How to Say "Oh, just browsing~ / I'm fine, just looking~" in Korean — 아, 그냥 구경하는 거예요~ / 괜찮아요, 볼게요~ (a, geu-nyang gu-gyeong-ha-neun geo-ye-yo~ / gwaen-chan-a-yo, bol-ge-yo~)

Textbook vs Real

Textbook괜찮습니다, 구경만 하겠습니다gwaen-chan-seum-ni-da, gu-gyeong-man ha-get-seum-ni-da

Real아, 그냥 구경하는 거예요~ / 괜찮아요, 볼게요~a, geu-nyang gu-gyeong-ha-neun geo-ye-yo~ / gwaen-chan-a-yo, bol-ge-yo~

Why Koreans say it this way

Korean shop staff can be persistent. 그냥 구경하는 거예요 (just browsing) with a smile is your escape phrase. Adding ~ softens it. If they keep following you, 필요하면 부를게요 (I'll call you if I need you) politely ends it.

Situation: shopping

아, 그냥 구경하는 거예요~ / 괜찮아요, 볼게요~

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