“Nice to meet you” in Korean: 잘 부탁해요 (jal butakaeyo)

잘 부탁해요

jal butakaeyo

Situation: Introductions & meeting peopleLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Nice to meet you. / I hope we get along well.

A standard closing line after introducing yourself. More casual than 부탁드립니다, so it suits peers and people you are close to.

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

Syllables: 5 · Words: 2

Said aloud, it sounds like [잘 부타캐요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
잘	ㅈ+ㅏ+ㄹ	jal
부탁해요
부	ㅂ+ㅜ	bu
탁	ㅌ+ㅏ+ㄱ	[타] ta
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	[캐] kae
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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
부탁하다	verb	to ask a favor	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “잘 부탁해요” mean?

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Answer: Nice to meet you. / I hope we get along well

Question 2 How do you say “Nice to meet you. / I hope we get along well” in Korean?

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Answer: 잘 부탁해요 jal butakaeyo

Question 3 How is “잘 부탁해요” pronounced?

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Answer: [잘 부타캐요]

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