Everyday Korean – How to say “It’s fun. It’s not fun.” in Korean

재미있어요.  Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

재미없어요. Jae Mi Up Sso Yo.

In this post, we will learn how to say “It’s fun.” and “It’s not fun.” in Korean.

It’s fun. 재미있어요. Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

It’s not fun. 재미없어요. Jae Mi Up Sso Yo.

재미있어요 means… 재미 can be translated as fun, and 있어요 means ‘there is’ or ‘exist’. So 재미있어요 means ‘there is fun.’ And for 재미없어요. 없어요 means ‘there is not’ or ‘does not exist’. Therefore, it means ‘there is no fun.’

To your friends or people younger than you, you can just say without 요 (Yo) in the end.

재미있어. Jae Mi It Sso.

재미없어. Jae Mi Up Sso.

If you want to say “Korean drama is /not fun.“  You can say,

한국 드라마 재미있어요. Hahn Gook Deu Ra Ma Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

한국 드라마 재미없어요. Hahn Gook Deu Ra Ma Jae Mi Up Sso Yo.

If you want to say, “My work is /not fun.” You can say,

일 재미있어요. Il Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

일 재미없어요. Il Jae Mi Up Sso Yo.

일 (Il) means ‘work’ or ‘job’.

If you want to say, “This movie is/not fun.” You can say,

이 영화 재미있어요. Ee Young Hwa Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

이 영화 재미없어요. Ee Young Hwa Jae Mi  Up Sso Yo.

영화 (Young Hwa) is movie or film, and 이 (Ee) means ‘this’.

Let’s make it as questions.

Is it fun? or Are you having fun?

재미있어요?  Jae Mi It Sso Yo?

Is it not fun? (or it could mean ‘is it boring?’) or You are not having fun?

재미없어요? Jae Mi Up Sso Yo?

To answer this question :

Yes, It’s fun.

네, 재미있어요. Ne, Jae Mi It Sso Yo.

No, It’s not fun.

아니요, 재미없어요. Ah Ni Yo, Jae Mi Up Sso Yo.

In your conversation with your friends or people younger than you, you can say :

재미있어? Jae Mi It Sso? Is it fun? or Are you having fun?

재미없어? Jae Mi Up Sso? Is it not fun? / Is it boring? / You are not having fun?

Yes, it’s fun. 응, 재미있어. Ung. Jae Mi It Sso.

No, It’s not fun. 아니, 재미없어. Ah Ni, Jae Mi Up Sso.

Hope you find my Korean class fun.

Min’s Korean Class 재미있어요? (Jae Mi It Sso Yo)?

Everyday Korean – How to say ‘Please turn left.’ and ‘Please turn right.’ in Korean

좌회전 해주세요. Jwa Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

우회전 해주세요. Woo Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “Please turn left.” and “Please turn right.” in Korean.

First, let’s learn “Please turn left.”. We say,

좌회전 해주세요. Jwa Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

좌 (Jwa) usually means left,  회전 (Hwei Jeon) means rotation or turn, and 해주세요. (He Ju Se Yo) means ‘please do’. Therefore, literally, it means “Please do a left turn.”

For right turn, you say,

우회전 해주세요. Woo Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

Likewise, 우 means right side, and the rest are the same as 좌회전 해주세요.

In terms of directions in Korean, you should also know the following.

Right side: 오른쪽 Oh Reun Jjok

Left side: 왼쪽 When Jjok

In general, when you want to say it’s in the right/ left side, then, you use 오른쪽 (Oh Reun Jjok) / 왼쪽 (When Jjok). But, if you want to specifically say ‘right turn’ and ‘left turn’, then you say ‘우회전 (Woo Hwei Jeon) and 좌회전 (Jwa Hwei Jeon).

For example, when you’re giving a direction, you say “It’s on your right side.” Then, you say “오른쪽에 있어요.” (Oh Reun Jjok Ae It Sso Yo.)  If it’s on your left side, you say “왼쪽에 있어요.” (When Jjok Ae It Sso Yo.)

