[on the telephone]
Yoboseyo? (Yoe-boh-say-yoh?) 여보세요?
► Really? Is that right?
Ku-rae-yo? (Kuu-ray-yoh?) 그래요?
► Yes, that’s right.
Ne, ku-rae-yo. (Nay, kuu-ray-yoh) 네，그래 요.
► Where’s the toilet?
Hwajang-shil-i odisoyo? 화장실이 어디 있어요?
(Hwah-jahng sheel-ee ah-dee-saw-yoh?)
► I’m here on business.
Saop ddaymune wassoyo. 사업 때문에 왔어요.
(Sah-ahp dday-muu-nay wah-saw-yoh)
► I’m tired.
Pigon haeyo. (Pee-gohn hay-yoh) 피 곤해요.
► I feel sick.
Momi apayo. (Moh-me ah-pah-yoh) 몸 이아파요.
(Moh-me ah-pume-nee-dah)
► I’m sick.
Pyong-i nasseoyo. 병이 났어요.
(P'yohng-ee nahs-say-oh-yoh)
► I’ve got a bad cold.
Chonun shimhan kamgie kollyossumnida.
(Chuh-nuun sheem-hahn kahm-ghee-eh kohl-yuh sume-nee-dah)
저 는 심 한 감기 에 걸 렸습니 다.
► Please help me.
Towa chuseyo! 도와 주세요!
(Toh-wah chuu-say-yoh!)
► I’m thirsty.
Mongmallayo. (Mong-mahl-lah-yoh) 목 말라요.
► I’m hungry.
Paego p’ayo. (Pay-goh pah-yoh) 배고파요.
► I’ll see you later.
Najun-ge bayo. 나중에 봐요.
(Nah-june-gay bah-yoh)
(Nah-june-gay poke-kay-sume-nee-dah)
*Please keep in mind that the hyphenated English phonetics should be pronounced in a smooth, even flow. Read them out loud several times to train your tongue and lips in making the proper sounds smoothly.
PERSONAL THINGS
In most ordinary sentences the “I” (Cho) is left out because it is understood. “You,” “He,” and “She” are rarely used because they are also generally understood.
| I | Cho (Choh) 저 |
► I don’t know.
Cho-nun morumnida. 저는 모릅니 다.
(Choh-nuun moh-rume-nee-dah)
► I think so.
Kuroke saenggakamnida. 그렇게 생 각합니 다.
(Kuu-roh-kay sang-gahk-ahm-nee-dah)
► I’m not going.
An ga yo. (Ahn-gah-yoh) 안 가요.
► I would like to go.
Ka-go shipsumnida. 가고 십습니 다.
(Kah-go ship-sume-nee-dah)
► I am retired.
Chonun toejik haessoyo. 저는 퇴직 했어요.
(Choh-nuun tway-jeek hay-ssuh-yoh)
► I’m American.
Chonun Miguksaram-i e yo. 저는미국사람이에요.
(Choh-nuun Me-guuk-sah-rahm-ee eh-yoh)
| me | chorul (choh-ruhl) 저를; |
| chege (chah-eh-gay) 제게 |
► Please give me a glass of water*.
Mulhan kop chuseyo. 물 한 컵 주세요.
(Muhl-hahn kope chuu-say-yoh)
*The Korean word for “please,” chebal (chuh-bahl) is seldom used. The concept of “please” is built into the “high form” of verbs.
| my | chae (chay) 제 |
► Where is my room?
Chae pang odi itchiyo? 제 방 어디있지요?
(Chay pahng ah-dee eet-chee-yoh?)
► Here is my address.
Igoshi chae chuso imnida. 이것이 제 주소 입니다.
(Ee-guh-she chay chuu-soh eem-nee-dah)
| mine | chaegot (chay-gute) 제것 |
► That umbrella is mine.
Ku usanun chaegoshimnida.
(Kuu uu-sah-nuun chay-go-sheem-nee-dah)
그 우산은 제 것 입니다.
| you | tangshin (tahng-sheen) 당신 * |
| your | tangshinui (tahng-sheen-we) 당신의 * |
*Keep in mind that the subject (in this case, your(s)) is rarely used in the conversation.
► Where do you live?
Eodi saseyo? 어디 사세요?
(Eh-oh-dee sah-say-yoh?)
► Where are you from?
Odi-e seo o-shyeo sseo yo? 어디에서 오셨어요?
(Ah-dee-eh suh oh-shay say-oh yoh?)
| he | kunun (kuu-nuun) 그는 |
| she | kuyojanun (kuu-yoe-jah-nuun) 그여자는 |
| him | kuege (kway-gay) 그에게; |
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