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“It was fate that brought us together like this” in Korean

인연이 닿아 이렇게 뵙게 되었네요

inyeoni daa ireoke boepge doeeonneyo

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

It was fate that brought us together like this.

인연이 닿다 means “a connection is made.” 뵙다 is the humble form of “to meet,” so the phrase warmly marks a first meeting with someone you respect.

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

Syllables: 14 · Words: 5

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
인연이
인	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄴ	in
연	ㅇ+ㅕ+ㄴ	yeon
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
닿아
닿	ㄷ+ㅏ+ㅎ	[다] da
아	ㅇ+ㅏ	a
이렇게
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	i
렇	ㄹ+ㅓ+ㅎ	[러] reo
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[케] ke
뵙게
뵙	ㅂ+ㅚ+ㅂ	boep
게	ㄱ+ㅔ	[께] ge
되었네요
되	ㄷ+ㅚ	doe
었	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[언] eon
네	ㄴ+ㅔ	ne
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. 닿아 → [다아]
Aspiration: ㅎ next to ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ or ㅈ blends with it into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ or ㅊ. 렇게 → [러케]
Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 뵙게 → [뵙께]
Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 었네 → [언네]

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 “인연이 닿아 이렇게 뵙게 되었네요” mean?

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Answer: It was fate that brought us together like this

Question 2 How do you say “It was fate that brought us together like this” in Korean?

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Answer: 인연이 닿아 이렇게 뵙게 되었네요 inyeoni daa ireoke boepge doeeonneyo

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