the model
Hide the model, change a food, quantity or condition, and make a sentence.
Reuse a difficult expression
Use an expression from your review in a new situation.
Review what felt difficult
Review expressions and examplesCheck the mismatch and retry with a different item or quantity. →Reading and written results are separate from your speaking self-record.