How to Say “May I sit here” in Korean: 여기 앉아도 돼요?

여기 앉아도 돼요?

yeogi anjado dwaeyo?

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

May I sit here?

앉다 means “to sit.” The ㅈ in 앉아도 links to the next vowel and sounds like an-ja-do. You can also use it to ask to share a table.

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

Syllables: 7 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [여기 안자도 돼요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
여기
여	ㅇ+ㅕ	yeo
기	ㄱ+ㅣ	gi
앉아도
앉	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄵ	[안] an
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	[자] ja
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
돼요
돼	ㄷ+ㅙ	dwae
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. 앉아 → [안자]

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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
앉다	verb	to sit	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “여기 앉아도 돼요?” mean?

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Answer: May I sit here

Question 2 How do you say “May I sit here” in Korean?

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Answer: 여기 앉아도 돼요? yeogi anjado dwaeyo?

Question 3 How is “여기 앉아도 돼요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [여기 안자도 돼요]

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