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기본적인 언어 Basic languages
일상 회화 Korean everyday phrases
Greetings
| Hello. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 안녕하세요. | an-nyong-hah-seh-yoh | polite |
| 안녕하십니까? | an-nyong-hah-sip-nee-kah | polite |
| 안녕. | an-nyong | casual |
| *They all mean hi, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. | ||
| 만나 뵈어 반갑습니다. | I’m glad to see you. manna-bweuh-ban-kap-seum-nee-da |
polite |
| 처음 뵙겠습니다. | I’m glad to meet you. cheo-eum-bwep-ket-seum-nee-da |
polite |
| 그 동안 안녕하셨어요? | How have you been? keu-dong-an-annyong-ha-sheosseo-yo |
polite |
| 그 동안 어떻게 지냈어? | How have you been? keu-dong-an-uhtuhke-jee-nesseo |
casual |
| 잘 지냈어?/잘 있었어? | How have you been? jal-jee-naesseo/jalit-sseo-sseo |
casual |
| 오랜만이에요. | It's been a long time. oren-manee-eh-yo |
polite |
Good morning/good night
| Did you sleed well? | ||
|---|---|---|
| 안녕히 주무셨어요? | annyong-hee-jumu-sheosseo-yo | polite |
| 잘 잤어? | jal-jasseo | casual |
| Good morning. | ||
| 좋은 아침이에요. | jo-eun-achimee-eh-yo | polite |
| 좋은 아침. | jo-eun-achim | casual |
| Good night. | ||
| 안녕히 주무세요. | annyong-hee-jumu-se-yo | polite |
| 잘자. | jal-ja | casual |
Saying excuse me
| Excuse me. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 실례합니다./실례하겠습니다. | silleh-hamnee-da/silleh-haget-seumnee-da | polite |
| 실례해요. | silleh-hae-yo | semi-casual |
| 실례지만/실례합니다만 | Excuse me, but.. silleh-jee-man/silleh-hamnee-da-man |
polite |
| 실례 좀 해도 되겠습니까? | Excuse me, can I bother you (for a moment)? silleh-jom-hae-do-doe-get-seumnee-kka |
polite |
| I'm sorry, but.. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 죄송하지만/죄송합니다만 | joe-song-ha-jee-man/joe-song-hamnee-da-man | polite |
| 미안하지만.. | meean-ha-jee-man | semi-casual |
| *Many Koreans don't say 실례합니다. Instead, they use 죄송하지만.. 죄송합니다만.., or 미안하지만.. instead of 실례합니다. | ||
To apologize
| I'm sorry. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 죄송합니다./잘못했습니다. | joe-song-hamnee-da/jal-mottet-seumnee-da | polite |
| 죄송해요. | joe-song-hae-yo | semi-casual |
| 미안해요./미안합니다. | meean-hae-yo/meean-hamnee-da | semi-casual |
| 미안해./잘못했어. | meean-hae/jal-motte-sseo | casual |
| *죄송하다. is used to express one's apology to people who's older or higher position than the speaker. 미안하다. is for a person of the same age or someone who's younger than the speaker. 잘못했어요. is more commonly used when you've done something wrong or made a mistake. | ||
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