Teach Me Something Tuesday: Korean Phrases

Along with all the paperwork, meetings, phone calls and reading we've been doing, we are also starting to learn a few Korean phrases. We are hoping to learn a little Korean to help Zoe with her transition to joining our family and also to help her keep some of her Korean language so that she can build on it more as she gets older.

Here are a few of the phrases that we are beginning to learn:

Mommy: Omah (Om Mah)

Daddy: Ahbah or appa

Older Brother: Hyong

Baby: Ae gee

Family: Ka Jog or sik gu or ka jok

What do you want?: Mul won ha nee

Are you hungry?: Pae go pooh nee

Are you sleepy?: Chah go shim nee

Don’t be afraid: Moo soh wo hah jee ma

Have you eaten enough?: Mah ni muh gut ni?

Are you tired?: Pee gon hah nee?

Are you thirsty?: Mong mah roo nee?

Good morning: Jal janni

Good night: Jal jara

Do you like it?: Cho uh nee?

Don’t cry: Wul jee mah

Come here: Iree wah

Let’s go: Ka ja

Sleep well: Jahl ja

Let’s go home: Jip eh ka ja

I love you: Sa rahng he yo

Hello and goodbye (child): Ahn myungI am your mother: Nah nun omma da

I am your father: Nah nun ap pa da

How pretty you are!: Ah! Yeh pooh dah

How good you are! Ah! Cha ka dah

Your room: Nah pang (Nee bang)

Your clothes: Neh ot (Hee ot)

Your shoes: Neh sin (Nee shin)

Thank you (to child): Ko ma waw

Thank you (to adult): Ko map soom ne dah

Jesus: Yeh Soo

Pray: Ki Do

Church: Kyo Hweh

They are actually pretty fun to practice saying. Have fun trying them out! ~paula