Hello, travelers! Learning a bit of Korean can make your trip much more enjoyable and convenient. In this blog, weโll introduce some essential Korean phrases that every foreign visitor should know. Letโs learn through real-life examples! ๐
1. Basic Greetings ๐
์๋ ํ์ธ์ (Annyeong haseyo): Hello
The most basic greeting you can use anywhere.
Example: When checking in at a hotel, say "์๋ ํ์ธ์!" to greet the staff.
๊ฐ์ฌํฉ๋๋ค (Gamsahamnida): Thank you
Use this to show gratitude. Itโs important to use it when receiving good service.
Example: After a delicious meal at a restaurant, say "๊ฐ์ฌํฉ๋๋ค!"
์ฃ์กํฉ๋๋ค (Joesonghamnida): I'm sorry
Use this phrase to apologize. Itโs a polite expression.
Example: If you accidentally bump into someone on public transport, say "์ฃ์กํฉ๋๋ค."
3. At a Restaurant ๐ด
์ด๊ฑฐ ์ถ์ฒํด ์ฃผ์ธ์ (Igeo chucheonhae juseyo): Please recommend me this
Example: If youโre having trouble deciding on a menu item, say "์ด๊ฑฐ ์ถ์ฒํด ์ฃผ์ธ์."
๋ฌผ ์ฃผ์ธ์ (Mul juseyo): Please give me water
Example: When you need water, say "๋ฌผ ์ฃผ์ธ์."
๊ณ์ฐ์ ์ฃผ์ธ์ (Gyesanseo juseyo): Please give me the bill
Example: After finishing your meal, say "๊ณ์ฐ์ ์ฃผ์ธ์" to ask for the bill.
4. Using Public Transportation ๐
์ด ๋ฒ์ค/์งํ์ฒ ์ ~์ ๊ฐ๋์? (i beoseu/jihacheoreun ~e ganayo?): Does this bus/subway go to ~?
Example: Ask "์ด ๋ฒ์ค๋ ๊ฐ๋จ์ ๊ฐ๋์?" to see if the bus goes to Gangnam.
๋ค์ ์ ๊ฑฐ์ฅ์์ ๋ด๋ ค ์ฃผ์ธ์ (Daeum jeonggeoeseo naeryeo juseyo): Please let me off at the next stop
Example: When taking a taxi, say "๋ค์ ์ ๊ฑฐ์ฅ์์ ๋ด๋ ค ์ฃผ์ธ์."
ํ ์ฅ ์ฃผ์ธ์ (Han jang juseyo): Please give me one ticket
Example: When buying a subway ticket, say "ํ ์ฅ ์ฃผ์ธ์."
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