좀 도와주세요
1.
- 식당 문 닫았어? 어쩔수없지..
-아이스크림이나 먹자 .
2.
-이미 다 팔렸어?
-미리 사둘걸.

What does 미리 사 둘걸? My translation is: "Seems, that everything is sold beforehand". Is it correct translation? I know that 사 두다 means "bought". Like literally buy and keep. But here sold seems to be more appropriate to me. And ㄹ걸 grammar here is to make an assumption, right?
I'm just confused a bit, could you help me out?

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좀 도와주세요
1.
- 식당 문 닫았어? 어쩔수없지..
-아이스크림이나 먹자 .
2. 
-이미 다 팔렸어? 
-미리 사둘걸.

What does 미리 사 둘걸? My translation is: "Seems, that everything is sold beforehand". Is it correct translation? I know that 사 두다 means "bought". Like literally buy and keep. But here sold seems to be more appropriate to me. And ㄹ걸 grammar here is to make an assumption, right? 
I'm just confused a bit, could you help me out?

Answer

미리 사 둘걸.
I wish I had bought it beforehand.

In this sentence, ㄹ걸 doesn't mean assumption. 
In that situation, ㄹ걸 is regret or repent.

All products are sold already. 
So he regrets that he hadn't bought it beforehand.

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