안녕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 安寧, from 安 (“peaceful, tranquil, quiet”) + 寧 (“repose, serenity, peace”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠nɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [안녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	annyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	annyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	annyŏng
Yale Romanization?	annyeng

Noun

안녕 • (annyeong) (hanja 安寧)

1. peace; tranquility
2. wellness

Interjection

안녕 • (annyeong) (hanja 安寧)

1. (informal) hello (informal)

   안녕하세요? — 안녕? 마샤니? 나 아나야. — 죄송합니다만, 전화 잘못 거셨네요.

   annyeonghaseyo? - annyeong? masyani? na anaya. - joesonghamnidaman, jeonhwa jalmot geosyeonneyo.

   Hello. — Hello. Is this Marsha? It is Anna. — I am sorry. You have the wrong number.

   Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

2. (informal) good-bye (informal)

Derived terms

• 안녕하다 (安寧하다, annyeonghada, “to be peaceful, well”)
• 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
• 안녕하십니까 (annyeonghasimnikka)
• 안녕하십니다 (annyeonghasimnida)
• 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo)
• 안녕히 가십시오 (annyeonghi gasipsio)
• 안녕히 계십시오 (annyeonghi gyesipsio)
• 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo)