Korean Phrases

English Phrases

Korean Phrases

English Greetings Hi! Good morning!

Korean Greetings: An-yng-ha-se-yo. An-yng-hi ju-mu-sh-ss-yo? / An-nyng-ha-se-yo? (polite) ? ? Shik-sa-ha-sh-ss-yo? / An-nyng-ha-sh-ss-yo? (polite) ? ? Hwan-yng-ham-ni-da. . Chal ji-nae-sh-ss-yo? ? Ne. Chal ji-nae-ss-yo. . . -nyo/n-nyo? *1 Title+ /? Chal ji-nae-ss-yo. / K-j k-rae-yo. . / . (N-mu) kam-sa-ham-ni-da! () ! A-ni-e-yo. . Ya! Ch'in-gu! (informal) ! ! N-mu po-go shi-p'-ss-yo. . Pyl-li-ri p-ss-sh-ss-yo? ? Ne. p-ss-ss-yo. . . An-yng-hi ju-mu-se-yo! ! Na-jung-e bwae-yo! ! An-nyng-hi ga-se-yo! / An-nyng-hi ge-se-yo! *2 ! /or/ !

Good evening! Welcome! (to greet someone) How are you? I'm fine, thanks! And you? Good/ So-So. Thank you (very much)! You're welcome! (for "thank you") Hey! Friend! I missed you so much! What's new? Nothing much Good night! See you later! Good bye! Asking for Help and Directions I'm lost

Ki-rl i-r-b-ry-ss-yo. .

English Phrases Can I help you? Can you help me? Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? Go straight! then turn left/ right!

Korean Phrases Mu--sl do-wa-d-ril-kka-yo? ? Chom to-wa-ju-shil ssu i-ss-shi-na-yo? ? (Hwa-jang-shil/yak-kuk)-i -di-ye-yo? (/) ? Tchuk ka-se-yo! K da--me woen/o-rn tcho-g-ro jom ga-se-yo. ! / . Cha-ni-ran sa-ra-ml ch'at-ko-i-ssm-ni-da. . Cham-kkan-ma-nyo! ! Cham-shi-ma-nyo! ! I-ge l-ma-ye-yo? ? Shil-le-ji-man Shil-le-ha-ge-ssm-ni-da. . Tta-ra o-se-yo! !

I'm looking for john. One moment please! Hold on please! (phone) How much is this? Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Excuse me! ( to pass by) Come with me!

How to Introduce Yourself Do you speak (English/ Korean)? Just a little. What's your name? My name is ... Mr.../ Mrs./ Miss Nice to meet you! Yng-/han-gu-g hal jul a-se-yo? / ? Cho-g-myo. . I-r-mi -tt-k'e dwoe-se-yo? ? Ch-nn_____i-e-yo. ____. Sn-saeng-nim/sa-mo-nim. *3 / (Mrs.) Man-na-s ban-gap-ssm-ni-da! !

How to Introduce Yourself You're very kind! Where are you from? I'm from (the U.S/ Korea) I'm (American) Where do you live? I live in (the U.S/ Korea) Did you like it here? Korea is a wonderful country N-mu ch'in-j-ra-shi-ne-yo! ! -di-s o-shi-ss-yo? ? Ch-nn (mi-guk/han-guk)-e-s wa-ss-yo. (/) . Ch-nn (mi-gu-gin)-i-e-yo. (). -di sa-se-yo? ? Ch-nn (mi-guk/han-guk)-e-s sa-ra-yo. (/) . Y-gi-ga cho--se-yo? ? Han-gu-gn dae-dan-han na-ra-im-ni-da. . Chik-tchang-n -tt-k'e dwoe-se-yo? ? Chik-tchang-n (p-nyk-tcha/sa-p-kka)-im-niI work as a (translator/ businessman) da. (/). Ch-nn han-gu-g-ga cho-a-yo. . Han-gu-g gong-bu shi-ja-k'an ji han da-ri dwoe-I've been learning Korean for 1 month ss-yo. . U-wa! Cho--ne-yo! ! ! Na-i-ga -tt-k'e dwoe-se-yo? ? Ch-nn (s-mu/s-rn)-sa-ri-e-yo. (/). Ka-bwa-ya dwoe-yo. .

What do you do for a living?