Let’s practice!

Please turn left.

좌회전 해주세요. Jwa Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

Please turn right.

우회전 해주세요. Woo Hwei Jeon He Ju Se Yo.

It’s on your left side.

왼쪽에 있어요. When Jjok Ae It Sso Yo.

It’s on your right side.

오른쪽에 있어요. Oh Reun Jjok Ae It Sso Yo.

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Everyday Korean – How to say ‘Please go straight.’ in Korean

직진해 주세요. Jik JJin He Ju Se Yo.

In this post, we will learn how to say ‘please go straight’ in Korean. We say,

직진해 주세요. Jik JJin He Ju Se Yo.

Literally, 직진 (Jik JJin) comes from 직진하다 (Jik JJin Ha Da) which means ‘go straight’ or ‘straight’.  직진해 주세요 means ‘go straight  please do.’

Therefore, it means ‘Please go straight.’

To your friends or people younger than you, you can just say,

직진해. (Jik JJin He) or just 직진. (Jik JJin).

Let’s practice!

Please go straight!

직진해 주세요. Jik JJin He Ju Se Yo.

To your friends or people younger than you,

직진해 Jik JJin He.  or 직진. Jik JJin

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Everyday Korean – How to say “Stop it!” / “Don’t do that.” in Korean

하지 마세요. Ha Ji Ma Se Yo.

하지마. Ha Ji Ma.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “Stop it!” or “Don’t do that.” in Korean.

You say ‘Stop it!’ or ‘Don’t do that.’ when somebody is teasing you or when someone is annoying you. In this context, in Korean,

We say,

하지 마세요. Ha Ji Ma Se Yo.

To your friends or people younger than you, you say

하지마.  Ha Ji Ma.

Literal translation of 하지 마세요 (Ha Ji Ma Se Yo) is 하지 (Ha Ji)  comes from 하다  (Ha Da) which means ‘do’ and 마세요 (Ma Se Yo) means ‘please don’t.’ So literally, it means ‘please don’t do.’ Therefore, it can be used as ‘stop it’, too.

Summary:

Stop it or Don’t do that!

하지 마세요. Ha Ji Ma Se Yo.

Stop it or Don’t do that! to your friends or people younger than you:

하지마.  Ha Ji Ma.

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Everyday Korean – How to say “Happy Birthday!” in Korean

생일 축하해요! – Sang Il Chu Ka He Yo!

생신 축하드려요! – Sang Shin Chu Ka Deu Ryea Yo.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “Happy Birthday!” in Korean.

We say,

생일 축하해요! Sang Il Chu Ka He Yo!

For your friends or people younger than you, we say,

생일 축하해! Sang Il Chu Ka He! without 요 (Yo) in the end.

For people older than you, or higher rank than you, you should say,

생신 축하드려요! Sang Shin Chu Ka Deu Ryea Yo!

생신 Sang Shin is a respectful word for birthday, used for people older than you.

Literally, 생일 축하해요! means

생일 (Sang Il ) is birthday in Korean and 축하해요! means to congratulate. Therefore, it means ‘Congratulations to your birthday!’

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Summary:

Generally, Happy Birthday!

생일 축하해요! Sang Il Chu Ka He Yo!

For friends or people younger than you,

생일 축하해! Sang Il Chu Ka He!

For people older than you or higher rank than you,

생신 축하드려요! Sang Shin Chu Ka Deu Ryea Yo!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions.

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Everyday Korean – How to say “What do you want to eat?”/ “I want to eat something” in Korean

뭐 먹고 싶어요? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw Yo?

In this episode, we will learn how to say “What do you want to eat?” in Korean. We say,

뭐 먹고 싶어요? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw Yo?

뭐 (Maw) means.. what

먹고 싶어요 (Muk Go Shi Paw Yo) means ‘want to eat’ or ‘would like to eat’ in Korean.

What do you want to eat? then, you say

뭐 먹고 싶어요? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw Yo?

