How to Say “Could you gift-wrap this” in Korean

선물 포장해 주실 수 있어요?

seonmul pojanghae jusil su isseoyo?

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Could you gift-wrap this?

-해 주실 수 있어요? is a very polite way to make a request.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

A polite request at a department store or gift shop. -주실 수 있어요 is respectful toward staff, and 따로 (“separately”) is handy to ask for a separate bag.

At a restaurant, 포장해 주세요 means “pack it to go”. Gift wrapping is 선물 포장, so keep the word 선물 in the sentence.

Syllables: 11 · Words: 5

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
선물
선	ㅅ+ㅓ+ㄴ	seon
물	ㅁ+ㅜ+ㄹ	mul
포장해
포	ㅍ+ㅗ	po
장	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㅇ	jang
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
주실
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
실	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄹ	sil
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
있어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 있어 → [이써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
선물	noun	gift	TOPIK level 1
포장하다	verb	to pack, to wrap	TOPIK level 2
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “선물 포장해 주실 수 있어요?” mean?

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Answer: Could you gift-wrap this?

Question 2 How do you say “Could you gift-wrap this?” in Korean?

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Answer: 선물 포장해 주실 수 있어요? seonmul pojanghae jusil su isseoyo?

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