“Goodbye” in Korean: 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo)

안녕히 계세요

annyeonghi gyeseyo

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

Meaning

Goodbye (to someone staying)

Said by the person who is leaving, to the person who stays. Remember the difference from 가세요.

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

Syllables: 6 · Words: 2

It is pronounced just as it is written.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
안녕히
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	an
녕	ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ	nyeong
히	ㅎ+ㅣ	hi
계세요
계	ㄱ+ㅖ	gye
세	ㅅ+ㅔ	se
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

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

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.

It contains the honorific -(으)시-, which shows respect to the person being talked about or talked to.

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Question 1 What does “안녕히 계세요” mean?

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Answer: Goodbye (to someone staying)

Question 2 How do you say “Goodbye (to someone staying)” in Korean?

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Answer: 안녕히 계세요 annyeonghi gyeseyo

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