What is thank you in korean?

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Ian F

"Kamsahamnida" or "komapsumnida"

Kahm sah hahm nee dah

Koh mahp soom nee dah

More informally, you could say

Komawoyo

Koh mah wuh yoh

Kamsahamnida 감사합니다 is more formal. It comes from Chinese, and also exists in Japanese (感謝　though it is rarely used there) The word is "kamsa" and has "hada/hamnida" added to the end to make it a verb. Foreigners in Korea all know this word, whether they speak Korean or not.

Komapsumnida 고마워요/고맙습니다 is less formal, and is a native Korean word. It is a verb on its own. Foreigners don't usually use this word. An astute Korean will sometimes notice this, and using it can let someone know that you actually speak the language.

If you say kamsahamnida, no one will mind, though.

A very informal, cutesy way of saying it is "kamsa-kamsa."

edit: Some of the spellings and pronunciations people have given are wrong. Most are right, though, even some of the ones that differ from mine. Korean transliteration is kind of ambiguous, and the only official systems will be impossible to pronounce correctly by someone who doesn't know them. (gomaWEOyo, for example)

Ning

ku-maap-dahh (informal)
ku-maap-su-mi-dahh (formal)
kam-san-mii-daa (formal)

Karina P

Depends on whom you talking to, here are some basic 'thank you':
Formal situations and to older people (parents, grandparents, people you meet on the street, your boss and those with higher rank of status):
감사합니다.. pronounced 'Gam-Sa-Ham-Ni-Da' or
고맙십니다.. pronounced 'Go-Mab-Sum-Ni-Da'

Informal situations but to to more older people (like your seniors and colleagues):
감사해요.. pronounced 'Gam-Sa-Hae-Yo' or
고마워요.. pronounced 'Go-Ma-Wo-Yo'

Informal situations (to people whom you know very well like your friends and to those younger than you):
감사... pronounced 'Gam-Sa' or
고마워.. pronounced 'Go-Ma-Wo'

To know more about the language, you can go to:
www.tour2korea.com to section --> culture --> korean language
or go to
www.korea.net

hope I helped! ^^

°ĠיִяĿỵ°

According to http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm:

Korean (Korea) Komapsumnida
Korean (Korea) Kamsahamnida
Korean (Korea) [very informal] Komawoyo

Christy Davies

The Simple way is " Kom sa ham nee da" thats not the actual spelling obviously but our phonetic way ...there are other ways but to explain the different situations to use them would be much too much ...

gahm-sah-haum-mee-dah

나그네

감사합니다.
= garm sa harp ni da.
= go ma war.

Nathan D

Kamsahmida

camsean73

Kamsa hamneda, thats my phonetic version anyway.

girl23

kamsahamnita. i has a korean friend before. and also, i watched too many Korean tv series...

vickywwang

like in many asian languages, there are many ways to say thank you in korean depending on formal or informal and who you are speaking to. I don't know all the ways to say thank you but here are the ones i know:
Kamsahamnida (most common one used, if you aren't sure which to use in a situation just use this one)
Komopta
Kumawa (these two are not as formal)
Man-ga gaum nida (this one is really formal, usually used to adress the king. i think it literally means you are too kind or something like that)

Muslim

assalam o alikum sister,
this website wil tell you how to say hello/ thank you in more than 100 languages
http://www.planetpals.com/
http://www.planetpals.com/hello.html
happy surfing
Allah hafiz
and JAZAKALLAH (its muslim way to thank u)

Mr. G

thank you is: Kam Same Ne Da

Your Welcome: Chum Man Ney Yo

don't waist your time learning Korean though... I learned over 5 years to end up being able to talk to idiots who are too scared to talk with a foreigner. Hopefully N. Korea will attack soon. Take care.

E.Neil

'Thank You' is 'Gomapsupnida' in Korean.
It is pronounced "kamsamnida."

guacamole

Ghamsamida! (My husband is Korean)

Love Shepherd

What other people said is right about different ways to say thank you. It is somewhat complicated by having to change it depending on who you are talking to.

Here is a site that will let you hear what the somewhat less formal ways of saying thank you sound like.

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson05/index.html

dennis h

i cant type out korean characters (actually i dunno wat it was =P) but if ur keen to find out,
go yahoo web search: language toolbar/language translator

Ang3l_Of_Darkn3ss

i have no ideea but in japan it's "arigato"

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