More respectful way that you should use to people older than you is following:

뭐 드시고 싶으세요? Maw Deu Shi Go Shi Peu Se Yo?

It’s long but for older/higher ranked people than you, you should use 드시다 (Deu Shi Da) instead of 먹다 (Mug Da). Therefore, you should say,

뭐 드시고 싶으세요? Maw Deu Shi Go Shi Peu Se Yo?

to your boss, your parents, or grandparents, or your teacher, etc.

For people younger than you, you can just say,

뭐 먹고 싶어? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw?

without 요(Yo) in the end.

When you answer this question, you can just put things that you want to eat in front of 먹고 싶어요. (Muk Go Shi Paw Yo.)

김치 먹고 싶어요. Kimchi Muk Go Shi Paw Yo. I want to eat Kimchi.

피자 먹고 싶어요. Pizza Muk Go Shi Paw Yo. I want to eat pizza.

Easy?

Summary:

What do you want to eat?

In general

뭐 먹고 싶어요? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw Yo?

Respectful way / People older than you:

뭐 드시고 싶으세요? Maw Deu Shi Go Shi Peu Se Yo?

To your friend, people younger than you:

뭐 먹고 싶어? Maw Muk Go Shi Paw?

To answer this question or if you just want to say “I want to eat something”

_____ 먹고 싶어요. ____ Muk Go Shi Paw Yo.

_____ 먹고 싶어.    ____ Muk Go Shi Paw. (To your friends/people younger than you)

Please leave a comment if you have any questions. Thanks!

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Everyday Korean – How to say “I missed you.” and “I’ll miss you” in Korean

보고 싶었어요. (Bo Go Shi Pawt Sso Yo.) – I missed you.

보고 싶을 거예요. (Bo Go Shi Pul Gaw Yea Yo.) – I’ll miss you.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “I missed you” and “I will miss you” in Korean.

For “I missed you.“, we say,

보고 싶었어요. Bo Go Shi Pawt Sso Yo.

Literally, it means ‘I wanted to see you.’

For, I’ll miss you. In Korean, it’s

보고 싶을 거예요. Bo Go Shi Pul Gaw Yea Yo.

To your friends, or people younger than you, you say as following:

I missed you. 보고 싶었어. Bo Go Shi Pawt Sso.

I will miss you. 보고 싶을 거야. Bo Go Shi Pul Gaw Ya.

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Summary:

I missed you. -  보고 싶었어요. Bo Go Shi Pawt Sso Yo.

I will miss you. -보고 싶을 거예요. Bo Go Shi Pul Gaw Yea Yo.

To your friends, or people younger than you,

I missed you. – 보고 싶었어. Bo Go Shi Pawt Sso.

I will miss you. – 보고 싶을 거야. Bo Go Shi Pul Gaw Ya.

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Everyday Korean – How to say “Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?” in Korean

남자친구 있어요? Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

여자친구 있어요? Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

In this episode, we will learn how to say “Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?” in Korean.

In Korean, we say,

남자친구 있어요? Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

여자친구 있어요? Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

남자 (Nam Ja)  is male or man, 여자 (Yaw Ja) is female or woman, 친구(Chin Gu) is a friend in Korean. 있어요 (It Sso Yo) means “have” or “there is”. So, literally, it says, do you have boyfriend? or girlfriend?

For friends or people younger than you, you can just ask the sentence without 요 (yo) in the end.

남자친구 있어? Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso?

여자친구 있어? Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso?

This is how you answer in Korean.

If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you answer like this :

네, 남자친구 있어요. Ne, Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo. (Yes, I have a boyfriend.)

네, 있어요. Ne, It Sso Yo. (Yes, I have.)

네, 여자친구 있어요. Ne, Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo.

네, 있어요. Ne, It Sso Yo. (Yes, I have.)

If you don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you answer like this:

아니요, 남자친구 없어요.  Ah Ni Yo, Nam Ja Chin Gu Up Sso Yo. (No, I don’t have a boyfriend.)

