애써

Korean

Etymology

The low formality - low politeness (두루낮춤 (durunatchum)) form of 애쓰다 (aesseuda, to exert or strain oneself to reach a goal) with honorific.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛs͈ʌ̹] ~ [e̞s͈ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?aesseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ae'sseo
McCune–Reischauer?aessŏ
Yale Romanization?ay.sse

Phrase

애써 • (aesseo)

  1. Goodbye

(said by the person leaving work or a job as a sign of encouragement and acknowledgment)

See also