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how to say good morning in korean

Looking to kick off your day in a Korean way? Simply greet your family and friends with a bright "안녕하세요", which means "good morning in Korean".

Speaking "Hello good morning in Korean” is not just good manners, but also a conversation starter.

The literal translation of "good morning" in Korean language is 좋은 아침! (joeun achim)좋은 (joeun) means “good” and 아침 (achim) means “morning”. In Korean, "good morning" is typically expressed with "안녕하세요", which means "hello".

however, one word can be too short for a greeting, to wish morning in Korean language and it can give you away as a tourist.

This guide offers a variety of ways to say "Good morning" in Korean. It covers formal and casual phrases, along with practical examples and exercises.

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좋은 아침이에요" is a direct translation of "good morning" but it's not commonly used. To say "good morning in Korean", you often say "안녕하세요" (hello). Informally, you can ask friends "잘 잤어?" (did you sleep well?). For elders, use "잘 주무셨어요?" or "안녕히 주무셨어요?" meaning "Did you sleep well?". "

Here are the 7 most common ways to say good morning in Korean language, depending upon politeness level (the other person's age) and situations.

좋은 아침이에요(joeun achimieyo).

잘 잤어? (jal jasseo)

안녕히 주무셨어요? (annyeonghi jumusyeosseoyo).

주무셨어요? (jal jumusyeosseoyo)

잘 잤어요? (jal jasseoyo)

좋은 아침! (joeun achim)

좋은 아침입니다 (joeun achimimnida)

examples

잘 잤어요? 아침 잘 먹었어요? (jal jasseoyo? achim jal meogeosseoyo?

Did you sleep well? Did you have a good breakfast?"

잘 잤어요? 어제 숙제 잘 했어요? (jal jasseoyo? eoje sokje jal haesseoyo?

"Did you sleep well? Did you do your homework well yesterday?"

좋은 아침이에요, 친구야. (joeun achimieyo, chinguyo)

Good morning, friend.

좋은 아침이에요, 선생님. (joeun achimieyo, seonsaengnim.

Good morning, teacher.

잘 잤어? 어제 일찍 자셔서 그런가? (jal jasseo? eoje iljjik jasyeoseo geureonga?

Did you sleep well? Did you go to bed early yesterday?

좋은 아침, 친구야. (joeun achim, chinguyo. - "Good morning, friend."

잘 주무셨어요? 어제 일찍 자셔서 그런가요? (jal jumusyeosseoyo? eoje iljjik jasyeoseo geureongaoyo?

Did you sleep well? Did you go to bed early yesterday?

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The Basics #6: Questions

안녕, 여러분! Hey, everyone! In this Basics lesson, I want to show you question words and how they are used in Korean. The 5 W’s and 1 H are important for learning any language, so let’s get started!

Here is a list of the 6 basic question words:

무엇 = what (usually shortened to 뭐)

누구 = who

언제 = when

어디 = where

왜 = why

어떻게 = how

Using these words isn’t incredibly different from how we use them in English. Let’s look at some examples.

무엇 

In some cases, you can use 뭐 like you would use “what” in English, like this:

뭘 좋아해요? = What do you like? (좋아하다 = to like)

Other times, it may be used like this:

이름이 뭐예요? = What is your name?

Notice how 뭐 basically takes the place of what the answer would be (you can think of it as “your name is what?”).

If you want to ask what something is, you can say the following:

noun + 뭐예요? = What is [noun]?

Ex. 이것이 뭐예요? = What is this? (이것이 can be shortened to 이게, if you want to use “this” as the subject of the sentence)

그것이 뭐예요? = What is that? (그것이 can be shortened to 그게)

뭐예요? = What is it? (”it” doesn’t exactly have a Korean translation, so the subject can just be dropped).

