Korean · Real conversations
Visiting family: Korean conversation practice
Thank a host and take part in a family visit. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A guest visiting a friend's or partner's family.
Goal: Thank a host and take part in a family visit.
Read the conversation
Partner
어서 오세요! 들어오셔서 편하게 계세요.eoseo oseyo! deureoosyeoseo pyeonhage gyeseyo.
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Welcome! Come in and make yourself at home.
You
초대해 주셔서 감사해요.chodaehae jusyeoseo gamsahaeyo.
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Thank you for having me.
Partner
와 주셔서 기뻐요. 식탁을 차리고 있어요.wa jusyeoseo gippeoyo. siktageul charigo isseoyo.
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It's lovely to have you. I'm just setting the table.
You
제가 도와드릴 일 있어요?jega dowadeuril il isseoyo?
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Can I help with anything?
Partner
고마워요, 식탁은 다 차렸어요. 가족 이야기는 오랜만이네요.gomawoyo, siktageun da charyeosseoyo. gajok iyagineun oraenmanineyo.
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Thanks, the table is ready now. We haven't talked about our families in a while.
You
가족분들은 다 잘 지내세요?gajokbundeureun da jal jinaeseyo?
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How is everyone at home?
Partner
다들 잘 지내요. 부모님은 이번 주에 여행 가셨어요.dadeul jal jinaeyo. bumonimeun ibeon jue yeohaeng gasyeosseoyo.
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Everyone is well. My parents are away this week.
You
부모님께 안부 전해 주세요.bumonimkke anbu jeonhae juseyo.
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Please give my regards to your parents.
Partner
전해 드릴게요. 안나와 저는 몇 년 전부터 알고 지냈어요.jeonhae deurilgeyo. annawa jeoneun myeot nyeon jeonbuteo algo jinaesseoyo.
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I will. Anna and I have known each other for years.
You
두 분은 알고 지낸 지 얼마나 되셨어요?du buneun algo jinaen ji eolmana doesyeosseoyo?
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How long have you known each other?
Try your part first
Partner says: Welcome! Come in and make yourself at home. Your goal: Thank you for having me.
Reveal a sample reply
초대해 주셔서 감사해요.chodaehae jusyeoseo gamsahaeyo.
Thank you for having me.
Partner says: It's lovely to have you. I'm just setting the table. Your goal: Can I help with anything?
Reveal a sample reply
제가 도와드릴 일 있어요?jega dowadeuril il isseoyo?
Can I help with anything?
Partner says: Thanks, the table is ready now. We haven't talked about our families in a while. Your goal: How is everyone at home?
Reveal a sample reply
가족분들은 다 잘 지내세요?gajokbundeureun da jal jinaeseyo?
How is everyone at home?
Partner says: Everyone is well. My parents are away this week. Your goal: Please give my regards to your parents.
Reveal a sample reply
부모님께 안부 전해 주세요.bumonimkke anbu jeonhae juseyo.
Please give my regards to your parents.
Partner says: I will. Anna and I have known each other for years. Your goal: How long have you known each other?
Reveal a sample reply
두 분은 알고 지낸 지 얼마나 되셨어요?du buneun algo jinaen ji eolmana doesyeosseoyo?
How long have you known each other?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different relative.
- Offer to help set the table.
- Give regards to someone who is away.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
