How to say “Happy New Year” in Korean

새해 복 많이 받으세요 (saehae bok mani badeuseyo).

Say it as 새해 봉 마니 바드세요. Traditionally said with a bow on Lunar New Year: bong-ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo.

새해 복 많이 받으세요

saehae bok mani badeuseyo

Said as 새해 봉 마니 바드세요

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅅ“s”consonant

ㅐ“ae”vowel

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새“sae”block

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 새해 봉 마니 바드세요.

Looks like복 많but say봉 만

Final ㄱ before ㅁ turns into ㅇ (ng).

Looks like많이but say마니

The ㅎ in ㄶ goes silent and the ㄴ moves into the next syllable.

Looks like받으but say바드

The final ㄷ moves into the next syllable because it starts with a silent ㅇ.

Tip: Traditionally said with a bow on Lunar New Year: bong-ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo.