즐거운 추석 보내세요
jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo
The English phrase "happy chuseok" is translated into Korean as 즐거운 추석 보내세요 (jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo).
This phrase is a common greeting used during the Chuseok holiday period. You can use it in person or via text messages and emails to wish colleagues, acquaintances or elders a joyful holiday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means 'Please spend a joyful Chuseok'. The word 즐거운 (jeulgeoun) means 'joyful' or 'pleasant', 추석 (chuseok) refers to the holiday and 보내세요 (bonaeseyo) is the polite imperative form of the verb 'to spend (time)' or 'to pass (time)'.
How do you pronounce it?
jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo
Did you know?
- The name 추석 is tied to an ancient imperial ritual where the Emperor would worship the sun in the morning during spring, but worship the moon in the evening during autumn.
- In Korea, the idea of 'spending' the holiday often involves the concept of 귀성, which refers specifically to the mass migration of people returning to their ancestral hometowns.
- While you might say 즐거운 추석 보내세요 to wish someone a happy holiday, it is also common to see the phrase 풍성한 한가위 되세요 used in more traditional settings.
Examples in context
- 즐거운 추석 보내세요.jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo.Have a joyful Chuseok.
- 가족들과 즐거운 추석 보내세요.gajokdeul-gwa jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo.Have a joyful Chuseok with your family.
- 모두 즐거운 추석 보내세요!modu jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo!Have a joyful Chuseok, everyone!
Example conversation
Minjun and Jieun meet at a cafe before the holiday break.
- 민준 Min-jun지은 씨, 즐거운 추석 보내세요.Jieun ssi, jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo.Jieun, have a joyful Chuseok.
- 지은 Ji-eun감사해요, 민준 씨도 즐거운 추석 보내세요.gamsahaeyo, Minjun ssido jeulgeoun chuseok bonaeseyo.Thank you, Minjun, you have a joyful Chuseok too.
- 민준 Min-jun맛있는 음식 많이 드세요.masissneun eumsik mani deuseyo.Eat lots of delicious food.
- 지은 Ji-eun네, 다음에 또 봐요.ne, daeume tto bwayo.Yes, see you next time.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 추석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
