Korean word

작별하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchakppyeolhada

Meaning

  • verbsay goodbye

Example

공항에서 어머니와 작별했습니다.kong hang e seo eo meo ni wa chak ppyeol haet sseum ni da

I said goodbye to my mother at the airport.

Illustration for 작별하다 (say goodbye)

More examples

오랜 친구와 공원에서 손을 흔들며 작별해요.o raen chin gu wa kong wo ne seo so neul heun deul myeo chak ppyeol hae yo

I wave goodbye to a longtime friend at the park.

Core concept

A deliberate farewell when people separate, often in a formal or meaningful setting.

Common phrases

  • 공항에서 작별해요kong hang e seo chak ppyeol hae yo

    say goodbye at the airport

  • 손을 흔들며 작별해요so neul heun deul myeo chak ppyeol hae yo

    wave goodbye

  • 서로 작별해요seo ro chak ppyeol hae yo

    say goodbye to each other

  • 전화로 작별해요cheon hwa ro chak ppyeol hae yo

    say goodbye over the phone

Similar words

헤어지다heeojida: To separate from someone and go to different places after being together.
작별인사하다chakppyeorinsahada: To say goodbye to someone at the moment of parting.
배웅하다paeunghada: To accompany a departing person to the place where they leave.
이별하다ibyeolhada: To end a relationship and go separate ways.

Definition in Korean

마음이나 말로 상대에게 이별을 알리며 작별의 인사를 하다.ma eu mi na mal lo sang dae e ge i byeo reul al li myeo chak ppyeo rui in sa reul ha da

Word origin

The verb is built from the Sino-Korean noun for farewell or parting and a verb-forming element meaning to do, giving the sense of carrying out a farewell.

Usage tips

  • Compared with everyday farewells among close friends, this word has a formal, deliberate tone and often appears in speeches or written accounts.

Other meanings

  • partverb

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