어서 오십시오

Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹sʰʌ̹ o̞ɕʰipɕ͈io̞]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [어서 오십씨오]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoseo osipsio
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoseo osibsio
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsŏ osipsio
Yale Romanization?ese osip.sio

Phrase

어서 오십시오 • (eoseo osipsio)

  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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