Korean 101

for those who would like to learn some korean phrases incase the endless kdrama watching hasnt helped....😆 
i would love to be fluent in korean and watch these drama's without subtitles....but alas its just a dream...newayz ive gone on the right path n learned the basic phrases...enjoy
and post more phrases or words!

Hello/Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Evening/How are you? Annyeonghaseyo? Ahn yawng hah seh yoh?

Hello (Answering telephone, Getting someone's attention) Yeoboseyo? Yaw boh seh yoh?

Goodbye (Say to someone leaving) Annyeonghi kaseyo. Ahn yawng hee kah seh yoh.

Goodbye (Say when you are leaving) Annyeonghi kyeseyo. Ahn yawng hee kyeh seh yoh.

Nice to meet you. Manna boeeo ban gapseumnida. Mahna beh bahn gahp sum nee dah.

Thank you. Kamsahamnida. Kam sahm nee da.

You're welcome. Cheonmaneyo. Chawn mahn neh yoh.

Yes. Ye/Ne. Yeh/Neh.

No. Aniyo. Ah nee yoh.

hey kool...thanx for the words..although i picked up quite a few words from watching the korean shows but thx for it 😃

I don't know the correct spellings but here goes:

Saranghae - I love you

Sarang - love

Namja - man

Araso/ Araso? - I understand or I got it/ Got it? or understood?

Kenchana/Kenchanaya? - it's ok/ are you ok?

Mi anh/ Mi anh amnida/ Mian ne yo - Sorry/ I'm sorry/ I'm sorry

Shingoo - friend

Pabho - stupid/idiot

Pabhoya? - are you stupid?

Oppa - girl addressing an older brother

Hyung - boy addressing an older brother

Unnie - girl addressing an older sister

Noona - boy addressing an older sister

Oma - mom

Apa - dad

Ahjumma - addressing an older lady or Ma'am

Ajhussi - mister

Bali - hurry

Chonun --your name--- imnida - My name is so-&-so

Hangul - Korean

Kumawa yo -  thanks

Bangap sum nida - nice to meet you

Chungmal? - really?

Ulmayo? -  how much?

Kaka juse yo - discount please

Mool - water

Bi - Rain 😆😆😆 (as if everyone didn't know! how smart of me to translate it! 😆) 

Dong Bang Shin Ki - Gods Rising from the East 😉

Edited by Sand - 16 years ago

Another way to say hello: "Anyo" 😃

Grandmother- Halmoni
Yah- Hey!
Muh?- What?
Kaja!- Let's go!
Kajima!- Don't go!
Kah!- Go!
-ja: Let's
-jima: Don't

erm... haha I'll post if I think of anything else that hasn't already been said.. Aigoo (haha there's another one) we need priyaa!

u guys r awesum....thnks 😆

Kamsahamnida 😆
Me def. guna use some helps me remember em' .Khush, its my dreammm too to be fluent in Korean/Jap 😳So that i dunt have to read the subtitles ne more.buh i think afta so many of em' i knda got used to it! 😆😆 Edited by raiinie - 16 years ago

ooh ooh here's another one:

aegi: baby

hmm.. i know more.. but my transliteration'll probably mess me up big time -_- like if i listen to it i can tell you what it is? XD

shinhwa - legend or myth

shinhwa changjo- creating a legend

I've been watchin soo many Korean shows yet I can only say like 5/6 words! 😭
Thanks for posting..Wish I could learn from the post but damm korean is hard to learn I cant even pronounce the Korean words.. 😕 Edited by CrystalBue345 - 16 years ago

I'll probably learn korean too someday
watching ISWAK i know a lot of the words now.. lol! 😆
watching these is entertaining and intellectual 😳😉
Edited by marvelous.malks - 16 years ago