How to Say "I'm Hungry" in Korean

When you are traveling, expressing your basic needs is often a necessity. You should be able to ask for water, locate a bathroom and say you are hungry in Korean to prevent any uncomfortable situations when you are traveling in regions where Korean is widely spoken. The Korean language is spoken by around 63 million individuals living in South Korea, North Korea, Russia, China, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.http://www.omniglot.com/writing/korean.htm

Learning to say "I'm hungry" in Korean is not a difficult process. While the sounds used in Korean are different than English, if you concentrate on pronunciation and memorize the phrase for expressing hunger, you should be able to easily relate your needs to a native Korean speaker.

Sunny Park, a native Korean speaker, offers a language lesson on how to say "I'm hungry" in Korean. Park reviews the verbal pronunciation of the phrases used to express hunger while the word and a pronunciation guide is listed on the screen. This language tutorial is part of a series of common Korean phrases available on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.

Learning the sounds and words used in the Korean language can be explored through language educational materials, a Korean teacher, a video or a discussions with a native Korean speaker.http://www.omniglot.com/language/pronunciation.htm Regardless of your source, you should listen to phrases you want to learn from an authoritative source that you are certain pronounces the words properly.

Multiple words can be used to express hunger in Korean. You can use the words pronounced "bae-go-p'a-yo" or "bae-go-soomnida".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5rRH1reNyg

Replicate the pronunciation of the phrase "I'm Hungry" in Korean after you have listened to the words being pronounced several times. Repeat the phrase along with your recorded Korean guide and notice any difference in your pronunciation and your guide's pronunciation. Repeating the phrase with your guide until you are comfortable with your pronunciation, then repeat the phrases on your own to see if you are able to duplicate the same word sounds used by your Korean guide.http://www.omniglot.com/language/pronunciation.htm

Converse with a native Korean speaker or other language student using the words for "I'm hungry". Expand your conversational abilities by learning other similar Korean phrases.

"Thank you."

• (kamsa-hamnida)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Cm5Vd8pGM&feature=channel

"You're welcome."

• (chaman-heh-yo)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Cm5Vd8pGM&feature=channel

"Hello."

• (ann-yeong)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-xtdwUGS8

"Goodbye."

• (jal-gal) or (ann--yeong)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oV6uGNVH28