Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 1

TOPIK 1verb

사다

sada

사요 · 샀어요 · 살 거예요 · 사세요

to buy

Example

시장에서 과일을 샀어요.

I bought fruit at the market.

Word parts

Opposite of 팔다 (sell). 사 줄게 = 'I'll treat you' — common when buying a friend a meal.

Good to know

사다 'buy' and 살다 'live' share forms like 사세요 — context tells them apart.