In this post, we will teach you how to say “OK” in Korean.
As you know, the word “OK” has several different meanings in English. It can mean “yes.” It can also mean that something is sufficient or “not bad.”
Likewise, when looking at how to say “OK” in Korean, there are several different words that we can use depending on the type of “OK” that we want to say. We’ve included a FREE PDF guide of this lesson that you can take with you on the go. Check it out below:
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Different ways to say “OK” in Korean
There are various ways to say “OK” or “Okay” in Koreanย depending on the level of formality and its different meanings too. Let’s learn more about them below!
Formal “OK” in Korean
1. ๊ด์ฐฎ์ต๋๋ค (gwaenchanseumnida)
This is the formal way of saying OK. It could be used in meetings, announcements, or interviews.ย
Korean | English |
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A: ๊ฑฐ๊ธฐ์ ๊ฐ์ญ์์ค (geogie gasipsio) | Go there |
B: ์ (ye) | OK (yes) |
B: ์๊ฒ ์ต๋๋ค (algetseumnida) | OK (I know) |
To ask “Are you OK?” in formal Korean, you can say ๊ด์ฐฎ์ต๋๊น? (gwaenchanseumnikka?).
Standard “OK” in Korean
1. ๊ด์ฐฎ์์ (gwaenchanayo)
This is the most common way of saying “OK.” You can use this expression in regular conversation.ย
Korean | English |
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A: ๊ฑฐ๊ธฐ์ ๊ฐ์ธ์ (geogie gaseyo) | Go there |
B: ๋ค (ne) | OK (yes) |
B: ์์์ด์ (arasseoyo) | OK (I know) |
To ask “Are you OK?” just change your intonation so that it sounds like a question.
Informal “OK” in Korean
1. ๊ด์ฐฎ์ (gwaenchana)
You can use this version of the word “OK” with close friends of a similar age or younger.ย
Again, you just need to change the intonation to turn it into a question.
“Alright” in Korean
๊ด์ฐฎ๋ค (gwaenchanta) can be used to say that something is “alright,” “good,” or “fine.” It can also be used to ask about somebody’s feelings. To answer such a question, rather than saying yes, you should respond with ๊ด์ฐฎ์์ (gwaenchanayo) or ์๊ด์ฐฎ์์ (angwaenchanayo).
If you want to say, “It’s OK butโฆ,” then you can say ๊ด์ฐฎ์๋ฐโฆ (gwaenchaneunde…) which implies that actually, something is not alright.
Korean | English |
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A: ๊ฑฐ๊ธฐ์ ๊ฐ (geogie ga) | Go there |
B: ์ (eung) | OK (yes) |
B: ์์์ด (arasseo) | OK (I know) |
Be careful when using ๊ด์ฐฎ๋ค (gwaenchanta). If somebody offers you a drink (for example) and you want to say “OK,” use the word for “yes” or say ์ข์์ (joayo) rather than ๊ด์ฐฎ์์. (gwaenchanayo)
“No thanks, I’m OK” in Korean
If you want to say “No thanks, I’m OK” then say ์๋์, ๊ด์ฐฎ์์ (aniyo, gwaenchanayo). If you just say ๊ด์ฐฎ์์ (gwaenchanayo), then you might need to prepare yourself for an unexpected drink!
“OK” as in “yes” in Korean
If you want to say OK, as in “yes,” then you can simply use the Korean word for yes. You can also use the word “to know.”
“OK” as in “quite good”/”not bad” in Korean
For this more common use of the word OK, we can use the Korean adjective ๊ด์ฐฎ๋ค (gwaenchanta). This is used in a variety of situations, such as asking if somebody is okay or giving him or her some support.
If you go to a sports match in Korea, often the supporters of the losing team will chant ๊ด์ฐฎ์, ๊ด์ฐฎ์ (gwaenchana, gwaenchana) in order to try and make the players feel better.
Wrap Up
OK is one of the most commonly used words in the English language. Now that you know how to say OK in Korean, be careful how you use it, as it is not used exactly the same in Korean as it is in English. There are a lot more Korean Phrases where this came from, so don’t let the good study times end too soon!
What is the dictionary form or stem? Is it ๊ด์ฐฎํ๋ค?
Hi, The dictionary form is ๊ด์ฐฎ๋ค, and its stem is ๊ด์ฐฌ. To get the verb’s stem, you can drop ๋ค from its dictionary form.
How about irreopso? Does that also mean okay?
If you mean “์ผ์์ด”, it means “no, thanks”.
Does keurae also means okay?
Yes, ๊ทธ๋ means “yes” or “okay”
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How to say so in korea?
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