English–Korean

“meet” in Korean

Korean

Also만나다 (mannada) · 마주치다 (majuchida) · 뵈다 (poeda)

Pronunciation

Romanizationpoeptta

Example

내일 선생님을 뵙겠습니다.nae il seon saeng ni meul poep kket sseum ni da

I will meet my teacher tomorrow.

Illustration for 뵙다 (meet)

How to say “meet” in Korean

“Meet” in Korean is 뵙다 (poeptta).

Meeting a respected person while showing humility.

Full entry for 뵙다: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 뵙다

오랜만에 선생님을 뵙었습니다.o raen ma ne seon saeng ni meul poe beot sseum ni da

I met my teacher for the first time in a long time.

Tips for using 뵙다

  • The key learning point is that the verb encodes the speaker's attitude, not just the event, making it useful when politeness matters.

Other Korean words for “meet”

오늘 약속 장소에서 만나요.o neul yak ssok chang so e seo man na yo

We are meeting at the agreed location today.

길에서 마주쳤어요.ki re seo ma ju cheo sseo yo

I met someone on the street.

오늘 점심에 선생님을 뵈러 갑니다.o neul cheom si me seon saeng ni meul poe reo kam ni da

I am going to meet my teacher at lunch today.

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