How to write “sorry” in Korean: 죄송합니다
죄송합니다 joesonghamnida formal
A deeper, formal apology. 죄송 means sorry enough to feel you were at fault — use it with strangers, customers or anyone senior to you.
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Block by block
- 죄 = ㅈ + ㅚ
- 송 = ㅅ + ㅗ + ㅇ
- 합 = ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅂ
- 니 = ㄴ + ㅣ
- 다 = ㄷ + ㅏ
It is spelled 합니다 but said "hamnida": ㅂ before ㄴ is pronounced like m.
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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