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Sentence 2 (한국어) 삼십 달러 있고 제 딸 책을 사고 싶어요. I have 30 dollars and want to buy books for my daughter. (있고 is = "있다 + 그리고", but I am not sure if it is correct here.)
Sep 23, 2014 11:18 AM
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Hello, I'm Jihye! TEFL certified Korean teacher!

만나서 반갑습니다~

 

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Sentence 2 (한국어)!

 

삼십 달러 있고 제 딸 책을 사고 싶어요.
I have 30 dollars and want to buy books for my daughter.

(있고 is = "있다 + 그리고", but I am not sure if it is correct here.)

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If I was about to say something like that, I would say

저 30달러 있는데 제 딸 책 사려고요

(I have 30 dollars, I want to buy books for my daughter)

 

Lots of times native Korean just don't say prepositions, like '을' '에' '이/가/은/는'

 

삼십 달러 있고 제 딸 책을 사고 싶어요. could be simply

저는 삼십 달러가 있고 제 딸 책을 사고 싶어요.

 

and for 있고, you are right!

있어요 + 그리고 = 있고

 

Good for you! :)

September 23, 2014
If you are talking to store manager or cashier, then you would probably say "제 딸 책 사려고요" (you are surely going to buy) but if you are talking to someone else, (you want to buy, but you are not buying now) "제 딸 책 사주고 싶어요" (I wish / I hope)
September 23, 2014
맞는 거 같은데 ".....사주고 싶어요" is more natural ^^
September 23, 2014
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