Korean is the native language of North and South Korea. It is also spoken in some areas of China.http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/languages/Korean.html If you are planning a trip to these areas or would like to learn a few key phrases that you can use to speak with Korean friends, then you may be interested to learn how to say goodbye or other common greetings.
There are several variations that can be use to say "goodbye" in Korean. Each of these may have the same meaning, but may be used in different situations. There are informal terms that are used when speaking with friends or family. There are also formal terms that are used when speaking to professionals, business associates or authority figures.http://elanguageschool.net/node/567
How to Say 'Goodbye' or 'See You Later' in Korean
There are several ways to say goodbye in Korean. Here, Sunny Park and Mahalo.com have created a video that allows you to hear and see how the words are pronounced correctly.
Step 1: Learn Correct Pronunciation
Learning to speak the word will first require listening to it being pronounced properly. The speaker featured in the video above provides the correct way to say three different variations for "goodbye" or "see you later". These three terms are jal-ga, ann-yeong and na-jung-e bwae.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oV6uGNVH28 Listen to how each word, and syllable is pronounced. Once you are confident that you can mimic the speaker, practice saying the word aloud. This may take several tries before you are able to speak it correctly. Several online translation sites also provide audio clips which can be used to teach you how to say the word properly. http://translate.google.com/#en|ko|goodbye%0A
Step 2: Speak The Word In Korean Phrases
Once you have mastered pronouncing the words, using them in phrases will help to develop your conversation skills and enable you to speak them in an appropriate context. You will also need to understand these phrases to be sure you are responding to them properly during a dialog.
"Good night."
Jal jja.http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/korean.php
"Have a nice day."
Joh-eun halu doeseyo.http://translate.google.com/#en|ko|goodbye%0A
"Later."
Najung-e.http://translate.google.com/#en|ko|later%0A%0A
"It's time to go."
Lje gal sigan-iya.http://translate.google.com/#en|ko|it's%20time%20to%20go%0A%0A
Step 3: Learning Korean Conversation
If you do not have friends that speak Korean fluently, you may need to find other resources to learn how to incorporate what you have learned into a conversation. You can use movies or videos that not only provide you with the pronunciation of the language, but may also teach you additional Korean terms. Pay close attention to the actions and scenes that are taking place and listen carefully for the words that accompany these actions.
More Korean Language Tutorial How-to Pages
How to Speak Korean - "What Day Is It?"
Native Korean speaker Sunny Park leads this tutorial language lesson from Mahalo.com. Ms. Park provides instruction on how to ask the question "what day is it?" in Korean. There are two ways to ask the day of the week. One is "onu musoon yollee eyo" and another is "onul musoon yolee eebneega." To learn this phrase, practice saying the words using the proper enunciation demonstrated by Ms. Park.
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Listen carefully to the syllables as they are pronounced
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Speak the work aloud and practice saying it properly
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Engage in conversation where possible to practice what you have learned
