Korean Phrase

Chonmaneyo = You’re welcome

Jebal = please
Mianhe = sorry
Kajima = don’t go
Kaja = Let’s go
Uljima = don’t cry
Niga Mipda = I hate u
Ttarawa = Follow me
Shiro = I don’t want
Barabwa = Look at me
Jalhaebwa = Good Luck 잘해봐
Maraebwa = Tell Me
Hajiman = But
Hanbondo = 1 more time
Miwo = Hate u
Nu Guyah = who is it
Bogoshipo = I miss u
Nadu = Me too
Jowahae = I like u
Saranghae = I love u
Sa = 4 (four)
Bangawoyo = nice to meet u

 좋아요 (choayo) –> 좋아해요 (choahaeyo) means is good, is liked or likes

 싫어요 (shireoyo) –>  싫어해요 (shireohaeyo) means is dislikes or dislikes
 기뻐요 (gippeoyo) –>기뻐해요 (gippeohaeyo) means is happy or glad

안녕 = An nyoung = hello (informal)

안녕하세요 = An nyoung ha se yo = hello (formal)
여보세요 = you bo se yo = hello (on a telephone)

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 한국어 (Korean)

Welcome 환 영합니다 (hwangyong-hamnida)
 안 녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) - frm, 안녕 (annyeong) - inf
Hello
여보세요 (yeoboseyo) - on phone
How are you? 어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohke jinaeseyo?)
안 녕하셨습니까? (an nyeong ha siut seum ni ka?)
I'm fine, thanks. 잘 지내요 (jaljinaeyo)
Long time no see 오랜 만이다 (orenmanida)
당신 의 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)
Where are you from? 어디서 오셨어요? (Eodiseo osyeosseoyo)
I'm from ... 저 는 ... 에서 왔어요 (Jeoneun ... eseo wasseuyo)
만나 서 반갑습니다 (Mannaseo bangapseumnida) [frm polite]
Pleased to meet you
만나서 반가워요 (Mannaseo bangawoyo) [inf polite]
Good morning/
안녕하십 니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
afternoon/evening
안녕히 주무십시요 (annyonghi jumushipsiyo) - frm
Good night
잘 자 (jal jja) - inf
안 녕 (annyeong)
Goodbye 안녕 히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo) - you are leaving
안녕 히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) - you are staying
행운을 빌어요 (haeng un eul bil eo yo) frm
Good luck
행 운을 빈다 (haeng un eul bin da) inf
Cheers/Good health! 건 배 [乾杯] (geonbae) lit. "dry glass", 위하여 (wihayeo)
잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkesseumnida) - before a meal
Bon appetit 잘 먹었습니다 (jal meogeosseumnida) - after a meal
맛 있게 드세요 (masitkke deuseyo)
Bon voyage 잘다녀오십시 오! (jalda nyeoo sip sio!)
I don't understand 모르겠 습니다 (moreugesseumnida)
Please speak more slowly 천 천히 말씀해 주세요 (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae jeseyo)
Please write it down 적 어 주세요! (Cheogeo jeseyo!)
한국말 하실 줄 아세요? (hangukmal hasil jul aseyo?) - frm
Do you speak Korean?
한 국말 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 실 례하겠습니다! (shillehagessumnida)
How much is this? 이 게 얼마예요? (ige eolmayeyo?)
Sorry 미안 합니다! (mianhamnida)
Thank you 감 사합니다 (kamsahamnida) - frm
고맙습 니다 (komapsumnida) - inf
Response 아니에 요 (anieyo)
Where's the toilet? 화 장실이 어디예요? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo)
I love you 사 랑해 (sarang hae)
Leave me alone! 혼자 내버려 두십시오! (honja naebeoryeo dushipshio)
즐거운 성탄절 보내시고 새해 복 많이 받으세요
Merry Christmas
(jeulgeoun seongtanjeol bonaesigo saehae bok manhi
and Happy New Year
bateusaeyo)
행 복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori
Happy Easter
toesikir)
Happy Birthday 생 일축하합니다 (saengil chukha hamnida)
One language 한 가지 언어는 충분하지 못 해
is never enough (han gaji un u nun chung boon ha ji mot hae)
My hovercraft 내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요
is full of eels (Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo)