I like Korean

Oh! That's good! How old are you? I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. I have to go

How to Introduce Yourself I will be right back! Wish Someone Something Good luck! Happy birthday! Happy new year! Merry Christmas! Congratulations! Enjoy! (for meals...) I'd like to visit Korea one day Hang-u-nl bim-ni-da! ! Sang-il ch'u-k'a-ham-ni-da! ! Sae-hae-bok ma-ni pa-d-se-yo! ! Me-ri k'-ri-s-ma-s! ! Km-bang ga-tta ol-kke-yo. .

Ch'u-k'a-d-rim-ni-da! ! Ma-ni d-se-yo! ! n-jen-ga-nn han-gu-ge ka-go shi-p'-yo. . Cha-nan-t'e an-bu-rl ch-nae-ju-se-yo. . (No reaction, as if nothing happened) Dwae-ji-kkum kku-se-yo! !

Say hi to John for me Bless you (when sneezing) Good night and sweet dreams! Solving a Misunderstanding I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) Sorry (for a mistake) No Problem! Can You Say It Again?

Mw-ra-go-yo? ? Choe-song-ham-ni-da. . A-ni-e-yo. . Ta-shi han-bn mal-ss-mae-ju-shi-ge-ss-yo? ? Ch'n-ch'-ni mal-ss-mae ju-shi-ge-ss-yo? ? Ch-g ju-se-yo! !

Can You Speak Slowly? Write It Down Please!

How to Introduce Yourself I Don't Understand! I Don't Know! I Have No Idea. What's That Called In Korean? Mo-na-ra-dt-kke-ss-yo. . Mo-r-ge-ss-yo. . Ch-ny mo-r-ge-ss-yo. . K-gt han-gung-mal-lo mw-ra-go hae-yo? ? Da-nn yng--ro mu-sn tt-shi-e-yo? ? Pleaserl han-gung-mal-lo -tt-k'e ma-rae-yo? Please ? I-ge mw-ye-yo? ? Ch-nn han-gung-mal chal-mo-t'ae-yo. . Han-gung-mal yn-s-p'ae-ya dwoe-yo. . Kk-tchng ma-se-yo! !

What Does "gato" Mean In English?

How Do You Say "Please" In Korean? What Is This? My Korean is bad.

I need to practice my Korean Don't worry! Korean Expressions and Words Good/ Bad/ So-So. Big/ Small Today/ Now Tomorrow/ Yesterday Yes/ No Here you go! (when giving something) Do you like it?

Cho-a-yo./An-jo-a-yo./K-j k-rae-yo. ./ ./ . K'n/Cha-gn *4 / O-nl/Chi-gm / Nae-il/-je / Ne/A-ni-yo. /. Y-gi-yo! ! Kwaen-ch'a-na-yo? ?

How to Introduce Yourself I really like it! I'm hungry/ thirsty. In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. This/ That. Here/There Me/ You. Him/ Her. Really! Look! Hurry up! What? Where? What time is it? It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. Give me this! I love you! I feel sick. I need a doctor One, Two, Three N-mu cho-a-yo! ! Pae-go-p'a-yo./Mong-mal-la-yo. . / . A-ch'i-me/Ch-ny-ge/Pa-me // I-gt/K-gt. Y-gi/K-gi. *5 /. / Ch/... K-bun/K-bun /title / Chng-mal-lyo? ? Po-se-yo! ! S-du-r-se-yo! ! Mw-yo? -di-yo? ? ? My-sshi-ye-yo? ? Yl-sshi-ye-yo. Il-gop-sshi ba-ni-e-yo. . . I-gt ju-se-yo! ! . Sa-rang-hae-yo! ! A-p'a-yo. . i-sa-ga p'i-ryo-hae-yo. . Il, i, sam / ha-na, tul, set *6 , , / or / , , Sa, o, ryuk / net, ta-st, y-st , , / or/ , , Ch'il, p'al, ku, ship / il-gop, y-dl, a-hop, yl , , , / or/ , , ,

Four, Five, Six

Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

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An unaspirated k at the beginning of a word, and a g most of the time in the middle of words.

By unaspirated, I mean that its not pronounced very hard, like the English k. Made by almost biting on the tongue at the ends of words, and by placing the tongue behind the top teeth otherwise.

