안전운전하세요
anjeon-unjeonhaseyo
The English phrase "drive safely" can be said in Korean as 안전운전하세요 (anjeon-unjeonhaseyo).
The phrase 안전운전하세요 is a common way to wish someone a safe trip while they are operating a vehicle. It is often used as a parting remark when someone is about to depart in a car, much like saying "have a safe trip" in English.
Which one should you use?
You may use 주의하여 운전하세요 if you want to emphasize being cautious while driving. For an informal setting, you can also use 조심하며 운전해 to mean "drive carefully", which similarly emphasizes driving with caution.
How does it change in a sentence?
To speak to someone younger or of equal status in an informal setting, you can shorten the phrase to 안전운전해.
How do you pronounce it?
anjeon-unjeonhaseyo
Did you know?
- In Korean digital slang, the phrase 안전운전 is often shortened to the abbreviation 안운. This is frequently used in online gaming communities or chat rooms when a player is leaving the group.
- The word for 'safety' in this phrase, 안전, is composed of two Hanja characters meaning 'peaceful' and 'whole', suggesting a state of being undisturbed and complete.
- The term 운전 (driving) is used in many different contexts in Korean, including the metaphorical 'driving' or 'operating' of a business or a complex project.
Examples in context
- 집에 갈 때 안전운전하세요.jibe gal ttae anjeonunjeonhaseyo.Drive safely when you go home.
- 비가 오니까 안전운전하세요.biga onikka anjeonunjeonhaseyo.Drive safely because it is raining.
- 항상 안전운전하세요.hangsang anjeonunjeonhaseyo.Always drive safely.
Example conversation
Minjun is leaving the office and saying goodbye to Jieun.
- 민준 Min-jun저 이제 퇴근해요.jeo ije toegeunhaeyo.I am leaving work now.
- 지은 Ji-eun네, 민준 씨, 안전운전하세요.ne, minjun ssi, anjeonunjeonhaseyo.Okay, Minjun, drive safely.
- 민준 Min-jun지은 씨도 조심히 들어가세요.jieun ssido josimhi deureogaseyo.Jieun, you get home safely too.
- 지은 Ji-eun감사합니다. 내일 봐요!gamsahamnida. naeil bwayo!Thank you. See you tomorrow!
