Small Talk in Korean

Small talk in Korean: 어떻게 지내요? (eotteoke jinaeyo?, How's it going?), 오늘 하루 어때요? (oneul haru eottaeyo?, How's your day?), 좋은 하루 보내세요 (joeun haru bonaeseyo, Have a nice day), 조심해서 가세요 (josimhaeseo gaseyo, Take care), 행운을 빌어요 (haenguneul bireoyo, Good luck!), 축하해요 (chukahaeyo, Congratulations!). Below are all 36 small-talk phrases from lessons 10, 114 and 115 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 10 · Quick Socials 12 words

  • 어떻게 지내요? eotteoke jinaeyo? How's it going?

    어떻게 지내요?

    eotteoke jinaeyo?

    How's it going?

  • 오랜만이에요 oraenmanieyo Long time no see.

    오랜만이에요.

    oraenmanieyo

    Long time no see.

  • 무엇을 즐기세요? mueoseul jeulgiseyo? What do you enjoy?

    무엇을 즐기세요?

    mueoseul jeulgiseyo?

    What do you enjoy?

  • 뭐 해요? mwo haeyo? What are you up to?

    지금 뭐 해요?

    jigeum mwo haeyo?

    What are you up to now?

  • 좋은 하루 보내세요 joeun haru bonaeseyo Have a nice day.

    존 씨, 좋은 하루 보내세요!

    Jon ssi, joeun haru bonaeseyo!

    Have a nice day, John!

  • 조심해서 가세요 josimhaeseo gaseyo Take care.

    조심해서 가세요. 내일 봐요.

    josimhaeseo gaseyo. naeil bwayo.

    Take care. See you tomorrow.

  • 행운을 빌어요 haenguneul bireoyo Good luck!

    행운을 빌어요! 저는 믿어요!

    haenguneul bireoyo! jeoneun mideoyo!

    Good luck! I believe in you!

  • 축하해요 chukahaeyo Congratulations!

    축하해요! 힘든 일을 다 끝냈어요.

    chukahaeyo! himdeun ireul da kkeunnaesseoyo.

    Congratulations! You finished the hard work.

  • 건배해요 geonbaehayo Cheers!

    건배해요!

    Geonbaehayo!

    Cheers!

  • 괜찮아요 gwaenchanayo No problem.

    괜찮아요, 제가 도와줄 수 있어요.

    gwaenchanayo, jega dowajul su isseoyo.

    No problem, I can help you.

  • 걱정하지 마세요 geokjeonghaji maseyo Don't worry.

    걱정하지 마세요, 다 괜찮을 거예요.

    geokjeonghaji maseyo, da gwaenchaneul geoyeoyo.

    Don't worry, it will be okay.

  • 좋아요 joayo Sounds good.

    저는 좋아요, 고마워요!

    jeoneun joayo, gomawoyo!

    Sounds good to me, thanks!

Lesson 114 · Small-Talk Starters 12 words

  • 오늘 하루 어때요? oneul haru eottaeyo? How's your day?

    오늘 하루 어때요?

    oneul haru eottaeyo?

    How's your day?

  • 주말 어땠어요? jumareo ttaesseoyo? How was your weekend?

    주말 어땠어요?

    jumareo ttaesseoyo?

    How was your weekend?

  • 오늘 계획이 뭐예요? oneul gyehoegi mwoyeyo? What are your plans for today?

    오늘 계획이 뭐예요?

    oneul gyehoegi mwoyeyo?

    What are your plans for today?

  • 날씨가 어때요? nalssiga eottaeyo? How's the weather?

    날씨가 어때요?

    nalssiga eottaeyo?

    How's the weather?

  • 보다 boda Did you watch ...?

    경기를 봤어요?

    gyeonggireul bwass-eoyo?

    Did you watch the game?

  • 어땠어요? eottaesseoyo? How was it?

    어땠어요? 재미있었어요?

    eottaesseoyo? jaemiisseosseoyo?

    How was it? Did you enjoy it?

  • 에 대해 이야기하다 e daehae iyagihada Tell me about

    오늘 하루에 대해 이야기해 주세요.

    oneul harue daehae iyagihae juseyo.

    Tell me about your day.

  • 멋지네요 meotjineyo That's cool.

    멋지네요, 저도 동의해요.

    meotjineyo, jeodo dongihaeyo.

    That's cool, I agree.

  • 정말요? jeongmallyo? Really?

    정말요? 그게 사실이에요?

    Jeongmallyo? Geuge sasirieyo?

    Really? Is that true?

  • 말도 안 돼요 maldo an dwaeyo No way!

    말도 안 돼요! 저는 그걸 본 적이 없어요!

    maldo an dwaeyo! jeoneun geugeol bon jeogi eopseoyo!

    No way! I have never seen that!

  • 그렇군요 geureokunyo I see.

    그렇군요. 이제 이해했어요.

    Geureokunyo. Ije ihaehhaesseoyo.

    I see. I understand now.

  • 흥미롭다 heungmiroptta Interesting.

    흥미롭네요. 그렇게는 생각 못 했어요.

    heungmiromneyo. geureokeneun saenggang mot taesseoyo.

    Interesting. I never saw it that way.

Lesson 115 · Small-Talk Boosters 12 words

  • 그나저나 geunajeona by the way

    그나저나, 만나서 반가워요.

    Geunajeona mannaseo bangawoyo.

    By the way, nice to meet you.

  • 어쨌든 eojjaettteun anyway

    어쨌든 가야 해요.

    eojjaettteun gaya haeyo.

    We should go anyway.

  • 사실은 sasireun actually

    사실은 영화가 정말 좋았어요.

    sasireun yeonghwaga jeongmal joasseoyo.

    Actually, the movie was very nice.

  • 솔직히 말하면 soljjiki maramyeon to be honest

    솔직히 말하면, 피곤해요.

    soljjiki maramyeon, pigonhaeyo.

    To be honest, I am tired.

  • 걱정 마세요 geokjeong maseyo no worries

    걱정 마세요, 괜찮을 거예요.

    geokjeong maseyo, gwaenchaneul geoyeoyo.

    No worries, it will be okay.

  • 있잖아요 itjanayo you know

    있잖아요, 우리 전에 만난 것 같아요.

    itjanayo, uri jeone mannan geot gatayo.

    You know, I think we met before.

  • 제 말은요 je mareunyo I mean

    제 말은요, 날씨가 정말 좋긴 하네요.

    je mareunyo, nalssiga jeongmal jokin haneyo.

    I mean, the weather does look nice.

  • 글쎄요 geulsseyo well

    글쎄요, 어떻게 보느냐에 따라 달라요.

    geulsseyo, eotteoke boneunyae ttara dallayo.

    Well, it depends how you see it.

  • 그러고 보니 geureogo boni that reminds me

    그러고 보니 약속이 있어요.

    geureogo boni yaksogi isseoyo.

    That reminds me, I have an appointment.

  • 간단히 말해서 ganttani maraeseo long story short

    간단히 말해서, 제가 이겼어요.

    ganttani maraeseo, jega igyeosseoyo.

    Long story short, I won.

  • 아까 말씀드렸듯이 akka malsseumdeuryeotteusi as I was saying

    아까 말씀드렸듯이, 괜찮아요.

    akka malsseumdeuryeotteusi, gwaenchanayo.

    As I was saying, it's fine.

  • 제가 알기로는 jega algironeun as far as I know

    제가 알기로는 역이 저기에 있어요.

    jega algironeun yeogi jeogie isseoyo.

    As far as I know, the station is there.

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