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Top 10 Korean Phrases

생존 10 · Learn them on the plane. These ten get you through greetings, thanks, prices and the restroom.

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-요 at the end keeps every phrase polite — safe with strangers.

Everyday basics기본 표현

1

안녕하세요

an-nyeong-ha-se-yo

Hello

Works any time of day, with anyone. Add a small nod.

2

감사합니다

[감사함니다]gam-sa-ham-ni-da

Thank you

ㅂ before ㄴ turns into ㅁ — so it is -ham-ni-da, not -hap-ni-da.

3

네 / 아니요

ne / a-ni-yo

Yes / No

Koreans also say 네 constantly while listening — it means “I see, go on.”

4

죄송합니다

[죄송함니다]joe-song-ham-ni-da

I’m sorry

The most polite apology. Also works for “excuse me” when you bump into someone.

5

저기요

jeo-gi-yo

Excuse me! (to get attention)

How you call a server in a restaurant — say it out loud, it is not rude.

8

화장실 어디예요?

hwa-jang-sil eo-di-ye-yo

Where is the restroom?

Swap 화장실 for any place and add 어디예요? to ask where it is.

10

괜찮아요

[괜차나요]gwaen-cha-na-yo

It’s okay / I’m fine / No, thanks

With a little hand wave it politely declines. Said as a question — 괜찮아요? — it asks “Are you OK?”

When you get stuck말이 막힐 때

9

영어 할 줄 아세요?

[영어 할 쭐 아세요]yeong-eo hal jjul a-se-yo

Do you speak English?

Shopping쇼핑

6

이거 얼마예요?

i-geo eol-ma-ye-yo

How much is this?

Point at the item: 이거 means “this thing.”

7

이거 주세요

i-geo ju-se-yo

This one, please.

주세요 = “please give me.” Put any noun in front: 물 주세요, 커피 주세요.

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Getting the most out of these phrases

Say them out loud, not in your head. Play a phrase, pause, and repeat it at the same speed. Then turn on quiz mode and try to produce each phrase from memory before you tap it.

Learn the patterns, not just the sentences. Many phrases are frames you can reuse: ___ 주세요 (please give me ___), ___ 어디예요? (where is ___?), ___ 돼요? (is ___ possible?). Swap in one new noun and you have a new sentence.

Romanization is a crutch — Hangul is faster. Signs, menus and subway maps are all in Hangul. The letters take about an hour to learn, and then you can read every phrase on this page yourself. Start with the letters →