어서 오세요

Korean

Korean phrasebook
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Etymology

The adverb (어서 (eoseo, “quickly”)) and the low formality - high politeness (두루높임 (durunopim)) form of 오다 (oda, “to leave”) with honorific.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹sʰʌ̹ o̞sʰe̞jo]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [어서 오세요]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoseo oseyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoseo oseyo
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsŏ oseyo
Yale Romanization?ese oseyyo

Phrase

어서 오세요 • (eoseo oseyo)

  1. welcome, please come on in

Usage notes

  • Used to receive guests or by a shop clerk to greet a possible customer
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