 안녕하세요 – annyeonghaseyo, which is an overly used phrase equivalent to

good morning, good evening, hi or hello
 감사합니다 – kamsahamnida, to say thank you and i have also used 고마와요
(komawayo) after being served when we dined in.
 괜찮아 / 괜찮아요 (gwaenchana/gwaenchanayo) is very handy to say its okay, no
problem or are you okay? (just change the intonation). 

 예/어니오 (ye/aniyo) which mean yes and no respectively are very basic as a
reply to simple questions.  
 ~ 즈세요 (~juseyo) the polite ending which means please give me.  This has been
very useful when asking for something specially on traditional Korean restaurant
where people don’t speak English at all.  I remember ordering rice and requesting
for water using this phrase and it goes like this:
o 밥 즈세요 (Bap juseyo) – ordering rice.
o 물 즈세요 (mull juseyo) – requesting for water.
 얼마나요?  (olmanayo) simple but polite way to ask ‘how much?’
 ~이/에요 (i.eyo/eyo) noun plus this ending is proven to be very helpful its like
asking or saying..’is this ~’.  I remember using this to ask if the building in front
of us is what we are looking for. Orange Shock 이에요? (Is this Orange Shock?) 
 ~ 좋아요 (chuayo) this verb ending could mean ‘to like’, and I had the guts to say
to an 아즈씨 (ajusshi or polite way to address an old man) 휘성씨 좋아해요 
(Wheesungsshi chuahaeyo).
  생일 축하합니다 (saeng-il chukha-hamnida) this is polite formal way to say it
 생일 축하해요 (saeng-il chukha-haeyo) this is the casual polite way

수고하습니다 (su-go-ha-sum-ni-da) is saying hello to someone who is working

수고하세요 (su-go-ha-se-yo) is saying goodbye to someone who is working

수고하겼어요 (su-go-ha-kyo-sso-yo) is like saying thank you for helping me or well

done

Word for the day 집 (jip) which means house.

 내가 or 내 (Naega or nae) – I as subject in a sentence

 나는 or  난 (Naneun or Nan) – I as topic in a sentence the second one in
contracted form
 나의 (Naui) – possessive form as in mine or my
 나도 (Nado) – Me too or I too

나도 너무 보고 싶어요.
Nado nomu bogo shipeoyo. = I Miss u so much too

보고 싶은데 bogo shipeunde = I would like to see u

알았어 arasseo = got it?

뽀뽀 Ppo-ppo = kiss

나도 Nado = me too

너를 보고 싶어요 Noreul bogo shipoyo = I miss u

나 너를 좋아요. Na noreul choayo = i like you

Korean Numbers

There are two sets of numbers in Korea, the native Korean and the Sino-Korean
Numbers.  Sino-Korean numbers are borrowed from Chinese.  Generally speaking, for
expression involving dates, money, foreign loanwords, minutes, seconds and counting
beyond 99 Sino-Korean numbers are used otherwise its the native Korean numbers. 

You might be wondering why some numbers are skipped in both numeral systems, this is
because there are certain patterns to achieve the numbers in between. 
In Native Korean, to express let say 11 it’s 열하나 (yolhana) so the formula is 10(열)
+1(하나).  This is the reason why after the number 10 only numbers in multiples of 10
are provided up to 90.  So you have to memorize at least 18 numbers in Native Korean.

While in Sino-Korean, to express let say 32 it’s 삼십이 (sam-ship-i) so the formula is

3(삼) X 10 (십) + 2 (이).  There are few numbers to memorize in Sino-Korean, with just
13 numbers to you can go up to a million already.