How to Say “How was your day” in Korean: 오늘 하루 어땠어요?

오늘 하루 어땠어요?

oneul haru eottaesseoyo?

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

How was your day?

A caring question for the evening. 어땠어요? is past tense: “how was it?”

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [오늘 하루 어때써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
오늘
오	ㅇ+ㅗ	o
늘	ㄴ+ㅡ+ㄹ	neul
하루
하	ㅎ+ㅏ	ha
루	ㄹ+ㅜ	ru
어땠어요
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
땠	ㄸ+ㅐ+ㅆ	[때] ttae
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. 땠어 → [때써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

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

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Question 1 What does “오늘 하루 어땠어요?” mean?

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Answer: How was your day

Question 2 How do you say “How was your day” in Korean?

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Answer: 오늘 하루 어땠어요? oneul haru eottaesseoyo?

Question 3 How is “오늘 하루 어땠어요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [오늘 하루 어때써요]

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