Korean · Real conversations
Payments: Korean conversation practice
Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A customer discussing a payment at a service counter.
Goal: Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund.
Read the conversation
Partner
단말기에 카드를 대 주세요.danmalgie kadeureul dae juseyo.
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Please try your card at the terminal.
You
카드 승인이 거절됐어요.kadeu seungini geojeoldwaesseoyo.
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The card was declined.
Partner
다른 카드로 해 볼까요? 이번에는 결제가 됐어요.dareun kadeuro hae bolkkayo? ibeoneneun gyeoljega dwaesseoyo.
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We can try another card. The payment went through this time.
You
영수증 받을 수 있어요?yeongsujeung badeul su isseoyo?
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Could I have a receipt?
Partner
네. 이전 환불에 대해서도 안내해 드릴 수 있어요.ne. ijeon hwanbure daehaeseodo annaehae deuril su isseoyo.
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Certainly. I can also explain your earlier refund.
You
환불은 언제 되나요?hwanbureun eonje doenayo?
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When will the refund arrive?
Partner
다음 주에 들어올 거예요. 오늘 다른 물건도 구매하시나요?daeum jue deureool geoyeyo. oneul dareun mulgeondo gumaehasinayo?
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It should arrive next week. Are you making another purchase today?
You
할부로 결제할 수 있어요?halburo gyeoljehal su isseoyo?
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Can I pay in installments?
Partner
가능할 수도 있어요. 조건은 결제 방식에 따라 달라요.ganeunghal sudo isseoyo. jogeoneun gyeolje bangsige ttara dallayo.
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That may be possible. The terms depend on the payment plan.
You
추가 요금이 있어요?chuga yogeumi isseoyo?
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Is there an extra charge?
Try your part first
Partner says: Please try your card at the terminal. Your goal: The card was declined.
Reveal a sample reply
카드 승인이 거절됐어요.kadeu seungini geojeoldwaesseoyo.
The card was declined.
Partner says: We can try another card. The payment went through this time. Your goal: Could I have a receipt?
Reveal a sample reply
영수증 받을 수 있어요?yeongsujeung badeul su isseoyo?
Could I have a receipt?
Partner says: Certainly. I can also explain your earlier refund. Your goal: When will the refund arrive?
Reveal a sample reply
환불은 언제 되나요?hwanbureun eonje doenayo?
When will the refund arrive?
Partner says: It should arrive next week. Are you making another purchase today? Your goal: Can I pay in installments?
Reveal a sample reply
할부로 결제할 수 있어요?halburo gyeoljehal su isseoyo?
Can I pay in installments?
Partner says: That may be possible. The terms depend on the payment plan. Your goal: Is there an extra charge?
Reveal a sample reply
추가 요금이 있어요?chuga yogeumi isseoyo?
Is there an extra charge?
Make it your own
- Use another card.
- Ask for a printed receipt.
- Check the refund date again.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
