Speak local in Seoul

• 안녕하세요annyeonghaseyoHello
• 감사합니다gamsahamnidaThank you
• 죄송합니다joesonghamnidaSorry
• 저기요jeogiyoExcuse me (to get attention, say in a restaurant)
• 영어 하실 수 있어요?yeongeo hasil su isseoyo?Do you speak English?
• 잘 모르겠어요jal moreugesseoyoI don't understand / I'm not sure
• 천천히 말해 주세요cheoncheonhi malhae juseyoPlease speak slowly

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Romanised in the Revised Romanization used on signs. The polite -yo and -nida endings are right for strangers. Hangul can be learned in a weekend and makes menus and signs readable straight away.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Korean, so accents vary by phone and browser.