“Goodbye” in Korean: 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo)

안녕히 가세요

annyeonghi gaseyo

Situation: Greetings & basicsLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Goodbye (to someone leaving)

A polite goodbye said to the person who is leaving. It carries the feeling of “go safely.”

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

Say it to the person who is leaving while you are staying, for example a guest walking out of your home or a customer leaving your shop.

If you are the one leaving and the other person stays, say 안녕히 계세요 instead. Mixing up 가세요 and 계세요 is one of the most common beginner slips.

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
안녕히
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
녕	ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ	nyeong
히	ㅎ+ㅣ	hi
가세요
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

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Question 1 What does “안녕히 가세요” mean?

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Answer: Goodbye (to someone leaving)

Question 2 How do you say “Goodbye (to someone leaving)” in Korean?

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Answer: 안녕히 가세요 annyeonghi gaseyo

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