How to say “How are you?” in Korean
어떻게 지내세요?
eotteoke jinaeseyo?
Said as 어떠케 지내세요?
Phrase #14 of the top 100 · Hello & manners
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How to read it
Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.
ㅇsilentconsonant
+ㅓ“eo”vowel
어“eo”block
A block can't start with a vowel, so a silent ㅇ holds the first spot.
Sounds different than it looks
Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 어떠케 지내세요?.
Looks like떻게but say떠케
ㅎ + ㄱ combine into a breathy ㅋ.
Tip: Say 'eo-tteo-ke', with a tense tt and breathy k.
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