16 Common Korean Phrases You’ll Hear Everywhere in Korea (Beginner Friendly)

In this video i'm gonna help you master 16 common phrases in korean So i'm saying the phrases that you hear all the time in korea common phrases And number two i'm going to show you a resource that's going to help you talk like you live in korea Yep, i'm not kidding. So those two are going to be covered in this video. So let's get right into it The first things first, do you see the slide here and do you like the new format? Yes Well, i'm using This ebook here on on my right Speak korean anywhere a lot of you already have this book if you already have it take it out and let's go through the book Together because i'm gonna go through each one together so you can repeat after me If you don't have it You can grab it using the link in my bot not bio link in the description here or you can go to my website right here because this book you guys is so helpful and a lot of people told me that it's been A lifesaver for their trip to korea or when they're trying to talk to korean friends. It covers 280 practical korean phrases and as you can see here It's just updated to its third edition Meaning you'll have brand new videos brand new phrases Everything is just all up to date. I'm, so so excited for you guys to see it all Um, it's my favorite book. I have five books together, but this just is so dear to my heart So let's go straight into it Um, so basically the format of this book if you look like it is really organized into chapters Like if it's common phrases, you're gonna see phrases with English on the left and then korean and then you're gonna see romanization and you'll also hear me Talk if you like click on click here for the video i'll pop up and then i'll pronounce each phrase for you And then i'll also share some tips Um as I go through the video, I mean the phrases Okay, and Today in my youtube video i'll just go through this chapter, but there's like so many other chapters too like dating phrases coffee shop phrases how to make friends in korean like You name it because it's 280 phrases, right? so let's go back to where we were so common phrases because these are like Something that you have to remember and I say it like it's go-to phrases if you know your view A couple of go-to phrases you'll always know what to say, right? You're like, hey, I just finished eating What do I say? Oh in korea you say Or Like you met somebody for the first time like how do I say? Hello? Like annyeonghaseyo these are like common day-to-day phrases and I call it go-to phrases You guys don't have to think about it Once you remember them it's always here and you can always use them in any situation And these that i'm gonna go over are 16 Essential ones. So ready? You're gonna actively speak and repeat after me I'll try to cover both polite and casual so you know what to say to like polite situation And casual situation, okay So let's dive in right here Oh and let me get rid of my website here because everything you'll see it in the description, too So first thing wait, are we in the right chapter? Yes common phrases Very first phrase is good night. Assuming you already know how to say. Hello, which is annyeonghaseyo, right? Good night Formally you can say So if you know how to read korean read korean if you don't you can read the romanization This is a little too big for me. So it's like keep going to the back Well, I want it to look cute for you guys, but yeah and then Next we have casual is So these are to your friends who are the same age as you Here means well That's verb of to sleep. So well sleep So we got You're repeating after me, yes, try not to look at the next line. I don't know how to cover it So just hope you understand that Number two is see you next time That is That's next a is the marker for time here so next let's consider time so And if you drop the yo, it becomes casual so see That's to your friends if you drop the yo Yes And number three essential one too. You're shopping you're browsing in the streets of korea You're like, where is the bathroom? Excuse me Oh That's bathroom Where is Can be also changed to the casual version, which is yeah Well, that's to your friends only so And next is what is this this ego What is? So look here So you're like Like scissors there are scissors You ask what is this Right, and they'll answer you back and number five good cool or sounds good Well, it means everything when something's good or you're like sounds good We say this all the time then you probably have heard of this So you're like hey, I'm gonna go watch a movie today Sure sounds good Right or like hey want to travel to korea this october? Or drop the yo your friends asking you Okay, that's how you answer it so good cool or sounds good all of them And number six, I like nouns to plug in the noun that you like noun plus So, what do you like Mangoes you can plug that in I like mangoes and on the bottom I don't like now and you just have to put an in front of it. I means not Usually when you choose not to do something, it's not that you're unable to It's just like you're choosing not to like it right so then you put the negate not I mean not not So Same word there I don't like coke So just like that you plug in whatever noun You don't like plug it in there and if you like something And that's when your vocab shines So the more vocab, you know, the more fun you'll have plugging into these patterns Isn't that so cool? So if you know a lot of vocab, you'll be able to make more sentences Right because phrases just give you phrases but patterns like this so good for practicing your vocabulary And then there's that stronger expression. I don't like it Like you almost like hate it, but you're strongly saying I dislike that Okay, so that is So if I ask you guys hey want to go eat live octopus because a lot of people do eat that in korea, right So in like sashimi and live octopus and you're like ----. Oh, I don't like that. No It's almost like a strong. No, too Okay, so that's all eight of them. Are we following along? To all eight phrases so far and that's already halfway Let's go to the next page and then go through each one together one at a time number nine long time no see And you