This is by far not a comprehensive list, but it contains a number of common phrases that visitors to Korea are likely to hear and use.

Contents 1 Greetings and Farewells 2 Basic Questions and Answers 3 Holidays and Special Occasions 4 Restaurant Expressions 5 Friendship and Romance

[edit] Greetings and Farewells

• 안녕하세요?/안녕하십니까? - Hello/How are you? Lit: "Are you in peace?" Proper response is: "네/예, 안녕하세요?" (Yes, how are you?)

• 안녕히가세요/안녕히가십시오 - Good bye (said to the person who is leaving). Lit: "Go in peace."

• 안녕히계세요/안녕히계십시오 - Good bye (said to the person who is staying). Lit: "Stay in peace."

• 오래간만 입니다. - It's been a while/We haven't seen each other for some time.

• 처음 뵙겠습니다. - How do you do? Lit: It's the first time that we've met.

• 인사 하세요. - Introduce yourselves/greet each other. (Said when introducing two acquaintances.)

• 이름은 무엇 입니까? - What is your name?

• 내 이름은 [...] 입니다. - My name is [...].

• 여보세요? - Hello? (Said when answering the phone)

• 요즘 잘 지내세요? - Have you been well these days? Lit: Have you been spending the time well recently?

• 밥 머겄습니까? - Are you well? Lit: Have you eaten? (Colloquial)

• 감사합니다/고맙습니다 - Thank you.

• 천만에요 - You're welcome. Lit: It's nothing. In practice, Koreans don't often say this; instead, a common response to 감사합니다 is often 네/예 ("yes"), accompanied by a light nod of the head and slightly lowered eyes.

• 미안합니다/죄송합니다 - I'm sorry/excuse me. 죄송합니다 can also be used when approaching someone (especially a stranger) to ask something (such as directions).

• 실례합니다 - Excuse me. Lit: It was rude of me/I committed a rudeness.

• 만나서 반갑습니다. - I'm glad to have met you.

[edit] Basic Questions and Answers

• 네/예 - Yes.

• 아니오. - No.

• 알겠습니까? - Do you understand?

• 모르겠습니다. - I don't understand.

• 질문 있습니까? - Do you have any questions?

• 질문 없습니다. - I have no questions.

• 영어/한국어 압니까? - Do you know English/Korean?

• 한국어 잘 못합니다. - I don't speak Korean well.

• 영어로 말하세요. - Please speak in English.

• 천천히 말하세요. - Please speak slowly.

• 어디에 있습니까? - Where is it?

• 무엇 입니까? - What is it?

• 누구 입니까? - Who is it?

• 왜요? - Why?

• 어떻게 합니까?? - How is it done?

• 언제 했습니까? - When was it done?

• 값이 얼마예요? - How much is it/What is the price?

• 이촌오백원 입니다. - It's two thousand, five hundred won.

• 아주 쌉니다. - It's very cheap/inexpensive.

• 너무 비쌉니다. - It's too expensive.

• 오늘은 몇일 입니까? - What is today's date?

• 오늘은 일월 일일 입니나. - Today is January first.

• 오늘은 무슨 요일 입니까? - What day of the week is it today?

• 오늘 은 월/화/수/목/금/토/일요일 입니다. - Today is Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sunday.

• 지금 몇시 입니까? - What time is it now?

• 지금 한시 입니다. - It's one o'clock now.

• 어디에서 왔습니다? - Where do you come from?

• [나라]에서 왔습니다. - I come from [nation].

• 나이가 어떻게 되십니까? - How old are you? Lit: How many years are you?

[edit] Holidays and Special Occasions

• 생일 축하합니다! - Happy birthday!

• 주석 잘 보내세요! - Happy Juseok! (Korean harvest festival)

• 설날 잘 보내세요! - Happy Lunar New Year!

• 성탁절을 축하합니다/메리 크리스마스! - Merry Christmas!

• 새해 복 많이 받으세요. - Happy (Solar) New Year.

[edit] Restaurant Expressions

• 어서 오세요! - Welcome!

• 여기 앉으십시오. - Please sit here.

• 두분 입니다. - There are two of us.

• 여기요/저기요! - Over here/over there! (Called out to catch the waitress/waiter's attention.)

• 매운 음식이 괜찮습니다. - Spicy food is fine for me.

• 비빔밥 하나 주세요. - Give me one bibimbap, please.

• 소주/맥주 한병 주세요. - Give me one bottle of soju/beer, please.

• 젓가락/숟가락/포그/나이프 주세요. - Please give me chopsticks/spoon/fork/knife.

• 물 한병 더 주세요. - Another bottle of water, please.

• 맛이 있습니다. - It's tasty/delicious. Lit: It has taste.

• 맛이 없습니다. - It tastes bad. Lit: It has no taste.

• 배가 고픕니다. - I'm hungry.

• 배가 부릅니다. - I'm full.

• 이차로 갑시다! - Let's go have a drink/Let's go out for another round! Lit: Let's go to the second stop (a bar). 삼차, the third stop, is often at a 노래방-- a Korean karaoke room.

[edit] Friendship and Romance

• 시간이 있으면 데이트해 주세요. - If you have time, please have a date with me.

• 오후 일곱시에 만납시다. - Let's meet at seven o'clock.

• 이것은 내 전화번호 입니다. - This is my phone number.

• 나한테 전화하세요. - Please call me.

• 식당/다방에 갑시다. - Let's go to a restaurant/cafe.

• 한식/양식을 좋습니까? - Do you like Korean/Western food?

• 영화를 봅시다. - Let's see a movie.

• 어떤 영화/음식이 제일 좋습니까? - What kind of movie/food is your favorite?

• 희극/공포/스릴러/로맨스 영화가 제일 좋습니다. - Comedy/horror/thriller/romance movies are my favorite.

• 무슨 취미가 있습니까? - What hobbies do you have?

• 내 취미는 영화/음악/운동/읽기/공부하기 입니다. - My hobby is movies/music/sports/reading/studying.

• 오늘은 재미있었습니다. - Today was fun.

• 언제 우리가 다시 만날 수 있습니까? - When can we meet again?