KOREAN PHRASES

PHRASES -
 - BASIC EXPRESSIONS

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ENGLISH KOREAN PRONUNCIATION

Good morning 안녕하세요  Annyong

 Annyong haseyo

Good afternoon 안녕하세요  Annyong

 Annyong haseyo
Good evening 안녕하세요  Annyong
 Annyong haseyo
Hello (on the phone
phone )
 ) 여보세요? Yoboseyo?

What's your name? 이름이 뭡니까? Ireumi mwomnikka?

How do you do? 처음 뵙겠습니다 Choum poepgetsumnida

How old are you? 몇 살입니까? Myeot salimnikka?

My name is ___ 저는 ___ 입니다 Chonun ___ imnida

Do you speak English?
English ? 영어를 할수 있어요? Yeongeorul halsu isseoyo?

Good-bye (to person leaving) 안녕히 가세요  Annyonghi

 Annyonghi kaseyo

Good-bye (to person staying) 안녕히 계세요  Annyonghi

 Annyonghi kyeseyo
kyeseyo

Good night 안녕히 주무십시요  Annyonghi

 Annyonghi jumushipsiyo
jumushipsiyo
Excuse me 실례합니다 Sillyehamnida

Its my fault 제가 잘못했습니다 Chega chalmothesosumnida

What? 뭐라고요? Mworagoyo?

That's right 그렇습니다 Kureosumnida

Yes 네 Ne
No 아니요  Aniyo

Thank you 감사합니다 Kamsahamnida

You're welcome 천만에요 Cheonmaniyo

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ENGLISH KOREAN PRONUNCIATION

Mother 어머니 Eo meoh ni

Father 아버지  Ah beo ji

Mum 엄마 Eomma

Dad 아빠  Appa

Older Woman (Auntie) 아주머니  Ajumeoni

Elderly Woman (Grandmother) 할머니 Hal meo ni

Older Man (Uncle) 아저씨  Ajeossi

Elderly Man (Grand father) 할아버지 Hara beo ji

Mother in law 시어머니 Shi eo meo ni

Father in law 시아버지 Shi ah beo ji

Older Sister  (If the speaker is female) 언니 Eonni
Older Brother (If the speaker  is female) 오빠 Oppa

Older Sister (If the speaker is male) 누나 Nuna

Older Brother (If the speaker is male) 형 Hyung

Younger Sibling 동생 Dong saeng
Useful Korean phrases
 A collection of useful phrases in Korean. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other
languages.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal

English (Korean)

Welcome 환영합니다 (hwangyong-hamnida)

안녕하십니가 (annyeong-hasimnikka) - frm
Hello 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) - inf
안녕 (annyeong) - inf
여보세요 (yeoboseyo) - on phone
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohke jinaeseyo?)
How are you?
안녕하셨습니까? (an nyeong ha siut seum ni ka?)
I'm fine, thanks. 잘지내요 (jaljinaeyo)

Long time no see 오랜만이다 (orenmanida)

당신의 이름은 무엇입니까?

What's your name? (dangsinui ireumeun mueosip nikka?) inf
성함이 어떻게 되십니까?
(sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) frm
My name is ...
제 이름은 ... 입니다 (je ireum-eun ... imnida)

어디서 오셨어요? (Eodiseo osyeosseoyo)

Where are you from?
I'm from ... 저는 ... 에서 왔어요 (Jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo)

만나서 반갑습니다 (Mannaseo bangapseumnida) [frm polite]

Pleased to meet you
만나서 반가워요 (Mannaseo bangawoyo) [inf polite]

Good morning/
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
afternoon/evening

안녕히 주무십시요 (annyeong-hi jumusipsio) - frm

Good night
잘자 (jal jja) - inf

Goodbye 안녕 (annyeong)
안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo) - you are leaving
 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - you are staying

행운을 빌어요 (haeng un eul bil eo yo) frm

Good luck 
행운을 빈다 (haeng un eul bin da) inf

Cheers/Good health! 건배 [乾杯] (geonbae) lit. "dry glass", 위하여 (wihayeo)

Have a nice day 좋은 하루 되세요 (joeun haru dweseyo)

잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkesseumnida) - before a meal

Bon appetit 잘 먹었습니다 (jal meogeosseumnida) - after a meal
맛있게 드세요 (masitkke deuseyo)

Bon voyage 잘다녀오십시오! (jalda nyeoo sip sio!)

I don't understand 모르겠습니다 (moreugesseumnida)

Please speak more slowly 천천히 말씀해 주세요 (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae juseyo)

Please write it down 적어 주세요! (Cheogeo juseyo!)

한국말 하실 줄 아세요? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm

Do you speak Korean? 한국말 할 줄 아니? (hangukmal hal jul ani?) - inf

Yes, a little 예, 조금요 (yae, jogeumyo) - frm

응, 조금 (eung, jogeum) - inf

How do you say ... 를 한국말로 어떻게 말해요?

... in Korean? (... reul hangukmal-lo eotteoh-ge maraeyo?)

Excuse me 실례하겠습니다! (shillehagessumnida)

How much is this? 이게 얼마예요? (ige eolmayeyo?)

미안합니다! (mianhamnida) - frm

Sorry 죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida) - vfrm
미안(해) (mian(hae)) - inf

감사합니다 (kamsahamnida) - frm

Thank you 고맙습니다 (komapsumnida) - frm
고마워 (komawo) - inf
Response
아니에요 (anieyo)
Where's the toilet? 화장실이 어디예요? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo)

I love you 사랑해 (sarang hae)

Go away! 저리 가세요! (juri gaseyo)

Leave me alone! 혼자 내버려 두십시오! (honja naebeoryeo dushipshio)

Merry Christmas 즐거운 성탄절 보내시고 새해 복 많이 받으세요

and Happy New Year  (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol bonaesigo saehae bok manhi bateusaeyo)

Happy Easter  행복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir)

생일축하합니다 (saeng-il chukha hamnida) - frm

Happy Birthday 생일축하합드립니다 (saeng-il chukha hamdeurimnida) - frm
생일축하해 (saeng-il chukha hae) - inf

한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해
One language (han gaji eon-eoneun chungbunhaji mos hae)
is never enough 언어 하나론 부족해
(eoneo hanaron bujokhae)

My hovercraft
내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요
is full of eels
(Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo)
What!? Why this phrase?

Recordings and corrections provided by Yoonseop Kang