🇰🇷Learn Korean ten words at a time

Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.

안녕하세요an-nyong-ha-SEH-yo

Hello

좋은 아침JOH-eun AH-chim

Good morning

좋은 저녁이에요JOH-eun jo-nyo-gi-E-yo

Good evening

안녕히 가세요an-nyong-hee ga-SEH-yo

Goodbye

또 봐ttoh BWA

See you

부탁합니다bu-TAK-ham-ni-da

Please

감사합니다gam-sa-ham-NI-da

Thank you

천만에요chon-man-EH-yo

You're welcome

죄송합니다jwe-song-ham-NI-da

Sorry

실례합니다shil-leh-ham-NI-da

Excuse me

만나서 반갑습니다man-na-so ban-gap-seum-NI-da

Nice to meet you

The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.

네ne

Yes

아니요a-NI-yo

No

알겠어요al-GE-so-yo

Okay

이해가 안 돼요i-HAE-ga an DWAE-yo

I don't understand

영어 할 줄 아세요?yong-O hal JUL a-SE-yo

Do you speak English?

다시 한번 말해 주세요da-SHI han-BON mal-hae ju-SEH-yo

Can you repeat that?

천천히 말해 주세요chon-CHON-hi mal-hae ju-SEH-yo

Slowly, please

이게 뭐예요?i-GE mwo-YE-yo

What is this?

...이/가 필요해요i/ga pi-RYO-hae-yo

I need...

좀 도와주시겠어요?jom do-wa-ju-SHI-ge-so-yo

Can you help me?

Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.

~있어요?~i-SSO-yo

Do you have...?

~어디 있어요?~o-DI i-SSO-yo

Where is...?

영업 중yong-op JUNG

Open

영업 종료yong-op jong-NYO

Closed

봉투 드릴까요?bong-TU deu-RIL-kka-yo

A bag?

너무 비싸요no-MU bi-SSA-yo

Too expensive

예약했어요ye-YAK-hae-so-yo

I have a reservation

조식 포함인가요?jo-SHIK po-HAM-in-ga-yo

Is breakfast included?

와이파이 비밀번호가 뭐예요?wa-i-PA-i bi-MIL-bon-ho-ga mwo-YE-yo

What's the wifi password?

...해도 돼요?hae-do DWAE-yo

Can I...?

How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.

어떻게 지내세요?O-to-ke ji-NAE-se-yo

How are you?

잘 지내요jal ji-NAE-yo

I'm fine, thanks

그쪽은요?geu-JJO-geun-yo

And you?

성함이 어떻게 되세요?song-HAM-i o-to-KE dwe-SE-yo

What's your name?

저는 ...입니다jo-neun ... im-NI-da

My name is...

어디에서 오셨어요?o-di-e-so o-SHO-so-yo

Where are you from?

...에서 왔어요e-so WA-so-yo

I'm from...

마음에 들어요ma-EU-me deu-RO-yo

I like it

아름다워요a-reum-DA-wo-yo

It's beautiful

어서 오세요o-SO o-SEH-yo

Welcome

Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.

지금JI-geum

Now

나중에na-JUNG-e

Later

오늘O-neul

Today

내일NAE-il

Tomorrow

오늘 밤o-NEUL bam

Tonight

언제요?ON-je-yo

When?

몇 시에 열어요?myot SHI-e yo-RO-yo

What time does it open?

잠시만요jam-SHI-man-yo

One moment, please

분bun

Minutes

시간shi-GAN

Hours