How to Say “Please keep valuables in the safe” in Korean

귀중품은 금고에 보관해 두세요

gwijungpumeun geumgoe bogwanhae duseyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Please keep valuables in the safe.

A sentence often seen in hotel notices. ~해 두세요 means “please do ~ in advance,” used for preparatory instructions.

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

Syllables: 13 · Words: 4

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
귀중품은
귀	ㄱ+ㅟ	gwi
중	ㅈ+ㅜ+ㅇ	jung
품	ㅍ+ㅜ+ㅁ	[푸] pu
은	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄴ	[믄] meun
금고에
금	ㄱ+ㅡ+ㅁ	geum
고	ㄱ+ㅗ	go
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	e
보관해
보	ㅂ+ㅗ	bo
관	ㄱ+ㅘ+ㄴ	gwan
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
두세요
두	ㄷ+ㅜ	du
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”.

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. 품은 → [푸믄]

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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Answer: 귀중품은 금고에 보관해 두세요 gwijungpumeun geumgoe bogwanhae duseyo

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