Verbs · 하다 word

쇼핑하다 conjugation

to go shopping · syopinghada · sounds like [쇼핑하다]

Short answer: “To go shopping” in Korean is 쇼핑하다 (syopinghada). Polite present: 쇼핑해요 (syopinghaeyo); past: 쇼핑했어요 (syopinghaesseoyo); future: 쇼핑할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present쇼핑해요[쇼핑해요] · syopinghaeyo
Past쇼핑했어요[쇼핑해써요] · syopinghaesseoyo
Future쇼핑할 거예요[쇼핑할 꺼예요] · syopinghal geoyeyo
Negative쇼핑 안 해요[쇼핑 안 해요] · syoping an haeyo

Note: with noun + 하다 verbs, 안 and 못 go before 하다 — 쇼핑 안 해요, not 안 쇼핑해요.

쇼핑하다 in sentences

명동에서 쇼핑했어요.I went shopping in Myeongdong.
쇼핑하는 것을 좋아해요.I like shopping.

All forms of 쇼핑하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	쇼핑해요	[쇼핑해요]	syopinghaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	쇼핑합니다	[쇼핑함니다]	syopinghamnida
casual-아/어	쇼핑해	[쇼핑해]	syopinghae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	쇼핑한다	[쇼핑한다]	syopinghanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	쇼핑합니까?	[쇼핑함니까]	syopinghamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	쇼핑하고 있어요	[쇼핑하고 이써요]	syopinghago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	쇼핑했어요	[쇼핑해써요]	syopinghaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	쇼핑했습니다	[쇼핑핻씀니다]	syopinghaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	쇼핑했어	[쇼핑해써]	syopinghaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	쇼핑했다	[쇼핑핻따]	syopinghaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	쇼핑할 거예요	[쇼핑할 꺼예요]	syopinghal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	쇼핑할 겁니다	[쇼핑할 껌니다]	syopinghal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	쇼핑할 거야	[쇼핑할 꺼야]	syopinghal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	쇼핑하겠습니다	[쇼핑하겓씀니다]	syopinghagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	쇼핑 안 해요	[쇼핑 안 해요]	syoping an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	쇼핑 안 했어요	[쇼핑 안 해써요]	syoping an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	쇼핑하지 않아요	[쇼핑하지 아나요]	syopinghaji anayo
cannot못 …	쇼핑 못 해요	[쇼핑 모태요]	syoping mot haeyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	쇼핑하세요	[쇼핑하세요]	syopinghaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	쇼핑하셨어요	[쇼핑하셔써요]	syopinghasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	쇼핑하십니다	[쇼핑하심니다]	syopinghasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	쇼핑하세요	[쇼핑하세요]	syopinghaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	쇼핑해 주세요	[쇼핑해 주세요]	syopinghae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	쇼핑하지 마세요	[쇼핑하지 마세요]	syopinghaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	쇼핑합시다	[쇼핑합씨다]	syopinghapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	쇼핑하자	[쇼핑하자]	syopinghaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	쇼핑해라	[쇼핑해라]	syopinghaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	쇼핑하고	[쇼핑하고]	syopinghago
… so / and then-아/어서	쇼핑해서	[쇼핑해서]	syopinghaeseo
if …-(으)면	쇼핑하면	[쇼핑하면]	syopinghamyeon
… but-지만	쇼핑하지만	[쇼핑하지만]	syopinghajiman
because …-(으)니까	쇼핑하니까	[쇼핑하니까]	syopinghanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	쇼핑하는데	[쇼핑하는데]	syopinghaneunde
even if …-아/어도	쇼핑해도	[쇼핑해도]	syopinghaedo
while …-(으)면서	쇼핑하면서	[쇼핑하면서]	syopinghamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	쇼핑하려고	[쇼핑하려고]	syopingharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	쇼핑하러	[쇼핑하러]	syopinghareo
before …-기 전에	쇼핑하기 전에	[쇼핑하기 저네]	syopinghagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	쇼핑한 후에	[쇼핑한 후에]	syopinghan hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	쇼핑하는	[쇼핑하는]	syopinghaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	쇼핑한	[쇼핑한]	syopinghan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	쇼핑할	[쇼핑할]	syopinghal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	쇼핑하고 싶어요	[쇼핑하고 시퍼요]	syopinghago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	쇼핑할 수 있어요	[쇼핑할 쑤 이써요]	syopinghal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	쇼핑할 수 없어요	[쇼핑할 쑤 업써요]	syopinghal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	쇼핑해야 해요	[쇼핑해야 해요]	syopinghaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	쇼핑해도 돼요	[쇼핑해도 돼요]	syopinghaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	쇼핑하면 안 돼요	[쇼핑하면 안 돼요]	syopinghamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	쇼핑하기	[쇼핑하기]	syopinghagi

How 쇼핑하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 쇼핑해요, 쇼핑했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 쇼핑합니다, 쇼핑하면.

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Questions

How do you say “go shopping” in Korean?

“To go shopping” is 쇼핑하다 (syopinghada), pronounced [쇼핑하다]. In a sentence: 명동에서 쇼핑했어요. — I went shopping in Myeongdong.

What is the past tense of 쇼핑하다?

쇼핑했어요 (syopinghaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 쇼핑하다 (“to go shopping”). Formal: 쇼핑했습니다; casual: 쇼핑했어.

How do you say 쇼핑하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 쇼핑해요 (syopinghaeyo). Formal: 쇼핑합니다. Casual, with close friends: 쇼핑해.

How do you say “I want to go shopping” in Korean?

쇼핑하고 싶어요 (syopinghago sipeoyo), pronounced [쇼핑하고 시퍼요].

Is 쇼핑하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 쇼핑해요, 쇼핑했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 쇼핑합니다, 쇼핑하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check