Korean Dictionary
How to say "Shopping Cart" in Korean
“Shopping Cart” in Korean is 쇼핑 카트 (pronounced "syo-ping ka-teu").
쇼핑 카트
syo-ping ka-teu
Usage & Context
쇼핑 카트 is a shopping cart used in supermarkets and stores to carry items while shopping. Most Korean supermarkets provide free shopping carts for customer convenience.
Example Sentence
쇼핑 카트를 가져올까요?
Should I get a shopping cart?
How to use 쇼핑 카트 naturally
Quick answer
The Korean word for “Shopping Cart” is 쇼핑 카트, romanized as syo-ping ka-teu.
Usage tip
Shopping Korean usually sounds more natural when you use short polite questions instead of translating English directly.
Common mistake
Do not rely only on the English meaning. Read the Korean example sentence and notice the particles, word order, and politeness level around 쇼핑 카트.
Pronunciation Guide
쇼 (syo) sounds like 'show' in 'showtime'. 핑 (ping) sounds like 'ping' in 'ping-pong'. 카 (ka) sounds like 'kah' in 'car'. 트 (teu) is a quick 'tuh' sound. Combine as syo-ping ka-teu.
More Example Sentences
Struggling after a grocery run without a cart.
쇼핑 카트가 없어서 손으로 다 들고 왔어요.
I didn't have a shopping cart, so I carried everything by hand.
Observing kids at a supermarket.
아이들이 쇼핑 카트에 앉아서 신나했어요.
The children were excited sitting in the shopping cart.
Complaining about a faulty cart at the store.
쇼핑 카트 바퀴가 고장 나서 움직이질 않아요.
The shopping cart wheel is broken, so it won't move.
Cultural Context
Large supermarkets in Korea (like E-mart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart) typically provide shopping carts for free, often requiring a 100-won coin deposit that is returned. It's common to see people using these carts not just within the store but also to transport groceries to their cars or even short distances to their homes. Smaller, personal shopping carts (장바구니 카트, jang-ba-gu-ni ka-teu) are also popular, especially among the elderly for daily grocery runs.
Editorial note
We review entries like 쇼핑 카트 for pronunciation, example sentence fit, and learner mistakes so the page answers more than a direct dictionary lookup.
Reviewed by Min-jung Park, Korean Language Teacher. Updated May 31, 2026. See our editorial standards.
Common Phrases
쇼핑 카트 끌다
To pull/push a shopping cart
쇼핑 카트 가져오다
To bring a shopping cart
쇼핑 카트에 싣다
To load into a shopping cart
Related Expressions
장바구니
jang-ba-gu-ni
Shopping basket/bag
마트
ma-teu
Mart/Supermarket (short for supermarket)
카트
ka-teu
Cart (general term, often used alone for shopping cart)
담다
dam-da
To put into, to load (e.g., into a cart)
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