👓 Useful Expressions for Getting Glasses in Korea

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Here’s a set of realistic, natural Korean expressions you might hear or say at an optician’s shop in Seoul, organized into categories for clarity. "I hope this is helpful for you 😊"

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👓 안경점에서 쓸 수 있는 표현들

Useful Expressions for Getting Glasses in Korea

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🏪 입장할 때 / When Entering the Shop

• 안녕하세요. 안경 맞추고 싶어요.
  Hello, I’d like to get a pair of glasses.

• 눈 검사를 받을 수 있을까요?
  Can I get an eye exam?

• 안경테 좀 구경해도 될까요?
  May I take a look at some frames?

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👁️ 시력 검사할 때 / During the Eye Exam

• 시력 검사 받아보셨어요?
  Have you had an eye exam before?

• 이 글자 보이세요?
  Can you see these letters?

• 왼쪽 / 오른쪽 눈으로만 봐 주세요.
  Please look with just your left / right eye.

• 더 선명하게 보이세요, 아니면 더 흐리게 보이세요?
  Is it clearer or blurrier now?

• 이 렌즈가 더 편하세요, 아니면 아까 그 렌즈가 더 편하세요?
  Are these lenses more comfortable, or were the previous ones better?

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🤓 안경테 고를 때 / Trying on Frames

• 이 안경 어떤가요? 어울려요?
  How are these glasses? Do they suit me?

• 조금 더 가벼운 안경 있어요?
  Do you have something a bit lighter?

• 코받침 있는 디자인이 편해요.
  I prefer a design with nose pads.

• 이 색 말고 다른 색 있어요?
  Do you have this in another color?

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💸 구매 및 수령 / Purchase & Pickup

• 렌즈 끼우는 데 얼마나 걸려요?
  How long does it take to put in the lenses?

• 언제 찾으러 오면 될까요?
  When should I come back to pick them up?

• 카드 결제돼요?
  Can I pay by card?

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💡 Bonus Vocabulary

• 시력 검사 eye exam

• 안경테 frames

• 렌즈 lenses

• 난시 astigmatism

• 근시 / 원시 nearsightedness / farsightedness

• 맞추다 to get something custom-made (e.g., glasses) 어

• 울리다 to suit (someone)

• 편하다 to be comfortable

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