How to say cheers in Korean

• 잘 먹겠습니다Thanks for the food! (before eating)jal meokgetseumnida · said 잘 먹껟씀니다Formal

  Said before every meal

  Written잘 먹겠습니다

  Said잘 먹껟씀니다

  1. 1겠습 → 껟씀Nasal · 7 final sounds · Tense

     ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ sound like ㅇ/ㄴ/ㅁ before ㄴ/ㅁ; At the end of a syllable, consonants collapse into one of just seven sounds; After a ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ ending, the next ㄱㄷㅂㅅㅈ is squeezed into tense ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ.

     Sounds turn nasal. Before ㄴ or ㅁ, final ㄱ becomes ㅇ, ㄷ becomes ㄴ and ㅂ becomes ㅁ: 감사합니다 is said 감사함니다. ㄹ after these sounds is said like ㄴ: 정류장 → 정뉴장.

     Only seven final sounds. At the end of a syllable Korean has only seven sounds: ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅇ. ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ sound like ㄷ, ㅋ ㄲ like ㄱ, ㅍ like ㅂ. 옷 is said 옫 (ot).

     Tense, doubled sounds. After a final ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ sound, the next ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅅ ㅈ becomes tense: ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ. 학교 is said 학꾜 (hak-kkyo).

• 진짜 맛있다So good!jinjja masitda · said 진짜 마싣따Casual

  Reacting with friends

  Written진짜 맛있다

  Said진짜 마싣따

  1. 1맛있 → 마싣Linking · 7 final sounds

     A final consonant slides onto the next syllable when that syllable starts with ㅇ; At the end of a syllable, consonants collapse into one of just seven sounds.

     The consonant moves forward. When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a silent ㅇ, the consonant slides over and starts the next syllable. 먹어 is said 머거 (meo-geo).

     Only seven final sounds. At the end of a syllable Korean has only seven sounds: ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅇ. ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ sound like ㄷ, ㅋ ㄲ like ㄱ, ㅍ like ㅂ. 옷 is said 옫 (ot).

  2. 2다 → 따Tense

     After a ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ ending, the next ㄱㄷㅂㅅㅈ is squeezed into tense ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ.

     Tense, doubled sounds. After a final ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ sound, the next ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅅ ㅈ becomes tense: ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ. 학교 is said 학꾜 (hak-kkyo).

  NoteAlso heard as [마딛따] — both are standard

• 맛있어요It's deliciousmasisseoyo · said 마시써요Polite

  Complimenting the food

  Written맛있어요

  Said마시써요

  1. 1맛있어 → 마시써Linking

     A final consonant slides onto the next syllable when that syllable starts with ㅇ.

     The consonant moves forward. When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a silent ㅇ, the consonant slides over and starts the next syllable. 먹어 is said 머거 (meo-geo).

  NoteAlso heard as [마디써요] — both are standard

• 많이 드세요Eat plenty!mani deuseyo · said 마니 드세요Polite

  Host or grandma serving food

  Written많이 드세요

  Said마니 드세요

  1. 1많이 → 마니Silent ㅎ · Linking

     ㅎ goes silent before a vowel; A final consonant slides onto the next syllable when that syllable starts with ㅇ.

     ㅎ goes silent. A final ㅎ before a vowel isn't pronounced. 좋아요 is said 조아요 (jo-a-yo).

     The consonant moves forward. When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a silent ㅇ, the consonant slides over and starts the next syllable. 먹어 is said 머거 (meo-geo).

• 잘 먹었습니다Thanks for the meal! (after eating)jal meogeotseumnida · said 잘 머걷씀니다Formal

  Leaving the table or the restaurant

  Written잘 먹었습니다

  Said잘 머걷씀니다

  1. 1먹었 → 머걷Linking · 7 final sounds

     A final consonant slides onto the next syllable when that syllable starts with ㅇ; At the end of a syllable, consonants collapse into one of just seven sounds.

     The consonant moves forward. When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a silent ㅇ, the consonant slides over and starts the next syllable. 먹어 is said 머거 (meo-geo).

     Only seven final sounds. At the end of a syllable Korean has only seven sounds: ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅇ. ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ sound like ㄷ, ㅋ ㄲ like ㄱ, ㅍ like ㅂ. 옷 is said 옫 (ot).

  2. 2습 → 씀Nasal · Tense

     ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ sound like ㅇ/ㄴ/ㅁ before ㄴ/ㅁ; After a ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ ending, the next ㄱㄷㅂㅅㅈ is squeezed into tense ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ.

     Sounds turn nasal. Before ㄴ or ㅁ, final ㄱ becomes ㅇ, ㄷ becomes ㄴ and ㅂ becomes ㅁ: 감사합니다 is said 감사함니다. ㄹ after these sounds is said like ㄴ: 정류장 → 정뉴장.

     Tense, doubled sounds. After a final ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ sound, the next ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅅ ㅈ becomes tense: ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ. 학교 is said 학꾜 (hak-kkyo).

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