It is helpful to know how to say 'welcome' in Korean if you have friends over, or you are curious what shop assistants are saying to you.
You'll begin to notice it a lot once you learn this term. Let's get to it, and make it a nice warm 'welcome' word!
If you look up 'welcome' in the dictionary, the word 'welcome' will more than likely be seen (hwanyeonghada).
It sounds like 안녕 (annyeong), the word for 'hello' and is easy to use as it is a 하다 (hada) verb, so it can be used similarly to the Korean word 좋아하다 (joahada | to like ). This word is easy to remember.
This is not, however the most popular way to say 'welcome' in Korean. The word 어서 (eoseo), which means 'quickly', and the verb 오다 (oda), which means come, are probably the most common way of saying welcome.
In what is known as the 'imperative form, the form used to issue commands or instructions, these words are used. You can also learn how to use this form of grammar by learning how to say welcome' in Korean.
Formal ‘Welcome’ in Korean
1. 어서 오십시오 (eoseo osipsio)
This sentence is used on its own and can be heard when you are invited into a room or place by others.
Formal Korean typically ends in 입니다'(imnida)' or 습니다 '(seumnida)', but an exception to this is the imperative (commands and orders).
When making announcements, doing presentations, or during an interview, formal Korean should be used.
Standard ‘Welcome’ in Korean
1. 어서 오세요 (eoseo oseyo)
When talking to individuals who are older or not especially close to you, you should use this term. It is also the most probable form of the word you can hear when you enter a store.
In order to make it polite, the ending '세요 (seyo)' comes from inserting '시 (si)' into the word. In some cases, you will come across '세요(seyo)': issuing orders and instructions, asking questions and listening to your elders.
Informal ‘Welcome’ in Korean
1. 어서 와 (eoseo wa)
For people who are related to you and who are of a similar or younger generation, you can use these phrases.
There is no distinction between the imperative (commands and orders) and the terms used when saying a standard phrase in informal Korean. As a consequence, 와 (wa) can mean "come" as in "I come," but depending on the context, it can also mean "please come."
It is easy to learn the Korean alphabet, known as Hangul. At first it can sound complex, but it can actually be learned in less than a day. Take the time to study it now and in the future, your Korean studies will be simpler. Understanding Hangul, as well as improving your reading and pronunciation, will help you improve your Korean grammar.
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