Korean Pronunciation
How to Pronounce Annyeonghi Gyeseyo
Annyeonghi Gyeseyo is written 안녕히 계세요 in Korean and pronounced “an-NYEONG-hi GYE-se-yo”.
안녕히 계세요
Annyeonghi Gyeseyo
an-NYEONG-hi GYE-se-yo
Syllable Breakdown
Korean is a syllabic language — each block is one syllable. Break Annyeonghi Gyeseyo into parts:
안
an
녕
nyeong
히
hi
계
gye
세
se
요
yo
an + nyeong + hi + gye + se + yo = Annyeonghi Gyeseyo
Pronunciation Guide
안녕히 (annyeonghi): 안 (an) = 'ahn', 녕 (nyeong) = 'nyuhng' (like 'young' with 'ny' at the start), 히 (hi) = 'hee'. 계세요 (gyeseyo): 계 (gye) = 'gyeh' (g + yeh), 세 (se) = 'seh', 요 (yo) = 'yo'. Full: ahn-NYUHNG-hee GYEH-seh-yo.
Common Mistake
Confusing 계세요 (stay) with 가세요 (go). Annyeonghi gyeseyo is said to someone staying; annyeonghi gaseyo is said to someone leaving.
What is Annyeonghi Gyeseyo?
Annyeonghi gyeseyo (안녕히 계세요) is the formal Korean farewell said by the person who is leaving to the person who stays behind. The phrase means 'Please stay well.' The staying person replies annyeonghi gaseyo (안녕히 가세요), meaning 'Please go well.'
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