“It’s for a gift” in Korean: 선물용이에요 (seonmuryongieyo)

선물용이에요

seonmuryongieyo

Situation: Shopping & pricesLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

It’s for a gift.

A lead-in when asking for gift wrapping. Follow with 선물 포장해 주세요.

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

Tell the clerk the item is a present so they can wrap it or add a gift bag. -용 means “for the purpose of.”

It is pronounced like 선물룡. Don’t confuse 선물용이에요 (“it is for a gift”) with 선물이에요 (“it is a gift”).

Syllables: 6 · Words: 1

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
선	ㅅ+ㅓ+ㄴ	seon
물	ㅁ+ㅜ+ㄹ	mul
용	ㅇ+ㅛ+ㅇ	yong
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

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

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Question 1 What does “선물용이에요” mean?

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Answer: It’s for a gift

Question 2 How do you say “It’s for a gift” in Korean?

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Answer: 선물용이에요 seonmuryongieyo

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