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How to tell someone to 'Be Careful!'

Min Sung Kim
Oct 2, 2023
Scenarios Intermediate

15-min Lesson Goals

You can encounter many different scenarios while on holiday in Korea - some of them dangerous!

Today, we're going to learn how to say 'Watch out!' or 'Be careful!' in Korean.

A Bit of a Lesson

μœ„ν—˜ν•΄!

  • μœ„ν—˜ = danger(ous)
  • ν•˜λ‹€ = to do/be
  • μœ„ν—˜ν•˜λ‹€ = to be dangerous
  • μœ„ν—˜ν•΄! = it's dangerous!

If you see a dangerous situation and want to alert them. This is how to say 'Look out!' or 'Watch out!' or 'It's dangerous!' in Korean.

쑰심해!

  • 쑰심 = careful
  • ν•˜λ‹€ = to be/do
  • μ‘°μ‹¬ν•˜λ‹€ = to be careful

This is how to say 'Be careful!' in Korean. So if you see someone walking into a dangerous situation, warn them by saying: '쑰심해!'

 

Now you know how to warn someone in Korean, next time you see a dangerous situation alert people using these new phrases!

 

Knowledge Check!

What does 'μœ„ν—˜' mean?

Danger To watch To go out Careful

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