{"id":5637,"date":"2018-05-02T22:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T03:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2018-05-02T21:11:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T02:11:56","slug":"happy-birthday-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/happy-birthday-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHappy Birthday!\u201d in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is hard to believe that we have already entered the month of May, 2018. Where did the time go? In May, there are several birthdays to celebrate, including mine; so this month often gives me a reason to pause from my busy life and also offers me a reminder of how grateful I am for my life and for my loved ones. Do you know how to wish someone, \u201cHappy Birthday!\u201d in Korean?<\/p>\n<p>A birthday is a significant day that people mark their milestones in their lives every year. Since people have one day special for themselves or for people around them every year, knowing how to say \u201cHappy Birthday!\u201d in Korean will be a useful expression for you to learn. If your Korean co-workers or friends have a birthday soon, it would be a great opportunity for you to show your gratitude toward their existence or simply to make them feel special on their birthday. The followings are three different ways to say \u201cHappy Birthday!\u201d in Korean:<\/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\/2018\/05\/Happy-Birthday-in-Korean-no.1-3.m4a'>Happy Birthday in Korean no.1-3<\/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\/2018\/05\/Happy-Birthday-in-Korean-no.1-3.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Happy Birthday in Korean no.1-3\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Happy Birthday in Korean no.1-3\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"by KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:13\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li>Formal: [sang-il chook-ha-hap-ni-da] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em><u>\ucd95\ud558\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/u><\/em><em><u>! <\/u><\/em><\/span><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Polite: [sang-il chook-ha-hae-yo] \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em><u>\ucd95\ud558\ud574\uc694<\/u><\/em><em><u>!<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Informal : [sang-il chook-ha-hae] \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em><u>\ucd95\ud558\ud574<\/u><\/em><em><u>! <\/u><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_5643\" style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5643\" class=\"wp-image-5643 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-321x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-321x350.jpg 321w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-939x1024.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by KLM<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently, I went to one of my friend\u2019s <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(birthday) celebration, and we all had such a lovely time together. Since everyone\u2019s life has been hectic in 2018, this birthday celebration gave us an opportunity to get together and to catch-up with each other. As numerous cultures do, Korean people celebrate this special day with a <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc120\ubb3c\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(present), <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uaf43\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(flowers), \u00a0a <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uce74\ub4dc<\/em><\/span>(birthday card),\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucf00\uc774\ud06c\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(birthday cake), and <em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ud30c\ud2f0<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>(birthday party).<\/p>\n<p>However, there is a special birthday food that Koreans must have. On a birthday morning, a Korean starts his\/her day with <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(seaweed soup). As a matter of fact, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0 <\/em>is one of my favorite Korean soups. If you enjoy watching K-drama, you probably have seen Korean people eating <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d \u00a0<\/em><\/span>on their birthdays.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5637-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/Happy-Birthday-in-Korean-no.-4-11-1.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/Happy-Birthday-in-Korean-no.-4-11-1.m4a\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/Happy-Birthday-in-Korean-no.-4-11-1.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>[sang-il] <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c<\/em><\/span> :\u00a0birthday<\/li>\n<li>Polite: [sang-il-ee un-je-ye-yo] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\uc774\u00a0<\/em><em>\uc5b8\uc81c\uc608\uc694<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">?<\/span> \u00a0<\/em>: \u00a0When is your birthday?<\/li>\n<li>[sun-mool] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc120\ubb3c<\/em><\/span> :\u00a0present<\/li>\n<li>[kkot] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uaf43<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 :\u00a0flower<\/li>\n<li>[ca-deo] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uce74\ub4dc<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 :\u00a0birthday card<\/li>\n<li>[ke-ee-k] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucf00\uc774\ud06c<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em>:\u00a0 birthday cake<\/li>\n<li>[pa-tee] \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud30c\ud2f0<\/em><\/span><em> \u00a0<\/em>: \u00a0birthday party<\/li>\n<li>[mi-yeok-gook] \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d<\/em><\/span> : \u00a0seaweed soup<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_5644\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5644\" class=\"wp-image-5644 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\ubbf8\uc5ed\uad6d-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by KLM<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every Korean has a birthday, one day special for him or her, so the above list of vocabulary and expressions will become very useful for you to learn. By the way, I would love to hear how to say \u201cHappy Birthday!\u201d in your language, and if there is any special thing your culture does to celebrate someone\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If you were born in May like I was:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em>\ucd95\ud558\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em>\ucd95\ud558\ud574\uc694<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc0dd\uc77c\u00a0<\/em><em>\ucd95\ud558\ud574<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(Thank you!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"321\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-321x350.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\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-321x350.jpg 321w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/05\/\uc0dd\uc77c-\ucf00\uc774\ud06c-2-939x1024.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><p>It is hard to believe that we have already entered the month of May, 2018. Where did the time go? 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