How to Ask About Shipping Costs in Korean: Weight-Based Pricing
Learn to ask how much shipping costs in Korean, say 'How much to ship this?', and understand weight-based pricing vocabulary for post offices and courier counters.
By SofiaGetting around · Yapr Learn
When you send a package in Korea, the price depends mainly on weight and destination, so the useful question is not just 'how much?' but 'how much will it cost to ship this?' In this lesson you will learn the core pattern 얼마예요? (eolmayeyo?, 'how much is it?') combined with verbs like 보내다 (bonaeda, 'to send') and the noun 무게 (muge, 'weight'). You will also learn how to ask whether the price is based on weight, and how to respond when a clerk tells you the weight and the fee. All examples use Hangul with Revised Romanization so you can read them aloud at a post office or courier counter.
By the end, you can…
- ask how much it costs to ship a specific item in Korean.
- ask whether shipping price is based on weight.
- understand and respond when a clerk states a weight and a price.
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이거 보내는 데 얼마예요?
How much does it cost to send this?
i-geo bo-nae-neun de eol-ma-ye-yo?
The most natural everyday question at a post office or courier counter. 이거 means 'this (thing)' and 보내는 데 literally means 'in sending'.
이거 배송비가 얼마예요?
How much is the shipping fee for this?
i-geo bae-song-bi-ga eol-ma-ye-yo?
Use 배송비 (baesongbi, 'shipping fee') when you are asking about the delivery charge itself, common in online shopping and courier services.
무게에 따라 가격이 달라요?
Does the price change depending on the weight?
mu-ge-e tta-ra ga-gyeok-i dal-la-yo?
A useful yes/no question to confirm weight-based pricing. 무게 means 'weight' and 에 따라 means 'according to'.
이거 무게가 어떻게 돼요?
What is the weight of this?
i-geo mu-ge-ga eo-tteo-ke dwae-yo?
A polite way to ask how much something weighs. 어떻게 돼요? is a soft, common way to ask 'how is it?' or 'what is it?'.
1킬로까지는 만 원이에요.
Up to one kilogram it is 10,000 won.
il-ki-ro-kka-ji-neun man wo-ni-e-yo.
A typical clerk's answer. 까지 means 'up to' and 만 원 is 10,000 won. Listen for the weight limit and the price.
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Useful pattern
The core pattern is [item] + 보내는 데 얼마예요? This means 'How much is it to send [item]?' For example, 편지 보내는 데 얼마예요? (pyeonji bonaeneun de eolmayeyo?, 'How much is it to send a letter?') and 소포 보내는 데 얼마예요? (sopo bonaeneun de eolmayeyo?, 'How much is it to send a parcel?'). If you want to ask about the shipping fee as a noun, use 배송비가 얼마예요? (baesongbiga eolmayeyo?). To ask about weight-based pricing, use 무게에 따라 가격이 달라요? (mugee ttara gagyeogi dallayo?). The verb 달라요 (dallayo) means 'it differs' or 'it changes', so this question checks whether the price depends on weight.
When to use it
Use 이거 보내는 데 얼마예요? when you are already at a counter and holding the item. Use 배송비가 얼마예요? when you are talking about an online order or a delivery service and want to know the shipping charge. Use 무게에 따라 가격이 달라요? when you want to confirm that the price is not flat. If the clerk answers with a weight, listen for numbers like 1킬로 (il-kiro, '1 kilogram') and 500그램 (obaek geuraem, '500 grams'). A typical answer is 1킬로까지는 만 원이에요 (il-kirokkajineun man wonieyo, 'Up to 1 kg it is 10,000 won'). If you need to ask again, say 다시 한번 말씀해 주세요 (dasi hanbeon malsseumhae juseyo, 'Please say that again').
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
안녕하세요, 이거 보내는 데 얼마예요?
Hello, how much does it cost to send this?an-nyeong-ha-se-yo, i-geo bo-nae-neun de eol-ma-ye-yo?무게를 한번 재 볼게요. 1킬로까지는 만 원이에요.
Let me weigh it once. Up to 1 kilogram it is 10,000 won.mu-ge-reul han-beon jae bol-ge-yo. il-ki-ro-kka-ji-neun man wo-ni-e-yo.아, 무게에 따라 가격이 달라요?
Ah, does the price change depending on the weight?a, mu-ge-e tta-ra ga-gyeok-i dal-la-yo?네, 1킬로 넘으면 2천 원이 더 들어요.
Yes, if it goes over 1 kilogram, it costs 2,000 won more.ne, il-ki-ro neo-myeon i-cheon wo-ni deo deu-reo-yo.A little context goes a long way
At Korean post offices and courier counters, staff usually weigh the item first and then tell you the price, so it is normal to hear 무게를 재 볼게요 ('Let me weigh it') before any number. The polite question 이거 보내는 데 얼마예요? works in both formal and casual service settings. If you are unsure, you can also say 죄송하지만 다시 한번 말씀해 주세요 ('Sorry, please say that again') without sounding rude.
One thing to watch for
Using 얼마예요? alone and expecting the clerk to know you mean shipping.
Try this instead: 얼마예요? by itself means 'How much is it?' and may be understood as asking the price of the item, not the shipping. Say the full pattern: 이거 보내는 데 얼마예요? ('How much is it to send this?') or 이거 배송비가 얼마예요? ('How much is the shipping fee for this?').
Your turn
Try answering out loud before checking a possible answer.
1How do you ask 'How much does it cost to send this?' in Korean?
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이거 보내는 데 얼마예요?
This uses 이거 ('this'), 보내는 데 ('in sending'), and 얼마예요? ('how much is it?'). 이거 배송비가 얼마예요? is also correct when you specifically mean the shipping fee.
2What Korean word means 'weight'?
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무게 (muge)
무게 is the standard noun for 'weight'. You will hear it in 무게를 재 볼게요 ('Let me weigh it') and 무게에 따라 가격이 달라요? ('Does the price change depending on weight?').
3A clerk says 1킬로까지는 만 원이에요. What does this mean?
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Up to 1 kilogram it is 10,000 won.
1킬로 means '1 kilogram', 까지 means 'up to', and 만 원 is 10,000 won. The same pattern can be used with other weights, such as 500그램까지는 오천 원이에요 ('Up to 500 grams it is 5,000 won').
To ask about shipping costs in Korean, use 이거 보내는 데 얼마예요? for 'How much to ship this?' and 무게에 따라 가격이 달라요? to confirm weight-based pricing. Listen for 무게 (weight), 킬로 (kilogram), and 까지 (up to) in the clerk's answer.
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