{"id":5184,"date":"2017-12-13T22:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=5184"},"modified":"2017-12-14T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T18:54:13","slug":"cheers-how-to-toast-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/cheers-how-to-toast-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheers! : How to Toast in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the end of the year 2017 approaches, many Korean people will plan a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/dont-go-to-sleep-on-new-years-eve\/\"><em>\uc1a1\ub144\ud68c<\/em><\/a> (year-end-party) with people around them. During the party, you will notice people raise their glass and often shout \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean. In this post, you will learn several different ways to say \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean so that you can enjoy your <em>\uc1a1\ub144\ud68c<\/em> with Korean friends and co-workers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac74\ubc30<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 is the most frequently used Korean word for cheers. Interestingly, this Korean word <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac74\ubc30\u00a0<\/em><\/span> is very similar to Chinese word, \u5e72\u676f(Ganbei), and Japanese word, \u4e7e\u676f (Kanpai), which they both mean \u201ccheers.\u201d You can use this word <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac74\ubc30<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 with Koreans whether they are older or younger than you are. Therefore, this simple Korean word <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac74\ubc30<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 will become handy when you drink with your Korean co-workers and friends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5185\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5185\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5185\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-350x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-350x332.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by KLM<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span>: the direct translation of this Korean word is \u201cfor ___\u201d, but its figurative meaning is \u201cwish for _____ .\u201d In many occasions, people will use this simple expression \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span><em>\u201d <\/em>by itself while they raise their glass, or they will add something before\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span>, such as \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud68c\uc0ac\ub97c<\/em> <em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span> ( for the sake of the company) or <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc6b0\uc815\uc744<\/em> <em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span> (for the sake of our friendship), and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac74\uac15\uc744<\/em> <em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em> <\/span>(for the sake of our health).\u201d \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ud654\uc790\u00a0<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\ub2e4<\/em><\/span>: <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ud654\uc790\u00a0<\/em><\/span> is actually used as an exclamation accompanied with singing or dancing to express excitement. However these two combinations, \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ud654\uc790<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 and <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\ub2e4\u00a0<\/em><\/span> are also regularly used phrase when you clink your glasses with others. When the person leading the toast in the group shouts\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ud654\uc790<\/em><\/span>, the rest will follow with <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\ub2e4<\/em><\/span> (Love it!)\u00a0The following examples are equally popular expressions for cheers in Korean. They both originated from three syllable acrostic poems. Consequently, the following explanation will become a helping hand in understating their figurative meanings in Korean.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9\ub098\uadc0<\/em><\/span><em>: <\/em>its root word <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9\ub098\uadc0<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 means a donkey in Korean, however each letter in the root word means the following. <em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9<\/em><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9\uc2e0<\/em><\/span> &#8211; you)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub098<\/em> <\/span>(I)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uadc0<\/em><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uadc0\ud55c<\/em> <em>\ub9cc\ub0a8\uc744<\/em> <em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span> &#8211; for our precious meeting)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\ubcf4\uac80<\/em><\/span>: its root word refers to a famous Korean actor\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\ubcf4\uac80<\/em><\/span>, however each letter in the root word means the following.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15<\/em><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\uc218<\/em><\/span> &#8211; clap)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubcf4<\/em><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubcf4\ub0b4\ub2e4<\/em><\/span> &#8211; send)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac80<\/em><\/span> (<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac81\ub098<\/em> <em>\uc218\uace0\ud55c<\/em> <em>\ub2f9\uc2e0\uaed8<\/em><\/span> &#8211; for your hard work)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad\ubc14\uc9c0<\/em><\/span>: its root word means a pair of blue jeans, however each letter in the root word means the following.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad<\/em><\/span> (youth)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc14<\/em><\/span> (right)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0<\/em><\/span> (from now)<\/p>\n<p>Besides the above examples of how to say \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean, you will hear this Korean expression \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc6d0\uc0f7<\/em><\/span> \u201c recurrently. Its literal meaning is \u201cone shot,\u201d and it means figuratively \u201cbottoms up or down the hatch\u201d in English. Thus, when you hear this <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/what-is-%ec%bd%a9%ea%b8%80%eb%a6%ac%ec%8b%9c-konglish\/\">Konglish<\/a> word, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc6d0\uc0f7<\/em><\/span>, next time, you will know what it actually means. However, remember not to have one too many\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc6d0\uc0f7<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 to avoid a terrible hangover the next morning. <em>\u00a0<\/em>I hope this post will help you to be prepared to say \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean when you clink your glass with your friends and co-workers, and have a great time together.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><em>!<\/em> <\/span>(Thank you!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><strong>**Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Cheers-How-to-Toast-in-Korean.m4a'>Cheers! How to Toast in Korean<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/Cheers-How-to-Toast-in-Korean.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Cheers! How to Toast in Korean\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Cheers! 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However these two combinations, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0\ud654\uc790<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc88b\ub2e4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 are also regularly used phrase when you clink your glasses with with others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>5.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9\ub098\uadc0<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9<\/em> <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub2f9\uc2e0<\/em><\/span> &#8211; you)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub098<\/em><\/span> <em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(I)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uadc0<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uadc0\ud55c<\/em> <em>\ub9cc\ub0a8\uc744<\/em> <em>\uc704\ud558\uc5ec<\/em><\/span> &#8211; for our precious meeting)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\ubcf4\uac80<\/em><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15<\/em><\/span> <em>\u00a0 <\/em>(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc15\uc218<\/em><\/span> &#8211; clap)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubcf4<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubcf4\ub0b4\ub2e4<\/em><\/span> &#8211; send)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac80<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>(<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac81\ub098<\/em> <em>\uc218\uace0\ud55c<\/em> <em>\ub2f9\uc2e0\uaed8<\/em><\/span> &#8211; for your hard work)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad\ubc14\uc9c0<\/em><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uccad<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>(youth)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubc14<\/em><\/span> <em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(right)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc9c0<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>(from now)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08. <span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc6d0\uc0f7<\/span><\/em> (bottoms up or down the hatch)<\/p>\n<div class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grammarly-disable-indicator\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-350x332.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-350x332.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/\uac74\ubc30.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>As the end of the year 2017 approaches, many Korean people will plan a \uc1a1\ub144\ud68c (year-end-party) with people around them. During the party, you will notice people raise their glass and often shout \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean. In this post, you will learn several different ways to say \u201ccheers\u201d in Korean so that you can enjoy&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/cheers-how-to-toast-in-korean\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":5185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[2871,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5184","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-korean-language","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5184"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5189,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184\/revisions\/5189"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}