🇰🇷 Korean phrases
How to say “Excuse me” in Korean
저기요
jeogiyo
Literally: over thereneutral
The everyday way to get a stranger's attention or call a server in a restaurant, where it is completely normal to call out 저기요! Many restaurants also have a call button on the table. Use 실례합니다 to excuse yourself politely, e.g. when interrupting or squeezing past.
Other ways to say it
| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 실례합니다 | sillyehamnida | excuse me (pardon the rudeness) | Interrupting, entering a room, or politely getting someone's attention |
| 여기요 | yeogiyo | over here | Calling a server to your table |
| 잠시만요 | jamsimanyo | just a moment | Squeezing past people on the subway or in a crowd |
In a sentence
저기요, 지하철역이 어디예요?
Jeogiyo, jihacheollyeogi eodiyeyo?
Excuse me, where is the subway station?
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“Excuse me” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianუკაცრავადuk'atsravad🇪🇸 SpanishDisculpedees-KOOL-peh🇫🇷 FrenchExcusez-moiex-kew-zay MWAH🇩🇪 GermanEntschuldigen Sieent-SHOOL-dee-gen zee🇮🇹 ItalianScusiSKOO-zee🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseCom licençakohn lee-SEN-sah🇷🇺 RussianИзвинитеizvinite🇯🇵 Japaneseすみませんsumimasen🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese不好意思bù hǎoyìsi🇸🇦 Arabicلو سمحتlaw samaht🇦🇲 ArmenianԿներեքknerek🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniBağışlayınbah-ghuhsh-lah-yuhn🇮🇷 Persianببخشیدbebakhshid🇹🇭 Thaiขอโทษครับ / ขอโทษค่ะkho thot khrap / kho thot kha🇻🇳 VietnameseXin lỗisin loy🇺🇦 UkrainianПерепрошуюpereproshuiu🇷🇸 SerbianИзвинитеizvinite🇬🇷 GreekΜε συγχωρείτεme sinhoríte🇮🇱 Hebrewסליחהslicha