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How to Say “It really meant a lot that you came” in Korean

네가 와 줘서 정말 힘이 됐어

nega wa jwoseo jeongmal himi dwaesseo

Situation: Friends & social mediaLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

It really meant a lot that you came.

[Casual speech among friends] 힘이 되다 means “to be a source of strength.” -어 줘서 thanks someone with “thanks for ~ing.”

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

Syllables: 11 · Words: 6

Said aloud, it sounds like [네가 와 줘서 정말 히미 돼써].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
네가
네	ㄴ+ㅔ	ne
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
와	ㅇ+ㅘ	wa
줘서
줘	ㅈ+ㅝ	jwo
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	seo
정말
정	ㅈ+ㅓ+ㅇ	jeong
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	mal
힘이
힘	ㅎ+ㅣ+ㅁ	[히] hi
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[미] mi
됐어
됐	ㄷ+ㅙ+ㅆ	[돼] dwae
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo

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. 힘이 → [히미]

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
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1
정말	adverb	really	TOPIK level 1
힘	noun	strength	TOPIK level 2

덕분에 큰 힘이 됐어요Thanks to you, I had a great source of support. It meant a lot to me

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Question 1 What does “네가 와 줘서 정말 힘이 됐어” mean?

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Answer: It really meant a lot that you came

Question 2 How do you say “It really meant a lot that you came” in Korean?

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Answer: 네가 와 줘서 정말 힘이 됐어 nega wa jwoseo jeongmal himi dwaesseo

Question 3 How is “네가 와 줘서 정말 힘이 됐어” pronounced?

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Answer: [네가 와 줘서 정말 히미 돼써]

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