즐거운 연휴 보내세요
jeulgeoun yeonhyu bonaeseyo
The Korean phrase for "happy holiday" is 즐거운 연휴 보내세요 (jeulgeoun yeonhyu bonaeseyo).
This phrase is used to wish someone an enjoyable time during a period of public holidays.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 즐거운 (pleasant/joyful), 연휴 (long holiday/consecutive holidays) and 보내세요 (please spend/have).
Which one should you use?
You might also use 즐거운 휴일 되세요 to say "Have a pleasant holiday" or 행복한 휴일 보내세요 to mean "Spend a happy holiday."
How does it change in a sentence?
You can adjust the level of formality by changing the verb ending. Dropping the polite ending -세요 to create 즐거운 연휴 보내 makes the phrase informal. Conversely, changing the ending to -십시오 to create 즐거운 연휴 보내십시오 makes the phrase highly formal and respectful.
How do you pronounce it?
jeulgeoun yeonhyu bonaeseyo
Did you know?
- Koreans often use the phrase 꿀연휴 to describe a 'honey holiday', meaning a particularly perfect or long break.
- The word 연휴 is a Sino-Korean word derived from the Chinese characters 連 meaning 'connect' and 休 meaning 'rest'.
- During the massive Lunar New Year holiday, people often prefer specific traditional greetings over the general 즐거운 연휴 보내세요.
Examples in context
- 즐거운 연휴 보내세요.jeul-geo-un yeon-hyu bo-nae-se-yo.Have a happy holiday.
- 가족들과 즐거운 연휴 보내세요.ga-jok-deul-gwa jeul-geo-un yeon-hyu bo-nae-se-yo.Have a happy holiday with your family.
- 모두 즐거운 연휴 보내세요!mo-du jeul-geo-un yeon-hyu bo-nae-se-yo!Everyone, have a happy holiday!
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Minji are leaving the office before a long holiday weekend.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지 씨, 즐거운 연휴 보내세요.Min-ji ssi, jeul-geo-un yeon-hyu bo-nae-se-yo.Minji, have a happy holiday.
- 민지 Min-ji네, 현우 씨도 즐거운 연휴 보내세요.ne, Hyeon-u ssi-do jeul-geo-un yeon-hyu bo-nae-se-yo.Yes, Hyunwoo, you have a happy holiday too.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo고맙습니다. 월요일에 만나요.go-map-seum-ni-da. wol-yo-il-e man-na-yo.Thank you. See you on Monday.
- 민지 Min-ji네, 월요일에 봬요!ne, wol-yo-il-e bwae-yo!Yes, see you on Monday!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 연휴, CC BY-SA 4.0.
