잘 지내?
jal jinae?
The English abbreviation "hru" is translated into Korean as 잘 지내? (jal jinae?)
An informal abbreviation for 'how are you' used as a greeting to ask about someone's well-being.
How do you pronounce it?
jal jinae?
Did you know?
- While 잘 지내? asks how you have been, Koreans often greet each other by asking 밥 먹었어?, which literally means 'Did you eat rice?'
- While 'hru' is a casual English greeting, saying 잘 지내? to a person older than you or a stranger could be seen as quite rude due to the lack of honorifics.
- The verb root in 지내 is related to 지나다, which describes the passage of time or moving past a certain point.
Examples in context
- 잘 지내?jal jinae?How are you doing?
- 요즘 잘 지내?yojeum jal jinae?Are you doing well lately?
- 갑자기 궁금한데, 잘 지내?gapjagi gunggeumhande, jal jinae?I'm suddenly curious, how are you?
Example conversation
Two friends meeting after a long time.
- 지훈 Ji-hun민지야, 오랜만이야! 잘 지내?Minji-ya, oraenmaniya! jal jinae?Minji, it's been a while! How are you?
- 민지 Min-ji응, 나는 잘 지내. 지훈이는?eung, naneun jal jinae. Jihun-ineun?Yeah, I'm doing well. How about you, Jihun?
- 지훈 Ji-hun나도 잘 지냈어.nado jal jinaesseo.I've been doing well too.
- 민지 Min-ji다행이다. 정말 반가워!dahaengida. jeongmal bangawo!That's a relief. It's so good to see you!