누구

You often hear 누구 being used when someone asks who you are, or who they are talking to on the phone, for instance. In both cases, you’ll probably hear this sentence:

누구세요? = Who are you?/ Who is this? (-세요 indicates a polite form of speech. More on that in a future lesson!)

You may also hear 누구 as 누가, which would make it the subject of the sentence. You may hear a sentence like this, for instance:

누가 왔어요? = Who came?

Not too different from English, right?

언제

언제 also is used pretty similarly from how we use it in English. Here are some examples:

언제 갔어요? = When did you/he/she/they go?

언제 했어요? = When did you/he/she/they do it?

In other cases, it can be used similarly to 뭐:

파티가 언제예요? = When is the party? (파티 = party)

생일이 언제예요? = When is your birthday?

어디

어디 is pretty simple as well. It usually has 에 or 에서 attached to it, such as here:

어디에서 왔어요? = Where are you from? (literally means “where did you come from?)

*I translate these sentences with “you,” but since no noun is really being specified, they can refer to he/she/they/it depending on the context. If there’s no subject specified, usually it’s because it’s implied and understood who you are talking about.

If you want to ask where something is, you can use a sentence like this:

화장실 어디예요? = Where is the bathroom?

왜

왜 is also quite simple. You can simply say this:

왜요? = why?

왜 왔어요? = Why did you come?

You might also see 왜 in different places throughout the sentence rather than just the beginning. For instance, both of these can be translated to “why did Mingyu come?”:

왜 민규는 왔어요?

민규는 왜 왔어? 

You may also see other question words in different places in a sentence as well:

넌 어디 갔어? = Where did you go? (very informal)

민규는 언제 숙제를 했어요? = When did Mingyu do the homework?

*They may be placed in positions other than where I placed them in the examples, so there’s no need to be confused if a question word is in a place that seems odd, if that makes sense. The meaning would be the same regardless!

어떻게

어떻게 can be used as shown:

어떻게 했어요? = How did you do it?

일을 어떻게 찾았어요? = How did you find a job? (찾다 = to find/to look for)

That’s about it for the basic interrogatives! There are other question words to mean things like “what time” and “how much,” but I just wanted to present the basics for now and will introduce those in a future lesson I hope this helped, and please do not hesitate to ask me any questions you have! See you later! 안녕!

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How to say friend in Korean| The meaning of 친구 (chingu)

Friend in Korean is literally translate to 친구 (chingu).

Here’s how to say Friend in Korean language in formal, causal and polite situations.

Friend in Korean (Standard) - 주세요 (juseyo)/주시겠어요 (jusigesseoyo)

Friend in Korean (Informal)-줘 (jwo)

Friend in Korean (Formal)-주십시오 (jusipsio)/주시기 바랍니다 (jusigi baramnida)

Note

Age is very important in Korea.So It sounds rude to call someone who is older than you “chingu”. You can only use Chingu” with people of a similar age or with close friends.

Example

We have a mutual friend.

우리 둘 다 아는 친구가 있어.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

어려울 때 친구가 진정한 친구다.

He's a friend of a friend. 

그는 내 친구의 친구야.

We met through a friend.

우린 친구 통해서 알게 되었어.

Is he a friend of yours? 

그 사람이 당신 친구인가요?

This is my friend Tom. 

여기는 제 친구 톰입니다

My daughter’s spending the night with a friend. 

우리 딸은 친구와 함께 밤을 보내고 있다

The correct meaning of best friend in Korean

The most common way to say best friend in Korean is 베프 (bepeu) but there are others way to say “best friend which is 가장 친한 친구 [ga-jang chin-han chin-gu] and 절친 [jeol-chin].

 It’s also possible to use the Konglish expression 베스트 프렌드 [be-seu-teu-peu-ren-deu] which means best friend.

If you want to say “great friend.” in Korean, you can say 절친 (jeolchin), shortened from 절친한 친구 (jeolchinhan chingu)

베프 (bepeu) is the Korean slang word for friend in Korean. It’s a cute version. 

