How to Say “It’ll be okay” in Korean: 괜찮을 거예요

괜찮을 거예요

gwaenchaneul geoyeyo

Situation: Feelings & cheeringLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

It’ll be okay.

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 expresses a guess. A gentle way to encourage someone who is anxious.

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

Syllables: 6 · 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
괜찮을
괜	ㄱ+ㅙ+ㄴ	gwaen
찮	ㅊ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[차] cha
을	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[늘] neul
거예요
거	ㄱ+ㅓ	geo
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 찮을 → [차늘]

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.

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Question 1 What does “괜찮을 거예요” mean?

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Answer: It’ll be okay

Question 2 How do you say “It’ll be okay” in Korean?

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Answer: 괜찮을 거예요 gwaenchaneul geoyeyo

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