How to say “It's okay / I'm fine” in Korean
괜찮아요
gwaenchanayo
Said as 괜차나요
Phrase #16 of the top 100 · Hello & manners
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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.
ㄱ“g”consonant
+ㅙ“wae”vowel
+ㄴ“n”end consonant
괜“gwaen”block
Sounds different than it looks
Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 괜차나요.
Looks like찮아but say차나
The ㅎ in ㄶ goes silent before a vowel and the ㄴ moves into the next syllable.
Tip: Start with 'gwaen', rounding the lips for ㅙ.
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