How to Say “I booked a room” in Korean: 방을 예약했어요

방을 예약했어요

bangeul yeyakaesseoyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

Meaning

I booked a room.

예약 means “reservation,” and adding 하다 gives “to book.” Say 예약했어요 at a hotel or restaurant to show you already have a booking.

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

Say it at check-in and add your name: 이름은 ○○예요. Staff will then find your booking under that name.

예약했어요 is done, while 예약할게요 is a future promise. Don’t confuse it with 예약 안 했어요, which means “I haven’t booked.”

Syllables: 7 · 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
방을
방	ㅂ+ㅏ+ㅇ	bang
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	eul
예약했어요
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
약	ㅇ+ㅑ+ㄱ	[야] ya
했	ㅎ+ㅐ+ㅆ	[캐] kae
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Aspiration: ㅎ next to ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ or ㅈ blends with it into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ or ㅊ. 약했어 → [야캐써]
Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 했어 → [해써]

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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
방	noun	room	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “방을 예약했어요” mean?

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Answer: I booked a room

Question 2 How do you say “I booked a room” in Korean?

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Answer: 방을 예약했어요 bangeul yeyakaesseoyo

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