There are many other ways to say goodbye to someone. Let’s say that you’re at the office and want to say goodbye to your manager. The business level forms of “goodbye” are:
Now, how would you say goodbye to your friends? Here are some informal goodbye phrases:
Be careful when using these informal phrases, and remember that they can only be used among friends. If you say this to an elder or someone of a higher status, you’ll sound extremely offensive.
Let’s say that you’re at a friend’s birthday party and you realize that the last train arrives in fifteen minutes. How would you say “I gotta go” in Korean? How would you hint that you need to leave soon?
Formal: 이만 들어가볼게요. (Iman deureogabolgeyo.) – “I am afraid that I need to leave now.”
Formal-casual: 저 갈게요. (Jeo galgeyo.) – “I’m going.”
Formal-casual: 저 가야겠어요. (Jeo gayagesseoyo.) – “I have to run.”
Informal: 가야겠다. (Gayagetda.) – “I gotta go.”
More examples:
Formal
죄송하지만 이만 들어가볼게요. (Joesonghajiman iman deureogabolgeyo.) “I’m sorry, but I need to go.”
Casual
앗, 벌써 시간이 이렇게 됐네. 가야겠다. (At, beolsseo sigani ireoke dwaenne. Gayagetda.) “Oh. Time flies. I gotta go.”
School is over! See you tomorrow!
3. “Goodbye, see you again.”
Here, you’ll learn different ways to say: “Goodbye, see you again.”
Let’s say that you and your friend are walking together and are about to go your separate ways. In this case, you can say: 또 봐! (Ttobwa!), meaning “See you!” because you’re with your friend. Another appropriate phrase would be: 안녕 (annyeong).
Now let’s say that you’re with a business partner and are about to say goodbye. The most appropriate phrase here would be: 다음에 또 뵙겠습니다. (Daeume tto boepgetseumnida.)
With the basics covered, let’s see a few more ways to give a proper farewell in Korean at different formality levels:
다음에 또 봐요. [formal] (Daeume tto bwayo.) “Catch you later.”
나중에 봐요! [formal-casual] (Najunge bwayo!) “Later!”
잘가요! [formal-casual] (Jalgayo!) “Bye bye!”
우리 다음에 또 봐요! (Uri daeume tto bwayo!) “See you again!”
다음에 또 봐. (Daeume tto bwa.) “See you again.”
또 봐! [casual] (Ttoba!) “See you!”
More examples:
A: 오늘 정말 즐거웠어요. 고마워요. A: Oneul jeongmal jeulgeowosseoyo. Gomawoyo. A: “I had so much fun today. Thank you.”
B: 별 말씀을요. 다음에 또 봬요. B: Byeol malsseumeuryo. Daeume tto bwaeyo. B: “Don’t mention it. I will see you next time. ”
A: 네. 다음에 또 봬요. A: Ne. Daeume tto bwaeyo. A: “I will see you next time.”
Learn about parting phrases in Korea in this dedicated lesson:
Farewells – Make Sure You Don’t Use the Wrong Word!
Goodbye!
4. Saying “Thank you, goodbye,” to Strangers
Let’s say that you asked where the bathroom was at the department store. A receptionist kindly explained to you where the bathroom was, and you wanted to politely say: “Thank you, goodbye.” In this case, you could say: 감사합니다. 안녕히 계세요. (gamsahabnida. annyeonghi gyeseyo.) This phrase translates as: “I appreciate it. Goodbye.”
While that phrase is grammatically correct, people rarely say it in a situation like the one above.
Instead, they’re more likely to use one of these phrases:
다음에 또 봬요. (Daeume tto bwaeyo.) “I will see you next time.”
안녕히 가십시오. (Annyeonghi gasipsio.) “Goodbye.”
Q2. You’ve finished your grocery shopping at a supermarket near your house. The cashier in front of you says 안녕히 가세요. (annyeonghi kashipshio.), meaning “Goodbye.” How would you respond?
무엇을 도와드릴까요? (Mueoseul dowadeurilkkayo?) “How may I help you?”
안녕히 가십시오. (Annyeonghi gasipsio.) “Goodbye.”
안녕히 계십시오. (Annyeonghi gyesipsio.) “Goodbye.”
Q3. You’re at a friend’s birthday party. You realize that the last bus departs soon and you need to leave the party early or you’ll miss it. How would you let your friend know that you have to go now?
미안, 막차버스가 12시라서… 나 가볼께. (Mian, makchabeoseuga yeoldusiraseo..na gabolkke.)
안녕, 막차버스가 12시라서… 좋은 하루되세요. (Annyeong, makchabeoseuga yeoldusiraseo…joeun harudoeseyo.)
Q4. Your homestay mother is about to leave the house. How would you say “goodbye” to her politely?
안녕히 가세요. (Annyeonghi gaseyo.)
안녕. (Annyeong.)
다음에 또 봬요. (Daeume tto bwaeyo.)
Here are the answers:
Q1: 2 Q2: 3 Q3: 3 Q4: 1
If you’re still unsure about how to say goodbye in Korean, check out these two pages on KoreanClass101.com:
Learn how to use some common Korean greetings.
Learn about saying goodbye (for beginners).
Hello and goodbye!
6. How KoreanClass101 Can Help You with Korean
In this article, you learned how to say goodbye in various situations. Here’s a list of pages that you can check out in your spare time to learn more about this topic with cultural insights.
한국에서 자주 쓰이는 인사말 (hangugeseo jaju sseuineun insamal) – “Common Ways to Say Hello”
일반적인 작별 인사법 (ilbanjeog-n jagbyeol insabeob) – “Most Common Ways to Say Goodbye”
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If you want to say goodbye using informal Korean, you can say 잘 가 [Jal ga] which corresponds with 안녕히 가세요 [Annyeonghi gaseyo] meaning, "Go well," or 잘 있어 [Jal isseo] which corresponds with 안녕히 계세요 [Annyeonghi gyeseyo] meaning, "Stay well."
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없어 / Opso - Which comes from the verb 없다 / Opso means “there is not” or “I/he/she/etc. doesn't have something”. This specific conjugation is informal (only use with friends, younger people, animals, etc.)
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