🇰🇷 Korean phrases
How to say “Good morning” in Korean
좋은 아침이에요
joeun achimieyo
Literally: it's a good morningneutral
Korean has no traditional time-specific greeting; 안녕하세요 works all day. 좋은 아침 is a newer expression influenced by English, common among friends, couples and on social media, but rarely used with elders or at work.
Other ways to say it
| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 안녕하세요 | annyeonghaseyo | hello | The normal polite morning greeting |
| 좋은 아침 | joeun achim | morning! | Casual, friends and partners, texts |
| 안녕히 주무셨어요? | annyeonghi jumusyeosseoyo? | did you sleep well? | Morning greeting to parents, grandparents, elders at home |
In a sentence
좋은 아침이에요! 잘 잤어요?
Joeun achimieyo! Jal jasseoyo?
Good morning! Did you sleep well?
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“Good morning” in other languages
🇬🇪 Georgianდილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisa🇪🇸 SpanishBuenos díasBWEH-nohs DEE-ahs🇫🇷 FrenchBonjourbohn-ZHOOR🇩🇪 GermanGuten MorgenGOO-ten MOR-gen🇮🇹 ItalianBuongiornobwohn-JOR-noh🇧🇷 Brazilian PortugueseBom diabohn JEE-ah🇷🇺 RussianДоброе утроdobroye utro🇯🇵 Japaneseおはようございますohayō gozaimasu🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese早上好zǎoshang hǎo🇸🇦 Arabicصباح الخيرsabah al-khayr🇦🇲 ArmenianԲարի լույսbari luys🇦🇿 AzerbaijaniSabahınız xeyirsah-bah-huh-nuhz khey-eer🇮🇷 Persianصبح بخیرsobh bekheyr🇹🇭 Thaiสวัสดีตอนเช้าsawatdi ton chao🇻🇳 VietnameseChào buổi sángchow bwoy sahng🇺🇦 UkrainianДоброго ранкуdobroho ranku🇷🇸 SerbianДобро јутроdobro jutro🇬🇷 GreekΚαλημέραkaliméra🇮🇱 Hebrewבוקר טובboker tov