New clothes
Your friend is about to let you walk into a freezing Seoul street in a t-shirt because you never learned the word for scarf. This lesson exists so that never happens again.
Save me from the coldThe words — New clothes
Hilal is shopping and nothing about this trip is calm. Six words, one spiraling fitting room.
MeaningT-shirt
힐랄이 티셔츠를 다섯 개 사요.
Hilal buys five T-shirts.
Meaningtrousers
바지가 너무 커요!
The trousers are too big!
Meaningsocks
힐랄이 양말을 신어요. 양말이 바지보다 커요.
Hilal puts on socks. The socks are bigger than the trousers.
Meaningto wear a scarf
힐랄이 티셔츠 다섯 개 위에 목도리를 해요.
Hilal wears a scarf over his five T-shirts.
Meaningit suits you
지자가 목도리를 봐요. "잘 어울려요!" 양말은 괜찮아요?
Zeeza looks at the scarf. "It suits you!" Are the socks okay?
Meaningtry it on
누줌이 다섯 번 봐요. "바지를 입어 보세요!"
Nujoom looks five times. "Try on the trousers!"
Watch out — New clothes
A shop friend says 입어 보세요 while holding out a T-shirt. 보세요 you already know means 'look' — so what is this sentence asking you to do?
입어 보세요입어 보세요 = 'try it on,' said whole. 보세요 isn't doing 'look' duty here — don't split it, just learn the chunk.
The scene — New clothes
Zeeza found a T-shirt he loves. Nujoom has strong opinions. Sama has one eye and zero patience for indecision.
- 이 티셔츠 어때요?How about this T-shirt?
- 입어 보세요!Try it on!
- 바지 좋아요. 추워요.The trousers are nice. It's cold.
- 그리고 양말을 신어요! 발도 추워요.And put on socks! Your feet are cold too.
The idea — New clothes
Clothes don't share verbs: trousers and T-shirts take 입어요, socks take 신어요, and a scarf takes 해요.
Next time a friend hands you something to try on, you can say 입어 보세요 — and actually know which verb the item deserves.
Questions about New clothes
How do you say 'try it on' in Korean?
You say 입어 보세요 (ibeo boseyo). It's learned as one chunk meaning 'try it on,' not word-by-word.
What is the Korean word for scarf and its verb?
Scarf is 목도리, and wearing one uses the verb 해요, as in 목도리를 해요 (to wear a scarf).
How do you say 'it suits you' in Korean?
You say 잘 어울려요 (jal eoullyeoyo), meaning 'it suits you.'
Do all clothes use the same verb in Korean?
No. Trousers and T-shirts use 입어요, socks use 신어요, and scarves use 해요.
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
The journey continues in Zeeza — free to start, made to adapt to how you learn.
- Hear it and choose
- Fill the idea in from memory
- Say it after the voice
- …and more, adapted to you