Survival Phrases

Use these essential everyday phrases to introduce yourself, ask basic questions, and navigate your very first conversations in Korean.

These phrases are used for meeting someone for the first time, introducing yourself, and making polite small talk in Korean work or social settings.

Use these essential phrases to confidently introduce yourself, ask questions, and make polite small talk when meeting someone new.

These phrases will help you comfortably make small talk about the weekend, weather, and daily life, and end conversations naturally.

These phrases will help you start, maintain, and naturally conclude everyday conversations in Korean without sounding like a textbook.

These phrases cover everyday departures, whether you are leaving the office, parting ways with friends, or saying goodbye to service staff.

Learn how to naturally say goodbye in Korean, whether you are leaving, someone else is leaving, or you are finishing your day.

These phrases are used to say goodbye naturally depending on who is leaving, who is staying, and how close you are to the person.

These essential phrases will help you navigate everyday social interactions in Korean, from expressing sincere gratitude to gracefully apologizing for mistakes.

Learn how to express thanks, apologize, and politely get someone's attention in everyday situations.

Learn how to politely express gratitude, apologize, and get someone's attention in everyday situations.

Use these phrases to naturally invite someone out, agree on the details, or politely decline if you are busy.

Use these practical phrases to check if someone is free, make plans to meet, and smoothly navigate scheduling conflicts.

Learn natural, everyday phrases to break the ice, find common ground, and exchange contact information when making new friends in Korea.

Use these phrases to naturally celebrate achievements, wish happy birthdays, and toast to good news in everyday Korean.

Learn how to warmly congratulate people in Korean for birthdays, passing exams, and getting a new job, from casual cheers to polite well wishes.

Use these phrases to talk about your family, living situation, and ask others about theirs in everyday conversations.

Use these phrases to naturally ask about and describe family size, marital status, and living situations when making small talk with acquaintances or colleagues.

These phrases will help you ask and answer everyday questions about family size, siblings, and marital status in Korean.

Use these phrases to politely decline invitations or offers, give a soft reason, and suggest alternatives without hurting feelings.

Use these phrases to politely decline invitations, explain that you are busy, and suggest meeting another time.