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How to say “Have we met before?” in Korean
Check whether you recognize someone from an earlier encounter.
우리 전에 만난 적 있어요?uri jeone mannan jeok isseoyo?
Have we met before?
You can add the place where you think the encounter happened.
Use it in three situations
A familiar face
우리 전에 만난 적 있어요?uri jeone mannan jeok isseoyo?
Have we met before?
Remembering a class
전에 수업에서 만난 적 있어요?jeone sueobeseo mannan jeok isseoyo?
Have we met before at a class?
Recognizing someone at an event
전에 이 행사에서 만난 적 있어요?jeone i haengsaeseo mannan jeok isseoyo?
Have we met before at this event?
What to watch for
Treat this as a genuine question rather than insisting that the other person remembers you.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine meeting people. Say this in Korean: Have we met before at a class?
Reveal a sample reply
전에 수업에서 만난 적 있어요?jeone sueobeseo mannan jeok isseoyo?
Have we met before at a class?
Build a useful exchange
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
This expression 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.