Example

I'm about to have dinner with my best friend. 

나는 베프와 이제 막 저녁을 먹으려던 참이야

How are things going with your new best friend? 

너의 새로운 베프와는 어떻게 되고 있니?

My best friend keeps trying to set me up on dates. 

내 베프가 계속 소개팅을 주선해줘.

You're my buddy, my pal, my best friend. 

나는 내 친구, 내 동료, 내 베프야

Who is your best friend? 

누가 너의 제일 친한 친구니?

Are Dogs Really Man's Best Friend? 

개는 정말 인간의 가장 좋은 친구일까?

James is my best friend. 

제임스가 제일 친한 친구에요

I fought with my best friend. 

나는 제일 친한 친구와 싸웠다.

I lost my temper and punched my best friend. 

화가 나서 내 단짝 친구를 한 대 쳤어.

How to address your friend in Korean

When you know someonebut not friends yet, you can address them as 아는 사람 (aneun saram) means “a person I know”

It is similar to the english word  “an acquaintance”

Unlike english, In Korea you can refer someone as  friend iif you are close with  and you both are of same age (donggab/동갑).

how can you introduce  them?

When to add ‘-ah’ after someone’s name

If your friend is same age or younger than you , you can say their name in Korean add “ah/아” or “yah /야” to the end of the name.

If their name ends at consonant , add 아 at the end of their name 

If their name ends at vowel add “yah /야” at the end of their name

Example

 정수 (Jungsoo)becomes 정수야

 혁재(Hyukjae)becomes 혁재야

 동해(Donghae)becomes 동해야

이특(Leeteuk)becomes 이특아

은혁(Eunhyuk)becomes 은혁아

도윤(Do-yun)becomes 도윤아

However, if your friend is older than you, you need to address them different title like noons, huyng,unni and oppa in Korean

So the Korean words below can be used to address your older “friend” in if you’re speaking to your female or male friend like this

Someone younger than you- 동생 (dongsaeng)

If you are a male and A male who is older than you-형 (hyeong)

If you are a male and A female who is older than you- 누나 (nuna)

If you are a female and A male who is older than you- 오빠 (oppa)

If you are a female and A female who is older than you-언니 (eonni)

Example

 TAEHYUN oppa is here

태현이 오빠 왔어요.

Jiyeon-unni!,i love you

지연 언니! 너무 사랑해요.

Hyori-nuna i miss you

효리누나 보고 싶어요

JinSoul oppa, buy me this

진소울 오빠, 이거 사줘.

 Here’s a another  way you can address a person is to call them sunbae/선배 means  senior at school or the work place. 

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To say the date in Korean, we start with the year, followed by months and days. To say a year in Korean, we add the 년(nyeon) to the end. (년-is a counter for years ) with Sino Korean numbers. Secondly, months in Korean are just numbers in Sino Korean with the ending 월 [wol]. And thirdly, to say the days in Korean, write the days in Sino Korean and add 일 at the end.

Here is the basic structure of each date in Korean

[ year in Sino Korean numbers] + 년 + [ month number] + 월 [wol] + [Sino Korean number] + 일

Before you practice, it’s best to know how to count Korean numbers 1-100 and beyond (at least 4 digit numbers).

Do you know how to count in Korean using Sino Korean Numbers yet?

If not, This Ultimate Guide will teach you to count Korea numbers 1-100 and up till billions sino Korean numbers system in 10 minutes with examples (free printable flashcards included)

Let me show you some examples.

5th December 2021- 이천이십일년 +십이월 +오일

23th February 2022-이천이십이년+이월 +이십삼일

1st January1997 – 천구백구구십칠년+일월 +일일

31st March 1982 – 천구백구팔십이년+삼월 +삼십일일

13th August 1990 -천구백구구십년+ 팔월 +십삼일

15th July1994 -천구백구구십사년+ 칠월 +십오일  

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