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How to Say “Your advice helped me a lot” in Korean

조언해 주신 덕분에 많은 도움이 되었습니다

joeonhae jusin deokbune maneun doumi doeeotseumnida

Situation: Work, school & formalLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

Your advice helped me a lot.

덕분에 means “thanks to” and credits someone for a good result. For a bad result, use 탓에 instead.

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

Syllables: 18 · Words: 6

Said aloud, it sounds like [조언해 주신 덕뿌네 마는 도우미 되얻씀니다].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
조언해
조	ㅈ+ㅗ	jo
언	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㄴ	eon
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
주신
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
신	ㅅ+ㅣ+ㄴ	sin
덕분에
덕	ㄷ+ㅓ+ㄱ	deok
분	ㅂ+ㅜ+ㄴ	[뿌] bu
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	[네] ne
많은
많	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄶ	[마] ma
은	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄴ	[는] neun
도움이
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
움	ㅇ+ㅜ+ㅁ	[우] u
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[미] mi
되었습니다
되	ㄷ+ㅚ	doe
었	ㅇ+ㅓ+ㅆ	[얻] eot
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[씀] seum
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da

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

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 덕분에 → [덕뿌네]
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. 분에 → [부네]
Silent ㅎ: a final ㅎ (including the ㅎ inside ㄶ and ㅀ) is not pronounced before a vowel. 많은 → [마는]
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). 습니 → [슴니]

Style: Formal polite (합쇼체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -ㅂ니다 or -습니다. The most formal polite style, used for announcements, presentations, business and first meetings.

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

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
많다	adjective	many, much	TOPIK level 1

덕분에 잘 지내고 있어요I’m doing well, thanks to you
덕분에 잘 지내고 있습니다Thanks to you, I’m doing well
덕분에 큰 힘이 됐어요Thanks to you, I had a great source of support. It meant a lot to me
온돌 덕분에 한겨울에도 바닥이 따뜻해요Thanks to ondol, the floor stays warm even in midwinter

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Question 1 What does “조언해 주신 덕분에 많은 도움이 되었습니다” mean?

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Answer: Your advice helped me a lot

Question 2 How do you say “Your advice helped me a lot” in Korean?

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Answer: 조언해 주신 덕분에 많은 도움이 되었습니다 joeonhae jusin deokbune maneun doumi doeeotseumnida

Question 3 How is “조언해 주신 덕분에 많은 도움이 되었습니다” pronounced?

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Answer: [조언해 주신 덕뿌네 마는 도우미 되얻씀니다]

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