Todays lesson will teach you how to say “Good-bye” or “See you” in Korean. In polite or formal Korean, there are two simple ways to say good-bye.
One way is when you are the one who is leaving, and the other is when you are the one who is staying.
If you are leaving, and the other person is (or the other people are) staying, you can say:
안녕히 계세요. [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] – This basically means stay well, or stay in peace.
If you are the one who is staying, an the other person is (or the other people are) leaving, you can say:
안녕히 가세요. [an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo – This basically means go well, or go in peace.
For a more comprehensive lesson on how to say goodbye in Korean, click the links below for the PDF lesson as well as the MP3 that goes along with the class.
Happy studying!
Lesson 2 (Goodbye) PDF
Lesson 2 (Goodbye) MP3 (Right click and save the file if you want to)
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Doesn’t 안녕히 계세요. [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] mean “Hello”?
Hi there. 안녕히 계세요. [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] is what you would say to someone if you are going and they are staying (goodbye).
Hello is “안녕하세요”. They do sound very similar, especially when heard naturally spoken, but they are slightly different.
Just found your lessons today and its great. I had one question though, when you say gye-se-yo or ga-se-yo, is it pronounced like “geh/ga” or “keh/kah”?
Hey there. I tend to use a softer g sound, but it does sometimes sound like a hard g. Not quite a k sound. Hope that helps!