English Shortcut to Korean Learning (쉽게 배울수 있는 조선어) is a self-study textbook published in 2019 by the Korea Publications Export and Import Corporation of Pyongyang (DPRK).
I have taken it on myself to transcribe the example sentences and vocabulary, as current material about the North Korean language is rare and plain text versions of learning materials are even harder to find.
This post is about the seventeenth chapter, dealing with everything needed to buy books. For an overview of the book, see the head post
Please note that sentences and words below are as-is, I have tried to make sure that I have not introduced any mistakes and I have retouched some slightly awkward translations found in the book and added additional translations where I thought they would be of use.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!
Sentences
- 나는 책을 사려고 합니다.
- I would like to buy books.
- 어디에 책방이 있습니까?
- Where is the bookstore?
- 나는 평양엽서를 사고싶습니다.
- I want to buy Pyongyang postcards.
- 이 책방에 조선말 배우는 책이 있습니까?
- Are there any books to study Korean in this bookstore?
- 새로 나온 책이 있습니까?
- Any newly published books?
- 화첩을 사고싶습니다.
- I would like to buy a pictorial.
- 로동신문을 보여주십시오.
- Please show me the Rodong Sinmun.
- 다른것을 보여주십시오.
- Please show me another one.
- 나는 이것을 가지겠습니다.
- I will take this.
- 이 책은 얼마입니까?
- How much for this book?
- 조선말사전이 있습니까?
- Do you have a Korean dictionary?
- 조선지도가 있습니까?
- Do you have a map of Korea?
- 이 책의 영문판이 있습니까?
- Do you have an English edition of this book?
- 에. 이것이 영문판입니다.
- Yes, this is an English edition.
- 그것을 보여주십시오.
- Please let me see it.
- 두권 사겠습니다.
- I’ll take two copies.
Vocabulary
This chapter does not feature any additional vocabulary.
Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!