KOREAN PHRASES - BASIC EXPRESSIONS

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ENGLISH
Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Hello (on the phone ) What's your name? How do you do? How old are you? My name is ___ Do you speak English? Good-bye (to person leaving) Good-bye (to person staying) Good night Excuse me Its my fault What? That's right Yes No Thank you You're welcome

KOREAN
? ? ? ___ ?

PRONUNCIATION
Annyong haseyo Annyong haseyo Annyong haseyo Yoboseyo? Ireumi mwomnikka? Choum poepgetsumnida Myeot salimnikka? Chonun ___ imnida Yeongeorul halsu isseoyo? Annyonghi kaseyo Annyonghi kyeseyo Annyonghi jumushipsiyo Sillyehamnida Chega chalmothesosumnida Mworagoyo? Kureosumnida Ne Aniyo Kamsahamnida Cheonmaniyo

FAMILY MEMBERS
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ENGLISH
Mother Father Mum Dad Older Woman (Auntie) Elderly Woman (Grandmother) Older Man (Uncle) Elderly Man (Grand father) Mother in law Father in law Older Sister (If the speaker is female) Older Brother (If the speaker is female) Older Sister (If the speaker is male) Older Brother (If the speaker is male) Younger Sibling

KOREAN

PRONUNCIATION
Eo meoh ni Ah beo ji Eomma Appa Ajumeoni Hal meo ni Ajeossi Hara beo ji Shi eo meo ni Shi ah beo ji Eonni Oppa Nuna Hyung 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 Welcome

(Korean) (hwangyong-hamnida) (annyeong-hasimnikka) - frm (annyeonghaseyo) - inf (annyeong) - inf (yeoboseyo) - on phone ? (eotteohke jinaeseyo?) ? (an nyeong ha siut seum ni ka?) (jaljinaeyo) (orenmanida) ? (dangsinui ireumeun mueosip nikka?) inf ? (sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) frm ... (je ireum-eun ... imnida)

Hello

How are you? I'm fine, thanks. Long time no see

What's your name?

My name is ... ? (Eodiseo osyeosseoyo) ... (Jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo) (Mannaseo bangapseumnida) [frm polite] (Mannaseo bangawoyo) [inf polite] (annyeong hashimnikka) (annyeong-hi jumusipsio) - frm (jal jja) - inf (annyeong) (annyeonghi gyeseyo) - you are leaving

Where are you from? I'm from ...

Pleased to meet you Good morning/ afternoon/evening Good night

Goodbye

 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - you are staying Good luck Cheers/Good health! Have a nice day (haeng un eul bil eo yo) frm (haeng un eul bin da) inf [] (geonbae) lit. "dry glass", (wihayeo) (joeun haru dweseyo) (jal meokkesseumnida) - before a meal (jal meogeosseumnida) - after a meal (masitkke deuseyo) ! (jalda nyeoo sip sio!) (moreugesseumnida)

Bon appetit

Bon voyage I don't understand

Please speak more slowly (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae juseyo) Please write it down ! (Cheogeo juseyo!) ? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm ? (hangukmal hal jul ani?) - inf , (yae, jogeumyo) - frm , (eung, jogeum) - inf ... ? (... reul hangukmal-lo eotteoh-ge maraeyo?) ! (shillehagessumnida) ? (ige eolmayeyo?) ! (mianhamnida) - frm (joesonghamnida) - vfrm () (mian(hae)) - inf (kamsahamnida) - frm (komapsumnida) - frm (komawo) - inf (anieyo)

Do you speak Korean? Yes, a little

How do you say ... in Korean? Excuse me How much is this?

Sorry

Thank you Response

Where's the toilet? I love you Go away! Leave me alone! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Happy Easter

? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo) (sarang hae) ! (juri gaseyo) ! (honja naebeoryeo dushipshio) (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol bonaesigo saehae bok manhi bateusaeyo) (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir) (saeng-il chukha hamnida) - frm (saeng-il chukha hamdeurimnida) - frm (saeng-il chukha hae) - inf (han gaji eon-eoneun chungbunhaji mos hae) (eoneo hanaron bujokhae)

Happy Birthday

One language is never enough

My hovercraft is full of eels (Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo) What!? Why this phrase?
Recordings and corrections provided by Yoonseop Kang