English–Korean
“see off” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationpaeunghada
Example
친구를 공항까지 배웅했어요.chin gu reul kong hang kka ji pae ung hae sseo yo
I saw my friend off to the airport.
How to say “see off” in Korean
“See off” in Korean is 배웅하다 (paeunghada).
A companion walks with a departing person to the departure point and says goodbye there.
Example sentences with 배웅하다
부모님을 집 앞까지 배웅했어요.pu mo ni meul chip ap kka ji pae ung hae sseo yo
I walked my parents as far as the front of the house and saw them off.
Tips for using 배웅하다
- For English speakers, this verb uses the farewell sense of see off, not the separate English sense of defeating or driving away an opponent.