! ka "Go!"

na "I"

Like, , this consonant is like the unaspirated t in English. It is a d in the middle of words. A mixture between the English r and l. When between vowels, it is like a single rolled Spanish r or like the tt in butter in some American dialects. If there are two of them together, it becomes a solid l. m An unaspirated p at the beginning of words, and a b in the middle of words. s In the bottom of syllables, this character is like the English ng without the g sound. At the beginning of syllables, this character is just a place marker and has no sound. Unaspirated ch at the beginning of words, j inside words. Strongly aspirated ch. Strongly aspirated k. Strongly aspirated t. When coming before the "ee" sound, it becomes an sh.

ta "all"

! ka-ra "Go!" tal-li "differently"

ma-m "heart" pan "half"

san "mountain" shi "poem"

ing- "carp" yng- "English"

cha ruler cha-ja "Lets sleep" cha "car" ka-pe "Caf" tan-nae

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Examples "burnt smell"

Strongly aspirated p. Almost silent after , , , between vowels. When it comes before or follows, ,, or , it makes the consonants aspirated: , ,, respectively.

pae "medal"

hae "sun"

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Forticized k. Forticized t. Forticized p. Forticized s. Forticized ch.

Written kk. Written tt. Written pp. Written ss. Written tch.

kka-ch'i "magpie" ttal "daughter" ppal-li "quickly" ssal "uncooked rice" tchak "companion"

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English Equivalent Like the a in father. Like the British augh in caught. Like the ee in tee. Like the o in oh but more rounded. Like the oo in boot, but more rounded. Like the u in put.

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Examples a-ga "baby"

This best explained as a rounded low back vowel. It is sometimes pronounced like the u in sun.

t "more"

pi "blood" o "five" ku "nine" We sometimes called this the "gutslash" because it seems to come from the gut.

k "that"

Like the ay in hay.

pae "boat"

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Extra Points This and the one before it are almost indistinguishable even Koreans cant tell the difference most of the time.

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Like the ay in hay.

che "my"

A combination of and , this sounds like the wa in wand. This is a combination of and, and sounds like the first part of0 "whoa." Like the English "we." Like English "way." Like English "way." Like English "way." A combination of and , this is pronounced like the u in put followed by the ee in tee. Like the ya sound in yacht. Somewhat similar to the you in young. Like the yo in yo wassup. Like the English you. Like the English yea. Like the ye in yet. This syllable is also used as the possessive marker like the "s" in English. When such is the case, it is pronounced the same as .

! pwa "look!"

? mw "what?"

wi above kwe-do "orbit" ? wae "why?" choe "sin"

i "righteousness"

! ya "hey" yt "taffy" yo "bedspread" u-yu "milk" yae-gi "story" ye "yes"

The following pronunciation tips should get you started: Si = shi "l" = a combination of an English "r" and "l" English Yes nay No anyo Good morning/day/night anyong hashimnika? Hello yobosayo Goodbye anyonghee kahshipsheeyo Excuse me sheelay hamnida Thank you kamsa hamnida Please -shipsheeyo Where is the bus station? Bus chang-go-jang odi imnika? Where is the train station? Where is the bathroom (toilet)? Nice to meet you Cho-um pepkaysumnida. I don't understand Eehay moht algaysumnida. I don't speak Korean Chonun hangukmalul mot hamnida. My name is ______. Chonun ____ rahgo hamnida. Keecha-yok oki imnikka? Hwajangshil-ee odi imnikka? Korean

Korean Numbers English one il two ee three sahm four sah five oh ten ship nine ku eight pal seven chil Korean English six yuk Korean

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h (initial) t (final) gg (initial) k (final) dd (initial) t (final) bb (initial) pp (final) ss (initial) t (final) jj (initial) t (final) a ae ya yae eo e yeo ye o wa wae

as in hand - rat as in great - back as in desk - bat as in brain - snap as in smile - rat as in joy - hat as in father as in pay as in yacht as in yea! as in young as in set as in young as in yet as in yo yo as in water as in waiter

oi yo u weo we ui yu u ui i

as in wait as in yo yo as in cool as in won as in wet as in we as in you as in good as in wisdom as in sheep

g (initial) k (final) n (initial) n (final) d (initial) t (final) r (initial) l (final) m (initial) m (final) b (initial) p (final) s (initial) t (final) silent (initial) ng (final) j (initial) t (final) ch (initial) t (final) k (initial) k (final) t (initial) t (final) p (initial) p (final)

as in gold - kit as in near as in day - hat as in rabbit - ball as in moon as in boy - map as in smile - rat as in kingdom

as in joy - hat as in chin - kit as in kid as in toy as in play