English–Korean
“hello” in Korean
How to say “hello” in Korean
“Hello” in Korean is 여보세요 (yeoboseyo).
A brief call that gets someone's attention, especially at the start of a phone conversation.
Example sentences with 여보세요
전화를 받으면 먼저 여보세요 하고 인사한다.cheon hwa reul pa deu myeon meon jeo yeo bo se yo ha go in sa han da
When you answer the phone, you first greet the other person by saying hello.
Tips for using 여보세요
- Unlike English hello, this word is mainly used on the phone or to check that someone is listening, not as a general face-to-face greeting.
Other Korean words for “hello”
안녕하세요.an nyeong ha se yo
Hello.