“Please check my reservation” in Korean: 예약 확인해 주세요

예약 확인해 주세요

yeyak hwaginhae juseyo

Situation: Travel, lodging & emergenciesLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Please check my reservation.

확인 means “confirmation.” Use it when the hotel cannot find your booking. Both 예약 and 확인 are Sino-Korean words.

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

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [예약 화긴해 주세요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
예약
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
약	ㅇ+ㅑ+ㄱ	yak
확인해
확	ㅎ+ㅘ+ㄱ	[화] hwa
인	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄴ	[긴] gin
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
주세요
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
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. 확인해 → [화긴해]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Request

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.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
예약	noun	reservation	TOPIK level 3
주다	verb	to give	TOPIK level 1

예약 안 했어요I don’t have a reservation
객실이 예약 때 본 사진과 많이 달라서 변경이 가능한지 여쭤보고 싶은데요The room is quite different from the photos I saw when booking, so I’d like to ask whether it’s possible to change rooms

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Question 1 What does “예약 확인해 주세요” mean?

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Answer: Please check my reservation

Question 2 How do you say “Please check my reservation” in Korean?

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Answer: 예약 확인해 주세요 yeyak hwaginhae juseyo

Question 3 How is “예약 확인해 주세요” pronounced?

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Answer: [예약 화긴해 주세요]

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