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TOPIK 1adjective

싸다

ssada

싸요 · 쌌어요 · 싼 (+noun)

cheap, inexpensive

Example

시장에서는 과일이 싸요.

Fruit is cheap at the market.

Word parts

쌈 (lettuce wraps) comes from the other 싸다.

Good to know

A different verb 싸다 means 'to pack, to wrap' (e.g. 짐을 싸다).

TOPIK 2verb

싸다

ssada

싸요 · 쌌어요 · 쌀 거예요 · 싸세요

to pack, to wrap

Example

엄마가 아침마다 학교 도시락을 싸 주셨어요.

My mom packed my school lunch every morning.

Word parts

Homonym warning: 싸다 also means 'cheap' — context tells you which.

Good to know

Common collocations: 짐을 싸다 'pack bags', 도시락을 싸다 'pack a lunch', 선물을 싸다 'wrap a gift.'