Everyday Korean – How to say “Good Night” in Korean
안녕히 주무세요 Ahn Nyeong Hee Ju Mu Se Yo.
In this episode, we will learn how to say “Good Night” in Korean. We say,
안녕히 주무세요. Ahn Nyeong Hee Ju Mu Se Yo.
Let’s look at the literal translation.
안녕히 Ahn Nyeong Hee means ‘peacefully’…
주무세요 Ju Mu Se Yo means ‘to sleep’ and it’s a respectful form of verb ‘to sleep’.
Therefore, it means “Please sleep peacefully.”
Let’s practice! 안녕히 주무세요 Ahn Nyeong Hee Ju Mu Se Yo.
This is what I say to my parents at night or anyone older than you.
To your friends or people younger than you, you should say,
잘 자 (Jal Ja).
Literally it means, 잘 Jal means “well” and 자 Ja means to sleep. So it means “sleep well”.
For couples, it’s pretty common or popular to say “잘 자 내 꿈꿔” (Jal Ja Nae Kkum Kkwar). It means “Good night. Dream of me”. It started in a commercial TV ad about 10 years ago and now it’s very common to say this to someone special.
Summary
안녕히 주무세요 Ahn Nyeong Hee Ju Mu Se Yo.
To friends and people younger than you
잘 자 Jal Ja
For couples,
잘 자 내 꿈꿔 Jal Ja Nae Kkum KKwar.
Happy Studying!
Wish i knew the usage of ” Jal Ja ” , …. I said it to my male friend last night !!!! haha
Hi Nikta, you can still you “Jal Ja” to your friends whether they are male or female. Only the “dream of me” part would be nice to be used to your partner.
*O*
Thank you!!!!
^^ 감사합니다.
..tnx il learn alot
Thank you! 감사합니다!
감사합니다 ~
Hi Muiez Muyeon,
Thank you. 감사합니다