You’ll learn the Korean words for “single,” “double,” and “per person”. You’ll feel more confident with questions in Korean like “How much?" and "How many?" and the kind of basic Korean conversation you need to understand.
Listen carefully to the Korean pronunciation of the native speakers and then practice saying the Korean words and phrases aloud.
Resources for further reading:
Hotel Phrases in Korean
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hotel
hotel
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방 있어요?
Bang isseoyo?
Do (you) have (any) rooms (available)?
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오늘 밤 빈방 있어요?
Oneul bam binbang isseoyo?
Do (you) have a room available for tonight?
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The receptionist may respond:
네, 방 있어요.
Ne, bang isseoyo.
Yes, (we) have rooms (available).
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죄송하지만 방이 없네요.
Joesonghajiman bangi oepneyo.
Unfortunately, (we) have no rooms (available).
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빈방 없어요.
Beenbang eopseoyo.
(We) are full.
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The availability of a room may depend on the number of people staying, and how long you’re planning to stay. The receptionist may ask:
몇 분이세요?
Myeot bunieseyo?
For how many people?
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몇 일 묵으실건데요?
Myeot il mugeusilgeondeyo?
For how many days?
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Or you can go ahead and ask:
하루에 얼마에요?
Haru-e eolmaeyo?
How much is it per night?
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주당 얼마에요?
Judang eolmaeyo?
How much is it per week?
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일인당 얼마에요?
Ilindang eolmaeyo?
How much per person?
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Room costs differ depending on the number of people sharing the room. Express the number of people in your party by using the counter -분 (-bun) "people."
한 분
han bun
one person
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두 분
du bun
two people
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세 분
se bun
three people
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네 분
ne boon
four people
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다섯 분
daseot bun
five people
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Now, let’s specify how long you’re planning to stay:
... 동안 머물건데요.
... dongan meomulgeondeyo.
(I) am staying for ...
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일박이에요.
Ilbanieyo.
Is one night.
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이틀
iteul
two days
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일주일
iljuil
one week
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The receptionist may also ask whether you want a single, shared, or double room, and whether you’d like a Western-style or Korean-style room. The following words are used to describe types of hotel rooms:
...가 좋겠어요.
... ga jokesseoyo.
(I) would like a ...
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서양식 방
Seoyangsik bang
Western-style room
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한식 방
Hansik bang
Korean-style room
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독방
싱글룸
dokbang
singeullum
single room
single room
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같이 쓰는 방
gachi sseuneun bang
shared room
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이인실
i-insil
double room
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Let’s learn how to ask how much it will cost for your choice of room, for a specified duration.
일인실 이틀에 얼마에요?
Irinsil iteule eolmaeyo?
How much is a single room for two nights?
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이인실 하루에 얼마에요?
I-insil haru-e eolmaeyo?
How much is a double room for one night?
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Some hotels charge per room, others per person. Here are some possible answers you might hear:
하루에 십만원이에요.
Harue sipmanwonieyo.
It costs 100,000 won per night.
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일인당 오만원이에요.
Irindang omanwonieyo.
It costs 50,000 won per person
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이인실은 일인당 십오만원이에요.
I-insireun irindang sipomanwonieyo.
A double room costs 150,000 won per person.
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일인실은 하루에 팔만원이에요.
Irinsireun haru-e palmanwonieyo.
A single room costs 80,000 won per night.
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That’s all for this lesson. See you for the next edition—it’ll be packed with all sorts of good learning!
For more lessons on Korean vocabulary I recommend these!
- Going on a spending spree? Know your vocabulary to do with shopping in Korean.
- Understand signs in Korean. A super handy lesson (especially if you need to go to the toilet!).
- Break the ice by using vocab to do with sports in Korean.
안녕히 가세요! (Annyeonghi gaseyo!) "Goodbye!"
Sujung Lee: Rocket Korean
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