이거 얼마예요?

When to use

Use this phrase when you want to know the price of an item you are looking at in a store, market, or restaurant. It's universally understood and polite.

How it works

This phrase combines '이거' (this thing) + '얼마' (how much) + the polite ending '-예요'. The subject '이거' (this) is understood from context and is a common demonstrative pronoun.

• 이거: this thing (demonstrative pronoun, informal contraction of 이것)
• 얼마: how much (interrogative adverb)
• -예요: polite ending for nouns ending in a vowel (e.g., 얼마 + -예요). If the noun ended in a consonant, it would be -이에요.

Speech Level

The '-예요' ending indicates the standard polite speech level (해요체, haeyoche), suitable for most everyday interactions with strangers or people you don't know well, such as shop staff.

Notes

This is the most common and polite way to ask for the price of an item in any shopping situation.