If you are planning to travel to korea, you might want to learn some of the day to day phrases Korean people use to communicate.
Basics
- Yes - Ne
- No - Aniyo
- Please - Butakamnida
- Sorry - Mianhamnida
- Thank you - Kamsahamnida
Greetings
- Hello - Annyeong-hasimnikka
- Good morning - Annyeong hashimnikka
- Good afternoon - Annyeong hashimnikka
- Good evening - Annyeong hashimnikka
- Good night - Annyeong-hi jumusipsio
- Goodbye - Annyeong
- I have to go now - Na jigeum gaya dwae
- Have a nice day - Joeun haru dweseyo
Directions
- Left - Oen-jjok
- Right - Oh-reun-jjok
- Straight - Jik-jjin
- I’m lost - Gil-eul ilh-uht-suh-yo
- Do you know where () is? - () uh-di-eehn-ji ah-seh-yo?
- Please take me to () - Ih-roh gah-ju-seh-yo ()
Days of the Week
- Monday -Wur-yoil
- Tuesday - Hwa-yoil
- Wednesday - Soo-yoil
- Thursday - Mog-yoil
- Friday - Geum-yoil
- Saturday - To-yoil
- Sunday - Ee-ryoil
Conversational
- How are you? - Eotteohke jinaeseyo?
- What's your name?- Ireumeun mueosip nikka?
- My name is ... - Je ireum-eun ...
- Where do you come from? - Eodiseo osyeosseoyo
- I'm from ... - Jeoneun ...
- Excuse me - Sillyehagessseubnida
- Do you speak English? - Yung-uh hal su-eet-suh-yo?
- I don’t speak Korean well - Hahn-guhk-mal jal moht-heh-yo
- I don't know - Nado molla
- I understand - Alasseo
- I don't understand - Moreugesseumnida
- Please speak more slowly - Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae juseyo
- Please repeat that - Tashi hanbŏn malssŭmaejushigessŏyo
- Please write it down - Cheogeo juseyo!