“I don’t have a reservation” in Korean: 예약 안 했어요

예약 안 했어요

yeyak an haesseoyo

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

Meaning

I don’t have a reservation.

안 is a negative adverb placed before a verb, meaning “not.” Learn it as the opposite of 예약했어요 (“I reserved”).

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

Say it at a hotel or restaurant when you walk in without booking. Follow with 방 있어요? or 자리 있어요? (“do you have a room/table?”).

안 했어요 means “didn’t (do it)”, while 못 했어요 means “couldn’t”. Choose the one that matches your situation.

Syllables: 6 · Words: 3

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
예약
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
약	ㅇ+ㅑ+ㄱ	yak
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
했어요
했	ㅎ+ㅐ+ㅆ	[해] hae
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”.

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
예약	noun	reservation	TOPIK level 3
안	adverb	not (negation)	TOPIK level 1
하다	verb	to do	TOPIK level 1

예약 내역을 확인해 주시겠어요?Could you please check my reservation details?
예약 확인해 주세요Please check my reservation
객실이 예약 때 본 사진과 많이 달라서 변경이 가능한지 여쭤보고 싶은데요The room is quite different from the photos I saw when booking, so I’d like to ask whether it’s possible to change rooms

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Question 1 What does “예약 안 했어요” mean?

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Answer: I don’t have a reservation

Question 2 How do you say “I don’t have a reservation” in Korean?

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Answer: 예약 안 했어요 yeyak an haesseoyo

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