How To Say "Thank you" and "I'm sorry" in Korean?

"Thank you" and "I'm sorry" are simple words with a deep meaning. They are used to give someone appreciation. When we accept someone attention, we say "Thank you". While we say "I'm sorry" when we've done something bad and being sorry. So, how do we say "Thank you" and "I'm sorry" in Korean? Check this out!


How to say "Thank you" in Korean


No.
FORMAL
POLITE
INFORMAL
1.
감사합니다
(Kamsahamnida)
감사해요
(kamsahaeyo)
감사해
(kamsahae)
2.
고맙습니다
(gomabseumnida)
고마워요
(gomaweoyo)
고마워
(gomaweo)


How to say " I'm sorry" in Korean

To say I'm sorry in Korean, we say "joesonghamnida" (죄송합니다). However,  "joesonghapmida" (죄송합니다) is not always means "I'm sorry". We can't use it to say "I'm sorry to hear that". No. Never. They are different. These are ways to say "I'm sorry" or "I apologize" in Korean:

No.
FORMAL
POLITE
INFORMAL
1.
죄송합니다
(joesonghamniida)
죄송해요
(joesonghaeyo)
죄송해
(joesonghae)
2.
미안하다
(Mianhada)
미안해요
(mianhaeyo)
미안해 / 미안
(Mianhae / Mian)


How to say "Excuse me" in Korean

When you are in the restaurant, then you wan to call the waiter, you can say "jeogiyo" (저기요).
When you want to pass through, you can say "silyehamnida" (실예합니다, "jamsiman-yo" (잠시만요), "jamkanman-yo" (잠간만요) or "joesonghamnida" (죄송합니다) as well.


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