How to say “Hello” in Korean

안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo).

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo

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

ㅇsilentconsonant

ㅏ“a”vowel

ㄴ“n”end consonant

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안“an”block

A block can't start with a vowel, so a silent ㅇ holds the first spot.

Tip: Glide smoothly: an-nyeong-ha-se-yo; the ㅎ is often very soft in fast speech.