조심히 들어가세요
josimhi deureogaseyo
In Korean, "get home safely" is said as 조심히 들어가세요 (josimhi deureogaseyo).
This phrase is most commonly used when a gathering or meeting has ended and you are saying goodbye to someone as they depart.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "go in carefully," where 들어가다 (to go in) is used to mean "to head home" or "to enter one's house."
Which one should you use?
The informal 잘 들어가. is a very informal way to say "get home safely" and means "go in well."
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form 조심히 들어가세요 is polite and suitable for use with acquaintances, colleagues or elders. The informal version 조심히 들어가 is used with close friends or people younger than you.
How do you pronounce it?
josimhi deureogaseyo
Did you know?
- While 조심히 들어가세요 is a parting phrase, it is common in Korea to continue texting your friend or colleague to ask 집에 도착했어? ('did you arrive home?') once they actually get there.
- The verb 들어가다 ('to go in') is used because the home is viewed as a sanctuary or a contained space one enters, rather than a destination one travels to.
- If you are leaving a restaurant or a shop, staff might use a variation of this phrase to wish you a safe journey, even though you are not heading directly to your house.
Examples in context
- 잘 들어가.Get home safely
- 조심히 들어가세요.joshimhi deureogaseyo.Get home safely.
- 집에 조심히 들어가세요.jibe joshimhi deureogaseyo.Please get home safely.
- 다들 조심히 들어가세요.dadeul joshimhi deureogaseyo.Everyone, get home safely.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Seoyeon are saying goodbye after a dinner party.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo오늘 즐거웠어요. 조심히 들어가세요.oneul jeulgeowosseoyo. joshimhi deureogaseyo.I had fun today. Get home safely.
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 현우 씨도 조심히 들어가세요.ne, hyeonwoo ssido joshimhi deureogaseyo.Yes, Hyunwoo, you get home safely too.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 내일 연락할게요.ne, naeil yeollak-halgeyo.Okay, I will contact you tomorrow.
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 안녕히 가세요.ne, annyeonghi gaseyo.Okay, goodbye.
