never say EXCUSE ME in korea! 20 Korean Phrases for Tourists

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Jan 16, 2026
Hey everyone, it's your Korean girl Jina Kim and welcome back to my channel
I think I should not be a Korean teacher because I'm using a lot of bad words
I've decided to make this video because I'm traveling a lot and next month
I visit five or six countries
And I realized okay
I need these kinds of short videos if you know some basic phrases
Then they're gonna tell you like, oh my god, you're so good at my language, which means that you respect my culture, right?
So if you're planning to come to South Korea is much better to watch this video and
Practice it a few times and they're gonna say oh my god, you're so good at Korean
Like that a lot of Koreans nowadays they understand English and they do speak English
But some people some other people say don't for example
I'm the only English speaker in my family. So let's do it guys. Number one. Hello
Annyeonghaseyo
Or if it's between friends, then annyeong
Oh annyeong
Annyeong, but if it's between strangers, then you should say annyeonghaseyo
What's interesting is that annyeong can be bye too. So when you say hello, oh annyeong when you say bye annyeong
Like this annyeong
annyeong
The tone is a little different but annyeonghaseyo means always just hi
Nobody and number two. Thank you. Kamsahamnida
Kamsahamnida
I sound very polite
Number three. I'm sorry. Yeah, when you say sorry, there are two expressions
Kamsahamnida
That's more polite way, so if it's between strangers then you should say
Kamsahamnida
But if it's between friends, then you can say just like mianhaeyo
Mianhaeyo
And number four. Oh, I love this expression so much. Excuse me
Jeogiyo
So we never say excuse me if I have to translate in Korean exactly that it's
Sillaehamnida
But nobody uses that expression
So it's much better to talk like jeogiyo
So if you want to ask somebody about the direction then you can say just like
Jeogiyo
Or if you want to order something at a restaurant then you can say
Jeogiyo
It's easy, right? And it's very useful
Jeogiyo
And the next expression is where is
Eodiye isseoyo?
If you want to say like where's the bank
Eunhaengeun eodiye isseoyo?
Or if you're looking for ATM then you can say
ATMgineun eodiye isseoyo?
So you can combine these expressions like
Jeogiyo
Eunhaengeun eodiye isseoyo?
Jeogiyo
Eunhaengeun eodiye isseoyo?
The next phrase is super important
Toilet, restroom, ladies room
Everything
It's just
Hwajangsil
If you want to say like where's the toilet then you can ask them like
Hwajangsileun eodiye isseoyo?
Or if it's too difficult you can just ask them like
Hwajangsileun eodiye isseoyo?
And the next expression is
How can I get to Biriri?
So if you wanna ask them like
How can I get to Dongdaemun?
Then you can ask them like
Jeogiyo
Dongdaemune eotteokhe gal su isseoyo?
Jeogiyo
Dongdaemune eotteokhe gal su isseoyo?
Ah taksireul tashigo
Dongdaemun ga dalrago haedo daego
Annimeun bus 24beon tashimyeon daebnida
And when you're shopping if you wanna get that one
I'll have it
You wanna say something like this
Then it's
Igeo juseyo
So igeo means this
Juseyo is please give me
And if you're at a restaurant
Then you can say it like
Igeo
Igeo juseyo
Super easy
I made a reservation
Jeo yeyak haetseoyo
So if you made a reservation for a really nice restaurant
Or a really famous beauty salon
Or yeah whatever
Then you have to say like
Ah jeo yeyak haetseoyo
They're gonna ask you like
Sonim yeyak hajetseomika?
Ne yeyak haetseoyo
This is super important
How much is this?
Igeo eolmaeyo
Igeo means this
Like I told you before
Igeo eolmaeyo
Samman gucheon won imnida
It's too expensive
So the next phrase
Please give me a discount
Kkakkajuseyo
You should look and sound poor
And you should not dress like this
Or you can act cutesy
Like
Kkakkajuseyo
And if you are a vegetarian
You can ask them like
Do you have any vegetarian menu?
So in Korean
Chaesik menu innayo?
And can you take a photo of me please?
Sajin jjigeojusilsu itseoyo?
Sajin
jjigeojusilsu
itseoyo?
Sajin
jjigeojusilsu
itseoyo?
Deogyuh
Sajin jjigeojusilsu itseoyo?
If it's too difficult
You can just ask them like
Deogyuh
Sajin
Do you speak English?
Yeongeohalsu itseoyo?
Yeongeohalsu
itseoyo?
Yeongeohalsu itseoyo?
My name is Gina
Je ireumeun Gina imnida
If your name is Alex
Je ireumeun Alex imnida
Annyeonghaseupnikka sonnim
Hoxy yeyak hasyeotnayo?
Ne yeyak hetseoyo
Ah seonghami eotteuge deuseyo?
Je ireumeun Kim Gina imnida
You have wifi here
Yogi wifi denayo?
Yeogi wifi denayo?
Deogyuh
Hoxy yeogi wifi denayo?
Ne sonnim demnida
Bimilbunho ga boeyo?
Ah yeongsujung hadane boshimyeon jeokhyeo itseoyo
Can I get a menu please?
Jeogiyo menupan juseyo
Menupan juseyo
Ne yeogitsseumnida
Hoxy yeongeo menupan itnayo?
Ah jeosonghapnida
Jeogina hangul menupan bakke eopseoyo
And this is also very useful
What is the most famous one here?
Moga jeil jal lagayo?
Yeogieseo moga jeil jal lagayo?
There is a song by 2NE1
Nega jeil jal laga
It means that
I'm the most popular one
So at a restaurant you can ask them like
Moga jeil jal lagayo?
Moga jeil
jal lagayo?
Water please
Jeogiyo mul juseyo
Mul juseyo
Jeogiyo mul juseyo
Jeogiyo
Mul juseyo mul
Mul eun self imnida
Self?
Ah jega gatta meoguraguyo?
Ne yeogitsseumnida
So this is the last expression
Do you know any famous restaurant
around here?
Geuncheo e yumeonghan matjib
allyeojusilsu itseoyo?
Geuncheo e
yumeonghan
matjib
allyeojusilsu
itseoyo?
Geuncheo e yumeonghan
matjib allyeojusilsu itseoyo?
Or do you have a specific menu in your mind?
Then you can ask them
Geuncheo e yumeonghan
hanjikdang aseyo?
Ne yeulkkaji imnida yeoreobun
jega jimkkaji malhaetdeon ge yeoreobotdeurege
jom doomi deyeotsseumyeon jokesseoyo
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I hope you all have a great day here
Annyeong
