learn korean

Hello : an-nyeong-ha-se-yo
Good bye (I remain) : an-nyeong-hi ka-se-yo
Good bye (I leave.) : an-nyeong-hi kye-se-yo
Good-day (general) : an-nyeong-ha-se-yo
Good night : an-nyeong-hi ju-mu-se-yo
Nice to meet you : ban-gap seum-ni-da
Honorific or polite greeting : an-yong-ha-shim-nikka
Answering the phone greeting (like hello) : yobo-sayo
Goodbye to friends : ann-yonng (it feels good if your kids say this to you)
Responses

Yes : ye or ne
No : a-ni-yo
Good : jo-seum-ni-da
Bad : na-peum-ni-da
I don't like : sil-seum-ni-da
Basic words and sentences

Thank you : kam-sa-ham-ni-da
Thank you very much : tae-dan-hi kam-sa-ham-ni-da
You are welcome : cheon-ma-ne-yo
Please : je-bal
Please help me : jom do-wa-ju-se-yo
Give me please : ju-se-yo
Excuse me : je-song-ham-ni-da or shilae?ham-ni-da
I don't understand : jal mo-reu-get-sum-ni-da or mul-ay-oh (don?t know)
How do you say this in [English]? : i-geo-seul [yeong-eo]-ro meo-ra-go ham-ni-ka
Can you speak [English]? : [yeong-eo]-ro mal-hal-su it-seum-ni-ka
What is your name? : -reu-mi mu-eo-sim-ni-ka
Nice to meet you : ban-kap-seum-ni-da
How are you? : eo-teo-ke ji-nae-sim-ni-ka
Where is the bathroom (toilet)? : hwa-jang-sil-i eo-di i-sum-ni-ka
I'm sorry : mi-yan-ham-ni-da
Please be quiet : cho-yong-ee-hae (close mouths)
Don't touch it/me : man-jee-jee-marr (depending on if you are pointing to something else)
Don't do that : hudge-ii mar
this : ee-go
country : na-ra
big : kun
Wonderful : hul-ryung-han
Awesome : a-sa (not really necessary but you will notice your kids will say it a lot when you let them play games, we ended up saying this a lot too, just for fun)
Languages

Korean : han-gul (mal)
English : yeong-eo
French : bul-eo
German : dok-il-eo
Chinese : chung-kuk-eo
Personal pronouns

I : na
we : u-ri
you (singular, familiar) : neo
you (singular, formal) : dang-sin
you (plural, familiar) : neo-hi-deul
you (plural, formal) : yeo-reo-bun
they : keu-deul
People

name : i-rum
older Korean man : ad-je-shee
older Korean woman : ad-ju-ma
American (person) : mi-guk (saram)
Canadian (person) : kanada (saram)
Korean (person) : han-guk (saram)
foreigner : wae-guk (saram)
teacher : saeg-sing-nim
student : hak-saeng
wife : a-nae
husband : nam-pyeon
daughter : ttal
son : adeul
mother : omma (if you are a child), o-mmo-ni (if you are an adult)
father : oppa (if you are a child), o-bo-ji ( if you are an adult)
friend : chin-gu
Numbers

zero (0) : yoeng
one (1) : il
two (2) : i
three (3) : sam
four (4) : sa
five (5) : o
six (6) : yuk
seven (7) : chil
eight (8) : pal
nine (9) : gu
ten (10) : ship
eleven (11) : ship-il
twelve (12) : ship-i
thirteen (13) : ship-sam
fourteen (14) : ship-sa
fifteen (15) : ship-o
sixteen (16) : ship-yuk
seventeen (17) : ship-chil
eighteen (18) : ship-pal
nineteen (19) : ship-gu
twenty (20) : i-ship

twenty one (21) : i-ship-il
twenty two (22) : i-ship-i
twenty three (23) : i-ship-sam
thirty (30) : sam-ship
forty (40) : sa-ship
fifty (50) : o-ship
sixty (60) : yuk-ship
seventy (70) : chil-ship
eighty (80) : pal-ship
ninety (90) : gu-ship
one hundred (100) : baek
one thousand (1,000) : cheon
ten thousand (10,000) : man
one hundred thousand (100,000) : ship-man
one million (100,000) : baek-man

