“Let’s hang out” in Korean: 같이 놀자! (gachi nolja!)

같이 놀자!

gachi nolja!

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

Let’s hang out! (to a close friend)

-자 is the casual (banmal) “let’s ~” for close friends. To someone older or not close, say 같이 놀아요 instead.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Use it with kids and close friends for “let’s hang out.” The exclamation mark shows enthusiasm.

With strangers it sounds childlike or too forward, and never with elders. 놀다 can also mean “be idle”, as in 요즘 놀고 있어.

Syllables: 4 · Words: 2

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
같이
같	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅌ	[가] ga
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[치] chi
놀자
놀	ㄴ+ㅗ+ㄹ	nol
자	ㅈ+ㅏ	ja

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Palatalization: a final ㄷ or ㅌ followed by 이 or 히 is pronounced ㅈ or ㅊ. 같이 → [가치]

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Exclamation

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
같이	adverb	together	TOPIK level 1
놀다	verb	to play, to hang out	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “같이 놀자!” mean?

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Answer: Let’s hang out! (to a close friend)

Question 2 How do you say “Let’s hang out! (to a close friend)” in Korean?

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Answer: 같이 놀자! gachi nolja!

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