Good morning in Korean: 좋은 아침이에요
좋은 아침이에요 (joeun achimieyo) is how you say good morning in Korean. See every form from casual to formal, hear it, build it letter by letter and trace each block stroke by stroke.
How do you say good morning in Korean?
Good morning in Korean is usually just 안녕하세요, because the everyday greeting works at any hour. 좋은 아침이에요 (joeun achimieyo) is a direct "good morning" heard among coworkers and friends, and 좋은 아침 is the casual version.
Good morning in Korean 좋은 아침이에요: sound, letters and strokes
좋은 아침이에요 Good morning in KoreanKorean phrase
좋은 아침이에요 is read joeun achimieyo; 3 forms from casual to formal.
Casual, polite and formal good morning in Korean
Formal: opening a meeting or a morning broadcast.
Polite: coworkers, a class, neighbours you know.
Casual: friends, family, a group chat.
좋은 아침이에요 is a friendly morning greeting, heard in classrooms, offices and TV morning shows. It is a newer, lighter phrase; many Koreans still simply say 안녕하세요 in the morning. The words mean good (좋은) morning (아침) it is (이에요).
Which one to use
좋은 아침이에요 is polite enough for a class or workplace. With a boss or an elder, 안녕하세요 or 안녕하십니까 is safer.
How to pronounce 좋은 아침이에요
좋은 아침이에요Say jo – eun a – chim – i – e – yo. The ㅎ in 좋 is silent before a vowel, so 좋은 sounds like "jo-eun". 아침 is "a-chim", with a soft "ch".
좋은 아침이에요 letter by letter
How to write 좋은 아침이에요 stroke by stroke
Write 좋은 아침이에요 one block at a time: 좋, 은, 아, 침, 이, 에, 요. Inside every block go from the first consonant to the vowel and then the final consonant, following the numbered strokes.
Trace jot 좋 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace eun 은 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace a 아 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace chim 침 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace i 이 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace e 에 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
Trace yo 요 with a finger, mouse or pen: start at the numbered dot, follow the dotted arrow, and press Clear to try again.
Print style 정자체
Follow the numbers and dotted arrows
Handwriting 필기체
Same stroke order as print style
When to say 좋은 아침이에요
좋은 아침이에요 in example sentences
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 좋은 아침이에요. 커피 드세요. | Good morning. Have some coffee. |
| 안녕히 주무셨어요? | Did you sleep well? (a polite morning greeting) |
| 좋은 아침! 잘 잤어? | Good morning! Did you sleep well? |
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 여러분, 좋은 아침이에요. 그럼 오늘 수업을 시작할게요. | Good morning, everyone. Now let's start today's class. |
좋은 아침이에요 in a short conversation
| Who | Korean | English |
|---|---|---|
| A | 좋은 아침이에요. | Good morning. |
| B | 네, 좋은 아침이에요. 잘 주무셨어요? | Good morning. Did you sleep well? |
More ways to say good morning in Korean
A common mistake with 좋은 아침이에요
Learners often translate word by word as 좋은 아침 입니다 with a space before 입니다. 이다 attaches to the noun: 아침입니다, 아침이에요.
Culture note
Traditional greetings like 안녕히 주무셨어요? (Did you sleep well?) are used with parents and grandparents in the morning.
How to practice
Link 아침 to breakfast: 아침 also means the morning meal, as in 아침 먹었어요?
좋은 아침이에요 writing worksheet (free printable)
Worksheet · Level 3 · Phrases
Korean phrase tracing worksheet: 좋은 아침이에요 (good morning)
One A4 page for 좋은 아침이에요: trace its 7 blocks (30 strokes), write other ways to say it, read three sentences and find 좋.
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Worksheet information
- How to use
- Say 좋은 아침이에요 out loud, trace each block from dark to faint, then write it on the line.
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What to learn next
Good morning in Korean — FAQ
How do you say good morning in Korean?
좋은 아침이에요 (joeun achimieyo) is a friendly good morning; 안녕하세요 works at any time of day.
How do you greet Korean parents in the morning?
안녕히 주무셨어요? (Did you sleep well?) is the respectful morning greeting for parents and grandparents.
Do Koreans say good morning?
They mostly say 안녕하세요. 좋은 아침이에요 is used, especially at work and in messages, but it is not required.
How do you say good morning to your parents in Korean?
안녕히 주무셨어요? — "Did you sleep well?" It is the respectful morning greeting for parents and grandparents.
How do you say good afternoon in Korean?
Use 안녕하세요. There is no common separate afternoon greeting in daily speech.
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