For counting small objects:
one (1) : hanna
two (2) : twogay or dugay
three (3) : seggay
four (4) : neggay
This counting system you use to order amount of small items like food.
Shopping
How much does it cost? : eol-ma-im-ni-ka
What is this? : i-go-seun mu-eo-sim-na-ka
I'll buy it : i-go-seul sa-ge-seum-ni-da
Too expensive (The price is too high.) : neo-mu bi-ssa-yo
Could you lower the price? (Give me a discount, please.) : jom kka-kka-ju-se-yo
stamp : u-pyo
a little : jo-geum
a lot : ma-ni
all : mo-du
Dining

breakfast : a-chim
lunch : jeom-sim
dinner : jeo-nyeok
Cheers! : geon-bae
Please bring the bill : kye-san-seo jom su-sip-si-yo
bread : ppang
coffee : coffee
tea : cha
juice : juice
water : mul
beer : maek-ju
wine : po-do-ju
salt : so-geum
pepper : hu-chu
meat : go-gi
beef : so-go-gi
pork : dae-ji-go-gi
fish : saeng-seon
vegetable : chae-so
fruit : kwa-il
salad : salad
dessert : hu-sik
ice cream : ice cream
Travel
(Information about transportation in Korea and travel/accommodation links are available)

Where is [Seoul station]? : [Seoul-yeok]-i eo-di-e i-seup-ni-ka
How much is the fare? : yo-geum-i eol-ma-im-ni-ka
ticket : pyo
One ticket to [Seoul] please : Seoul-ro ga-neun pyo han-jang ju-sip-si-yo
Where are you going? : eo-di-e ga-sim-ni-ka
Where do you live? : eo-di-e sa-sim-ni-ka
train : gi-cha
bus : bus
subway : ji-ha-cheol
airport : gong-hang
train station : ji-cha-yeok
bus station : bus jeong-geo-jang
subway station : jeon-cheol-yeok
hotel : hotel
room : bang
reservation : ye-yak
Are there any vacancies for [tonight]? : [o-neul-bam] bin-bang eop-seum-ni-ka
passport : yeo-kwon
Stop here : yog-ee-o (for halting a taxi etc.)
Directions

left : wen-chok
right : o-reun-chok
straight : ddok-ba-ro
up : wi-ro
down : a-re-ro
far : meon
near : ga-ka-un
long : gin
short : chal-beun
map : ji-do
tourist information center(office) : gwan-gang an-ne-so
here : yyog-ee
there : chog-ee
Places

Post office : u-che-guk
Museum : bak-mul-kwan
Bank : eun-haeng
Police station : gyong-chal-seo
Hospital : byeong-won
Pharmacy, Chemist : yak-guk
Store, Shop : ga-gye
Restaurant : sik-dang
School : hak-gyon
Church : gyo-hye
Restrooms : hwa-jang-sil
Street : gil
Mountain : san
Hill : eon-deok
Lake : ho-su
River : gang
Swimming Pool : su-yeong-jang
Tower : tap
Bridge : da-ri
Entertainment room : bang, P.C bang (computer room), nori-bang (singing room)
Time

What time is it? : myeot-si-im-ni-ka
eight forty-five (8:45) : yeo-deol-si sa-sip-o-bun
a quarter till nine (8:45) : a-hop-si sip-o-bun-jeon
four fifteen (4:15) : ne-si sip-o-bun-jeon
a quarter past four (4:15) : ne-si sip-o-bun-jeon
ten thirty (10:30) : yeol-si sam-sip-bun
half past ten (10:30) : yeol-si ban
Dates

day : il
week : ju
month : wol
year : nyeon
today : o-neul
yesterday : eo-je
tomorrow : ne-il
birthday : saeng-il
Happy birthday! : saeng-il chuk-ha-ham-ni-da
Days of the week

Monday : wol-yo-il
Tuesday : hwa-yo-il
Wednesday : su-yo-il
Thursday : mok-yo-il
Friday : keum-yo-il
Saturday : to-yo-il
Sunday : il-yo-il
Months

January : il-wol
February : i-wol
March : sam-wol
April : sa-wol
May : o-wol
June : yuk-wol
July : chil-wol
August : pal-wol
September : gu-wol
October : sip-wol
November : sip-il-wol
December : sip-i-wol
Seasons

spring : bom
summer : yeo-reum
fall (autumn) : ga-eul
winter : gyeo-ul