A one-page printable Korean cheat sheet for travellers: greetings, restaurant and café phrases, menu words, getting around, shopping and help, in Hangul with easy pronunciation.
Print this page, fold it into your passport or save it as a PDF on your phone. It has the Korean you are most likely to need on a trip, in Hangul so you can point at it, with an easy pronunciation guide. For more explanation, see our useful Korean phrases guide.
The cheat sheet
Basics
Hello
안녕하세요
an-nyeong-ha-se-yo
Thank you
감사합니다
gam-sa-ham-ni-da
Sorry / Excuse me
죄송합니다
joe-song-ham-ni-da
Excuse me (to call staff)
저기요
jeo-gi-yo
Yes / No
네 / 아니요
ne / a-ni-yo
Goodbye (you are leaving)
안녕히 계세요
an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo
I don't speak Korean
한국어 못해요
han-gu-geo mo-tae-yo
Restaurants and cafés
This one, please
이거 주세요
i-geo ju-se-yo
Two of these, please
이거 두 개 주세요
i-geo du gae ju-se-yo
Not spicy, please
안 맵게 해 주세요
an maep-ge hae ju-se-yo
Water, please
물 주세요
mul ju-se-yo
To take away
포장이요
po-jang-i-yo
The bill, please
계산해 주세요
gye-san-hae ju-se-yo
It was delicious
맛있어요
ma-si-sseo-yo
Menu words
Beef / Pork / Chicken
소고기 / 돼지고기 / 닭
so-go-gi / dwae-ji-go-gi / dak
Seafood / Fish
해물 / 생선
hae-mul / saeng-seon
Rice / Noodles
밥 / 면
bap / myeon
Soup / Stew
국·탕 / 찌개
guk, tang / jji-gae
Grilled / Fried
구이 / 튀김
gu-i / twi-gim
Spicy
매운
mae-un
Vegetarian?
고기 없어요?
go-gi eop-seo-yo? (no meat?)
Getting around
Where is …?
… 어디예요?
… eo-di-ye-yo?
Please take me here
여기로 가 주세요
yeo-gi-ro ga ju-se-yo
Subway station
지하철역
ji-ha-cheol-yeok
Bathroom
화장실
hwa-jang-sil
Exit (number …)
… 번 출구
… beon chul-gu
Please stop here
여기서 세워 주세요
yeo-gi-seo se-wo ju-se-yo
Shopping
How much is it?
얼마예요?
eol-ma-ye-yo?
Can I pay by card?
카드 돼요?
ka-deu dwae-yo?
A bag, please
봉투 주세요
bong-tu ju-se-yo
Can I try it on?
입어 봐도 돼요?
i-beo bwa-do dwae-yo?
Tax refund
택스 리펀드
taek-seu ri-peon-deu
Help
Help!
도와주세요!
do-wa-ju-se-yo!
I'm sick
아파요
a-pa-yo
Pharmacy / Hospital
약국 / 병원
yak-guk / byeong-won
I'm allergic to …
… 알레르기 있어요
… al-le-reu-gi i-sseo-yo
Emergency (police)
112
il-il-i
Emergency (ambulance, fire)
119
il-il-gu
Tourist helpline (English)
1330
il-sam-sam-gong
Tips for using it
Point, don't worry. Showing the Hangul is perfectly normal; people are used to it and happy to help.
Add 요 (yo) to be polite. Most phrases here already end in -yo or -nida, the polite forms you should use with strangers.
Use a translation app for the rest. Papago and the camera translation in Naver or Google work well for menus and signs.
Learn to read Hangul. It takes an afternoon and makes menus and signs much easier. Try our learn Hangul page with its memory game.
