Meeting in Korean
If someone asked you in Korean about your plans for the weekend, would you understand? What’s the Korean expression for “later on” or the word for “now”? If you want to organize a meeting in Korean with family, friends or colleagues, these are useful things to know.
The Rocket Korean team has created this free audio lesson so you know the questions to ask, and some different ways to reply. That way you can be sure everyone will arrive on the same day at the same time!
You’ll learn lots of useful Korean vocabulary that you can use in all kinds of Korean conversations. Take your time, listen carefully to the Korean pronunciation, and practice saying the words and phrases aloud. Let’s go!
Resources for further reading:
How to pronounce phrases for meeting in Korean
Before we jump into scheduling some social gatherings in Korean, here are a few tips… Although younger Koreans are very westernized, remember to use correct formal expressions when talking to older Korean people. Also, Koreans can be quite sensitive to appearance. Appropriate dress is very important.
In Korea, going out often means hanging out at various types of bang (lit: room) - businesses that offer inexpensive entertainment options. Here are some of them:
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다방
Dabang
Tea room
A very popular venue for business and personal meetings where non-alcoholic beverages are served.
노래방
Noraebang
Song room
A business divided into small rooms (usually for groups of up to 12 people) with karaoke machines, where people get together and sing along to their choice of songs.
찜질방
Tjimjilbang
Steam room / Sauna
Special facilities in a public bath for people to read and relax – most open 24 hours.
피시방
Pissibang
PC room
The Korean equivalent of an internet cafe – a big room, dark, and crowded – attracting computer game players.
INVITATIONS
Now, let’s have a look at some phrases that are useful to know when inviting someone out…
[...] 뭐하세요?
[…] maw haseyo?
What are you doing […] ?
오늘
oneul
today
오늘 밤에
Oneulbam e
tonight
내일
nae-eel
tomorrow
이번 주말에
eebun joomal e
this weekend
오늘 저녁에 시간 있어요?
Oneul junyuk e shigan itsuyo?
Are you free this evening?
Here are some more time-related words and phrases for you…
일찍
eeltjik
early
열시에
yul shi e
at ten o'clock
언젠가
unjenga
sometime
모레
more
the day after tomorrow
어제
uje
yesterday
곧바로
gotbaro
right away
지금
jigeum
now
곧
got
soon
더 늦게
duh neutge
later or later on
늦게
neutge
late
더 일찍
duh eeltjik
earlier
사흘안에
saheul an e
in three days
Suppose your friend is free tonight. You might like to ask if he/she wants to join you for a coffee, cupee, or a meal, bab. Here are some phrases you could use…
[...] 가실래요?
[…] gashillaeyo?
Would you like to go (for a) […] ?
커피
cupee
coffee
춤추러
choomchooruh
dancing
술 마시러
sool mashiruh
drink
밥 먹으러
bab mugeuruh
meal
산책하러
sanchaekaruh
walk
Responding to invitations
Here are some common ways to respond to invitations…
물론이죠.
Moolonijo
Sure
네, 가고 싶어요.
Ne, gago shipuyo.
Yes, I'd love to (go).
죄송하지만 못 가요.
Jwesong hajiman mot gayo.
I'm afraid I can't (go).
죄송하지만 노래 못 해요.
Jwesong hajiman norae mot haeyo.
Sorry, I can't sing.
죄송하지만 춤 못 춰요.
Jwesong hajiman choom mot chuyo.
Sorry, I can't dance.
내일은 어때요?
Naeil eun utdaeyo?
What about tomorrow?
Arranging to meet
You’ll find that Koreans don’t tend to meet at each other’s home before they go out. The most common place to meet is near a subway station, in front of a department store, or the café or bang (room) they plan to go.
몇시에 만나요?
Myutshi e mannayo?
What time will we meet?
어디서 만나요?
Udisuh mannayo?
Where shall we meet?
...에서 만나요.
…esuh mannayo.
Let's meet at…
여덟시에
Yudul shi e
at 8 o'clock
입구에서
Ibgoo esuh
the entrance
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you enjoyed it!
If you want more lessons on Korean time then I recommend these ones!
- All the months in Korean.
- Learn the seasons in Korean.
- All about telling the time in Korean.
- Pronouncing the days of the week in Korean.
Anyoung hee gaseyo!
Sujung Lee: Rocket Korean
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