안녕하세요
annyeonghaseyo
hanja 安寧
hello
Part of speech · expression
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
안
ㅇ—initial+ㅏamedial+ㄴnfinal
녕
ㄴninitial+ㅕyeomedial+ㅇngfinal
하
ㅎhinitial+ㅏamedial
세
ㅅsinitial+ㅔemedial
요
ㅇ—initial+ㅛyomedial
安peace
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Examples
- 안녕하세요, 만나서 반가워요.Hello, nice to meet you.
- 선생님, 안녕하세요!Hello, teacher!
Collocations
안녕하세요안녕히 가세요안녕히 계세요
Mnemonic
annyeong-haseyo (安寧-) is the all-purpose polite greeting, built on the Sino-Korean 安寧 (annyeong, peace/well-being) + -haseyo — literally "are you at peace?". The casual version is just annyeong, used for both hi and bye.
Quick check
What does the 安寧 (annyeong) in the greeting literally mean?