How to say “I'm sorry” in Korean
죄송합니다
joesonghamnida
Said as 죄송함니다
Phrase #6 of the top 100 · Hello & manners
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ㅈ“j”consonant
+ㅚ“oe”vowel
죄“joe”block
Sounds different than it looks
Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 죄송함니다.
Looks like합니다but say함니다
The final ㅂ before ㄴ turns into ㅁ, so -ㅂ니다 always sounds like -ㅁ니다.
Tip: ㅚ is usually said like 'we': jwe-song-ham-ni-da.
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