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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