아니요, 없어요. Ah Ni Yo, Up Sso Yo. (No, I don’t have)

아니요, 여자친구 없어요. Ah Ni Yo, Yaw Ja Chin Gu Up Sso Yo. (No, I don’t have a girlfriend.)

아니요, 없어요. Ah Ni Yo, Up Sso Yo. (No, I don’t have.)

없어요 (Up Sso Yo) is antonym of 있어요 (It Sso Yo) and means “don’t have” or “there isn’t”.

Let’s look at how to answer for your friends or people younger than you.

Yes, I have a boyfriend/girlfriend.

응, 남자친구 / 여자친구 있어. Ung, Nam Ja Chin Gu / Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso.

응, 있어. Ung, It Sso. (You can omit 남자친구/여자친구 part and just say this.)

No, I don’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend.

아니, 남자친구/여자친구 없어. Ah Ni, Nam Ja Chin Gu / Yaw Ja Chin Gu Up Sso.

아니, 없어. Ah Ni, Up Sso. (You can omit 남자친구/여자친구 part and just say this.)

Summary:

Do you have a boyfriend?

남자친구 있어요? Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

Yes, I have a boyfriend.

네, 남자친구 있어요. Ne, Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo.

No, I don’t have a boyfriend.

아니요, 남자친구 없어요.  Ah Ni Yo, Nam Ja Chin Gu Up Sso Yo.

Do you have a girlfriend?

여자친구 있어요? Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo?

Yes, I have a girlfriend.

네, 여자친구 있어요. Ne, Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso Yo.

No, I don’t have a girlfriend.

아니요, 여자친구 없어요. Ah Ni Yo, Yaw Ja Chin Gu Up Sso Yo.

To your friends or people younger than you,

Do you have a boyfriend?

남자친구 있어? Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso?

Yes, I have a boyfriend.

응, 남자친구 있어. Ung, Nam Ja Chin Gu It Sso.

No, I don’t have a boyfriend.

아니, 남자친구 없어. Ah Ni, Nam Ja Chin Gu Up Sso.

Do you have a girlfriend?

여자친구 있어? Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso?

Yes, I have a girlfriend.

응, 여자친구 있어. Ung, Yaw Ja Chin Gu It Sso.

No, I don’t have a girlfriend.

아니, 여자친구 없어. Ah Ni, Yaw Ja Chin Gu Up Sso.

Please leave a comment if you have any questions! Thank you!

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Everyday Korean – How to say “It’s good or it feels good” in Korean

좋아요 Jo Ah Yo. – It’s good. or It feels good.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “It’s good! or It feels good!” in Korean. We say,

좋아요 Jo Ah Yo.

To your friends or people younger than you, you say,

좋아 Jo Ah.

If it’s not good, you say,

안 좋아요. Ahn Jo Ah Yo.

안 좋아. Ahn Jo Ah.

You can say 좋아요 Jo Ah Yo in situations like…when you and your friend are setting the time to meet, and your friend saying “let’s meet at 2pm” then you say 좋아 (Jo Ah) as meaning of ‘it’s good for me!’. Another example would be, when you are getting a massage in spa, and if feels good, then you say 좋아요 (Jo Ah Yo).

Summary:

It’s good or It feels good.

좋아요 Jo Ah Yo.

좋아 Jo Ah. - To your friends or people younger than you

It’s not good or it does not feel good.

안 좋아요. Ahn Jo Ah Yo.

안 좋아. Ahn Jo Ah. - To your friends or people younger than you

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or any feedback. Thank you!

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Everyday Korean – How to say “I love you” in Korean

사랑해요 Sa Rang He Yo

In this episode, we will learn the essential phrase for couples, which is “I love You.” in Korean. I’m sure you’ve heard many times from Korean songs or Korean dramas.

