How to write “it's okay” in Korean
괜찮아요 gwaenchanayo polite
"It's okay" or "I'm fine". Asked as a question, 괜찮아요? means "Are you okay?"
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Block by block
- 괜 = ㄱ + ㅙ + ㄴ
- 찮 = ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ + ㅎ
- 아 = ㅇ + ㅏ
- 요 = ㅇ + ㅛ
Said 괜차나요 (gwaenchanayo): the ㅎ in ㄶ goes silent before a vowel, and the ㄴ slides over to the next block.
Every Korean syllable block is built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant. Learn each one on the Hangul chart.
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