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Phrase list: Basics

Ang 'Phrase list' na dapat kong tandaan kapag pupunta na ako sa Korea. hahahaha! Sana makatulong.

CTO: http://wikitravel.org/en/Korean_phrasebook

Basics

Hello. (most formal) 안녕 하십니까. (annyeong hasimnikka) Common in North Korea, provincial South Korea. The appropriate response is identical.

Hello. (formal) 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo) Common in South Korea. to older people or to the people you meet first

Hello. (informal) 안녕. (annyeong) to your friend or younger people

Hello.(on the phone) 여보세요. (yeoboseyo) when you answer the phone.

How are you? 어떻게 지내십니까? (eotteoke jinaesimnikka?)

Fine, thank you. 잘 지냅니다, 감사합니다. (jal jinaemnida, gamsahamnida)

What is your name? 성함이 어떻게 되세요? (seonghami eotteoke doeseyo?)

My name is ______ . 제 이름은 ______입니다. (je ireumeun ____ imnida)

I am _____. (my name is) 저는 _____입니다 (jeoneun _____imnida)

Nice to meet you. 만나서 반갑습니다. (mannaseo bangapseumnida)

Please. 부탁합니다. (butakamnida)

Thank you. 감사합니다. (gamsahamnida)

You're welcome. 천만입니다. (cheonmanimnida)

Yes. 예/네. (ye/ne)

No. 아니오. (anio)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 실례합니다. (shill(y)e hamnida)

I'm sorry. 죄송합니다. (joesonghamnida)

Goodbye. (to person leaving) 안녕히 가세요. (annyeonhi gaseyo)

Goodbye (to person staying) 안녕히 계세요.

(annyeonghi gyeseyo)

Goodbye (informal) 안녕. (annyeong)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 여기에 영어를 하시는 분 계십니까? (yeogie yeong-eoreul hasineun bun gyesimnikka?

)Please speak slowly. 천천히 말해 주십시오. (cheoncheonhi malhae jusipsio)

Please say it again. 다시 한번 말해 주십시오. (dasi hanbeon malhae jusipsio

)I can't speak {language} [well]. 저는 {언어를} [잘] 못합니다. (jeoneun {eon-eoreul} [jal] motamnida)

I can't speak English [well]. 저는 영어를 [잘] 못합니다. (jeoneun yeong-eoreul [jal] motamnida)

Do you speak {language}? ____를 하십니까? (____reul hasimnikka?)English 영어 (yeong-eo)Korean 한국어 (hangugeo)Chinese 중국어 (junggugeo)Japanese 일본어 (ilboneo)

Yes, a little. 네, 조금만요. (ne, jogeummanyo)

Help! 도와주십시오! (dowajusipsio!)

Look out! 조심하십시오! (josimhasipsio!)

Good morning. 좋은 아침입니다. (jo-eun achimimnida)

Good evening. 좋은 저녁입니다. (jo-eun jeonyeogimnida)

Good night. 좋은 밤입니다. (jo-eun bamimnida)Good night (to sleep) 안녕히 주무십시오. (annyeonghi jumusipsio)

I don't understand. 이해가 안갑니다. (ihaega ankamnida)

I don't understand. (more common) 모르겠습니다 (moreugesseumnida)

I understand. 알겠습니다 (algesseumnida)

Where is the toilet? 화장실이 어디에 있습니까? (hwajangsiri odi-e isseumnikka?)

What? 무엇? (mu-eot?)What? (shortened, more common) 뭐? (mwo?)

Where? 어디? (eodi?)

Who? 누구? (nugu?)

When? 언제? (eonje?)

Which? 무슨? (museun?)

How much? 얼마? (eolma?)Problems

Leave me alone. 혼자 내버려 두십시오. (honja naebeoryeo dusipsio)

Don't touch me! 만지지 마십시오! (manjiji masipsio!)

I'll call the police. 경찰을 부르겠습니다! (gyeongchareul bureukesseumnida!)

Police! 경찰! (gyeongchal!)

Stop! Thief! 서라! 도둑이야! (seora! dodukiya!)

I need your help. 당신의 도움이 필요합니다. (dangshin-ui doumi pilyohamnida)

It's an emergency. 응급 상황입니다. (eungkeup sanghwang-imnida)I'm lost. 길을 잃었습니다. (gireul ireosseumnida)

I lost my bag. 가방을 잃었습니다. (gabang-eul ireosseumnida)

I lost my wallet. 지갑을 잃었습니다. (jikabeul ireosseumnida)

I'm sick. 아픕니다. (apeumnida)

I've been injured. 상처를 입었습니다. (sangcheoreul ibeosseumnida)

I need a doctor. 의사가 필요합니다. (uisaga pilyohamnida)

Can I use your phone? 당신의 전화기를 사용해도 되겠습니까? (dangshin-ui jeonhwagireul sayonghaedo doegesseumnikka?)

Common signs

열림 (yeollim) 

Open닫힘 (dot-heem) 

Closed입구(ipgu)

 Entrance출구 (chulgu) 

Exit미시오 (mishio)

 Push당기시오 (dangishio)

 Pull화장실 (hwajangshil) 

Toilet남 (nam) Men

여 (yeo) Women

금지 (geumji) Forbidden