“Let’s go together” in Korean: 같이 가자 (gachi gaja)

같이 가자

gachi gaja

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Let’s go together. (casual)

같이 means “together.” Though spelled with ㅌ, it is pronounced “ga-chi” (ㅌ before 이 becomes ch). 가자 is the casual “let’s go” for friends.

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

Syllables: 4 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [가치 가자].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
같이
같	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅌ	[가] ga
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[치] chi
가자
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
자	ㅈ+ㅏ	ja

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

Palatalization: a final ㄷ or ㅌ followed by 이 or 히 is pronounced ㅈ or ㅊ. 같이 → [가치]

Style: Casual (반말)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

No -요 at the end. Used with close friends, younger people and family; avoid it with strangers and elders.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
같이	adverb	together	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “같이 가자” mean?

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Answer: Let’s go together. (casual)

Question 2 How do you say “Let’s go together. (casual)” in Korean?

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Answer: 같이 가자 gachi gaja

Question 3 How is “같이 가자” pronounced?

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Answer: [가치 가자]

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