We say, “I love you”,

사랑해요 (Sa Rang He Yo)

For friends and people younger than you, you say,

사랑해 (Sa Rang He)

So usually, 사랑해요 to mom/dad and 사랑해 to boyfriend/girlfriend or friends…

Sometimes, in English, you add baby or darling, honey, when you say “I love you.”
Korean couples say, baby or darling, honey, as 자기 (Jah Gi) or 자기야 (Jah Gi Ya)
so, if you want to say, baby, I love you, then you say,

자기야 사랑해. Ja Gi Ya Sa Rang He.

I love you baby. Then,

사랑해 자기야 Sa Rang He Ja Gi Ya.

Be Careful!

In English speaking countries, I’ve heard boyfriends calling girlfriends ‘pumpkin pie’ or ‘my pumpkin’, but, it’s ‘no-no’ thing to say to Korean women. Because pumpkin in Korean is 호박 (Ho Bahk), and it’s equivalent meaning of ‘ugly face or ugly woman’. So, if you say that to Korean girl, she would think that you think of her as an ugly girl. Please don’t call your korean girlfriend ‘pumpkin’.

Summary:

I love you – 사랑해요 Sa Rang He Yo

I love you. (to your friends, ppl younger than you )

사랑해 Sa Rang He

Baby, I love you – 자기야 사랑해 Ja Gi Ya Sa Rang He

I love you, baby. – 사랑해 자기야 Sa Rang He Ja Gi Ya

There is a Korean song, 자기야 사랑해 (Ja Gi Ya Sa Rang He), and it’s really cute and lovely song! please check it out!

Another good song to practice,’사랑해’ would be 2AM’s 사랑해 사랑해. Please check it out!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or feedback! Thanks! 감사합니다.

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Everyday Korean – How to say “I like something/someone/somewhere.” in Korean

___ 좋아해요.    ___ Jo Ah He Yo.

In this episode, we will learn how to say “I like something/someone/somewhere.” in Korean. We say,

___ 좋아해요. ___ Jo Ah He Yo.

Let’s say, you like Kimchi. Then you say,

김치 좋아해요. Kimchi Jo Ah He Yo.

To say the full sentence in a grammatically correct way, we should say,

저는 김치를 좋아해요. Jeo Nun Kimchi Rul Jo Ah He Yo.

But, for everyday conversation, casually, we just say 김치 좋아해요 Kimchi Jo Ah He Yo. You omit 저는(Jeo Nun) and 를 (Rul).

Let’s look at different examples.

I like Girls’ Generation. (Korean Girl Group). 소녀시대 좋아해요. So Nyeo Shi Dae Jo Ah He Yo.
I like Min. 민 좋아해요. Min Jo Ah He Yo.
I like Bali. 발리 좋아해요. Bali Jo Ah He Yo.

As you can see, you can just use things, people, places, in front of 좋아해요. Jo Ah He Yo.

For friends or people younger than you, you say, without 요 yo in the end.

김치 좋아해. Kimchi Jo Ah He.

In grammatically-correct full sentence to say to friends or people younger than you, it is

난 김치를 좋아해. Nan Kimchi Rul Jo Ah He.

But everyday conversation, 김치 좋아해 is more used.

A common phrase you use in terms of “I like” would be “I like you.” Here is how you say in Korean.

If you like someone who’s not so close yet. You say,

당신을 좋아해요. Dahng Shi Nul Jo Ah He Yo.

당신 Dahng Shin means “you” in a respectful way. People will understand 당신 좋아해요. But 당신을 좋아해요. (Dahng Shi Nul Jo Ah He Yo.) sounds better and right.

But, you’re good friends and very close to person that you want to say “I like you.” You can say,

너를 좋아해. Naw Rul Jo Ah He.

You can also say 너 좋아해. (Naw Jo Ah He) but, it sounds better to say 너를 좋아해. (Naw Rul Jo Ah He.)

Summary:

I like _____. ______ 좋아해요.  ____ Jo Ah He Yo.

To your friends, people younger than you.

I like _____. ____ 좋아해. ___ Jo Ah He.
Please leave a comment if you have any questions or any feedback! Thank you!

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