How to Say “Hi” in Korean: 안녕 (annyeong)

안녕

annyeong

Situation: Greetings & basicsLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Hi. / Bye. (casual, to close friends)

The casual form of 안녕하세요. It works for both hello and goodbye, but only with close friends or younger people, never with elders.

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

Syllables: 2 · Words: 1

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
녕	ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ	nyeong

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

Style: Set expressionSentence type: Statement or set phrase

There is no verb ending, so the phrase has no politeness level of its own: it is a short fixed expression or a noun phrase.

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Question 1 What does “안녕” mean?

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Answer: Hi. / Bye. (casual, to close friends)

Question 2 How do you say “Hi. / Bye. (casual, to close friends)” in Korean?

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Answer: 안녕 annyeong

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