| English Greetings | Korean Greetings: |
| Hi! | An-yŏng-ha-se-yo. 안녕하세요 |
| Good morning! | An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo? / An-nyŏng-ha-se-yo? (polite) 안녕히 주무셨어요? 안녕하세요? |
| Good evening! | Shik-sa-ha-shŏ-ssŏ-yo? / An-nyŏng-ha-shŏ-ssŏ-yo? (polite) 식사하셨어요? 안녕하세요? |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | Hwan-yŏng-ham-ni-da. 환영합니다. |
| How are you? | Chal ji-nae-shŏ-ssŏ-yo? 잘 지내셨어요? |
| I'm fine, thanks! | Ne. Chal ji-nae-ssŏ-yo. 네. 잘 지냈어요. |
| And you? | … ŭ-nyo/nŭ-nyo? *1 Title+ 은/는요? |
| Good/ So-So. | Chal ji-nae-ssŏ-yo. / Kŭ-jŏ kŭ-rae-yo. 잘 지냈어요. / 그저 그래요. |
| Thank you (very much)! | (Nŏ-mu) kam-sa-ham-ni-da! (너무) 감사합니다! |
| You're welcome! (for "thank you") | A-ni-e-yo. 아니에요. |
| Hey! Friend! | Ya! Ch'in-gu! (informal) 야! 친구! |
| I missed you so much! | Nŏ-mu po-go shi-p'ŏ-ssŏ-yo. 너무 보고 싶었어요. |
| What's new? | Pyŏl-li-ri ŏp-ssŭ-shŏ-ssŏ-yo? 별일이 없으셨어요? |
| Nothing much | Ne. ŏp-ssŏ-ssŏ-yo. 네. 없었어요. |
| Good night! | An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-se-yo! 안녕히 주무세요! |
| See you later! | Na-jung-e bwae-yo! 나중에 봬요! |
| Good bye! | An-nyŏng-hi ga-se-yo! / An-nyŏng-hi ge-se-yo! *2 안녕히 가세요! /or/ 안녕히 계세요! |
| Asking for Help and Directions | |
| I'm lost | Ki-rŭl i-rŏ-bŏ-ryŏ-ssŏ-yo. 길을 잃어버렸어요. |
| Can I help you? | Mu-ŏ-sŭl do-wa-dŭ-ril-kka-yo? 무엇을 도와 드릴까요? |
| Can you help me? | Chom to-wa-ju-shil ssu i-ssŭ-shi-na-yo? 좀 도와주실 수 있으시나요? |
| Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? | (Hwa-jang-shil/yak-kuk)-i ŏ-di-ye-yo? (화장실/약국)이 어디예요? |
| Go straight! then turn left/ right! | Tchuk ka-se-yo! Kŭ da-ŭ-me woen/o-rŭn tcho-gŭ-ro jom ga-se-yo. 쭉 가세요! 그 다음에 왼/오른 쪽으로 좀 가세요. |
| I'm looking for john. | Cha-ni-ran sa-ra-mŭl ch'at-ko-i-ssŭm-ni-da. 잔이란 사람을 찾고 있습니다. |
| One moment please! | Cham-kkan-ma-nyo! 잠깐만요! |
| Hold on please! (phone) | Cham-shi-ma-nyo! 잠시만요! |
| How much is this? | I-ge ŏl-ma-ye-yo? 이게 얼마예요? |
| Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) | Shil-le-ji-man… 실례지만… |
| Excuse me! ( to pass by) | Shil-le-ha-ge-ssŭm-ni-da. 실례하겠습니다. |
| Come with me! | Tta-ra o-se-yo! 따라 오세요! SOURCE: http://linguanaut.com/english_korean.htm |
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FIRST TIME in KOREA

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Thanks for sharing... this is very helpful...
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