How do you say "you're welcome" in Korean?
This is a follow-up question to How do you say "thank you" in Korean?.
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Here are some more to add what others have already aptly replied. The way of replying a "thank you" with "a-nim-ni-da" or "ani-ye-yo" ("[it's] nothing") isn't unique to Koreans. It's also common among Spanish speakers as in "de nada."
A reply that indicates that you don't believe a thank you was deserved (out of courtesy or whatnot), you could also say, "byeol-mal-sseum-eul-yo" (literal: "your words are exceptional") basically meaning the same thing in a conversational context.
And also, cheon-man-ae-yo ("you're welcome", literal: "is 10,000,000 (千萬)" where the numeric value is indicative of "much") is occasionally used in formal settings, although it is usually accompanied in a phrase, "cheon-man-eu mal-sseum im-ni-da," basically saying, "You overpraise," as a courteous reply to someone giving you a verbal accolade.
A reply that indicates that you don't believe a thank you was deserved (out of courtesy or whatnot), you could also say, "byeol-mal-sseum-eul-yo" (literal: "your words are exceptional") basically meaning the same thing in a conversational context.
And also, cheon-man-ae-yo ("you're welcome", literal: "is 10,000,000 (千萬)" where the numeric value is indicative of "much") is occasionally used in formal settings, although it is usually accompanied in a phrase, "cheon-man-eu mal-sseum im-ni-da," basically saying, "You overpraise," as a courteous reply to someone giving you a verbal accolade.
Jason Yun
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The English translation you're probably looking for is cheonmanaeyo: 천만에요.
That said, in Korean, it's actually rare to hear someone say this in response to "thank you." Instead, it's more often the case that the action or event that caused one to thank the other is underplayed or deflected. So in response to "thank you," Koreans often say something like anibnida (아닙니다), which in that situation means "it's not much" or something along those lines. This stems from the importance of humility in Korean culture--denying that your action was worth being thanked for is just another way to show this.
That said, in Korean, it's actually rare to hear someone say this in response to "thank you." Instead, it's more often the case that the action or event that caused one to thank the other is underplayed or deflected. So in response to "thank you," Koreans often say something like anibnida (아닙니다), which in that situation means "it's not much" or something along those lines. This stems from the importance of humility in Korean culture--denying that your action was worth being thanked for is just another way to show this.
Prashanth Akunuri,
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This video from www.talktomeinkorean.com might help to answer your question:
Billy Go,
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A more common way to say "you're welcome" is just using "no" in Korean - "a-ni-e-yo" works fine.
Also, "cheon man" doesn't actually mean "10,000,000." It's a shortening of 천부당만부당 (in Chinese: 千不當萬不當) which means "1,000 times no, 10,000 times no."
Also, "cheon man" doesn't actually mean "10,000,000." It's a shortening of 천부당만부당 (in Chinese: 千不當萬不當) which means "1,000 times no, 10,000 times no."
Joshua Mortensen,
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The Korean way of saying "you're welcome" is, "천만에요". Although, its not really used as often in Korean as it is in English.
Another, more simple and common way of saying, "you're welcome" is to simply give a polite "안이에요" accompanied by a slight bow.
Hope this helps.