say I'm trying my best to repeat and slow down for longer ones right And eo can be casual too if you turn it into To your friends And next one congratulations well, I have to Do this for you? What about the congratulations? Wait, what about this? I love using the sound effect you guys can you you know, um Play with the play with me with these sound effects Are you also enjoying my sound effect? congratulations formal Have you heard of the birthday song in korean they use this Me And then you plug in whatever whoever you're celebrating and that's the song like dear That's the formal version and we have polite Oh And can you guess the casual What is it? Just drop the yo, basically in korean Oftentimes it's just when you drop the yo like 90 That will give you casual not 100 of the times like sometimes we have to change the whole word but 90 of the time so casual will be And number 11 I have now What do we have? I have Time like I have lots of time if that's what you want to say That's time I have time well Really busy schedule for me. I don't have time but I could make time for our lovely people Um, so we have You know, this could be a question too if you put your tone up like this Do you have time Yeah And I could maybe plug in color Do you have the do you have a green one, you know, sometimes we ask for colors when we shop Do you have it in green? Yeah And next one is I don't have noun. So that's the opposite of phrase 11 Is that I have something Is when you don't have it The c carries over to next door So if you don't have time Right Or you can say like boyfriend Girlfriend If you have a boyfriend, what do you say And you'll also hear sometimes that Subject markers are attached to this expression. Like I have something I don't have something like So that Totally you can do that You can attach the subject markers with the fixed expressions like I have something I don't have something Something but you may omit the subject markers in day-to-day speech, so I just dropped it for you guys So it's easy for you. All right, then we're almost coming to the coming to the end number 13 Well k-drama line Really? Jinja You've heard of it. If you've heard of it, give me big nod. Give me a big big nod. I see you over there Yes. Yeah, I see you too Jinja Big eyes And that would be your casual version To your friends What what happened? Someone stole your car. What? No way So that's how you can say it And number 14. What are you up to? What are you up to? So what from our previous page we learned is Then do to do is and I turned that into present tense here And you drop the yo is And that would be casual version of it And this is a really great conversation starter when you're texting someone in korea It's kind of like how are you almost like what are you up to? And they're gonna answer you back. Hey, like i'm chilling at home And you're like You want to play with me and they're like That's how we can start our conversation many times like more is how you're gonna start the conversation Especially on the phone or like on the phone like this, too And that leaves us with two questions or two statements Wow, I had so much coffee today and that's why i'm so hyper do you feel My energy. I hope you're keeping up with this So energetic I I just like imagine you guys feeling my energy. It's a good thing right good thing to feel the energy as you So number 15 we got thank you for the meal So this is before eating the food is in front of you and you're like, hey like I i'm about to eat like thank you so much. Whoever made this food. Thank you so much And that kind of like signals everybody. Okay ready to eat. Let's dive. Let's eat it um, let's Let's eat all together. So here the phrase goes Child remember child means well You see the food And everybody kind of like says that Especially like when someone's cooking for you Then After you're done eating. This is what we say like. Oh my god. It was such a good meal. Thank you so much At a little bow i'm so full that was so good How you guys So we just learned all 16 must or not must know common phrases in korean And I hope you watch this video one more time because I want these phrases to go in here And become your go-to phrases. So when you're done eating you're like, I know what to say Or when you're like hey Like i'm about to go to bed and I have like a korean roommate and you know what to say like And you're like in this shopping Street, where is the bathroom? Where is it? Oh, I know how to say that. So you're like I'm gonna be so proud of you. We're like You know that feeling is amazing when you just know and it's here and you're able to use it in real life That's the best. That's how you do it So if you need a resource like this, I highly recommend this one So dear to my heart, which is fully updated to third edition speak korean anywhere So inside of this book just real quick it just like covers Survival phrases traveling phrases you see at restaurant phrases coffee shop phrases in the same organization you saw There's a big cover page and then all the phrases that you need to know like celebration hobby sickness compliment encouraging dating and friends and phone call All these phrases for your daily lives and I just can't wait for you to like dive into these phrases So again, i'm gonna have the link in the description This is a must have resource if you're learning korean on the go on your phone on your ipad like me When you're traveling when you're ordering something it's gonna help you Alrighty, so that is just a quick video for me. I was like so pumped to film this I hope you felt my energy. I hope you know that I am super excited for your journey, too So that is it for me for today's video And hope you learn a lot of phrases a lot of vocabulary here with me one step at a time One step at a time just like how I did I did one chapter I didn't want to go through like all these chapters one step at a time Consistency is key and making mistakes part of the learning journey not knowing how to how to pronounce at in the beginning It's okay It's okay. That's how you learn. That's the proof you're learning and you're doing something, right? Okay, so that is it for me I love you guys so much and i'll see you next time