나와 함께
nawa hamkke
To say with me in Korean, use 나와 함께 (nawa hamkke).
나와 함께 describes being in your company or doing something together with you.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is made of 나, me, the particle 와, with and 함께, together.
Which one should you use?
In casual spoken Korean, 와 is often replaced by 랑, giving the more natural-sounding 나랑 함께. 나랑 같이 해 means do it with me. 저와 함께해 주세요 and 함께 해주세요 both mean please be with me.
How does it change in a sentence?
To use it before a noun, as in the person who is with me, use 나와 함께하는.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as nawa hamkke.
Did you know?
- While 'with me' can be used for people, it can also be used in Korean to express a sense of shared fate or destiny in poetic contexts.
- While 함께 means 'together', it is often replaced by 같이 in daily speech. Interestingly, 같이 is a homonym that can also mean 'like' or 'similar to' depending on the context.
- In Korean, the choice between 나 and 저 for 'me' changes the entire tone of the phrase. Using 저와 함께 instead of 나와 함께 is not just polite, it signals a social hierarchy where the speaker lowers their own status.
Examples in context
- 우리 가족은 나와 함께 있다.My family is with me.Here 나와 함께 있다 says that the family is with me.Tatoeba #11107562 by intertime, translation #8592368 by CK
- 나와 함께가지 않을래?Would you like to go with me?나와 함께가지 않을래? invites someone to go with me.Tatoeba #8358083 by Eunhee, translation #4231231 by CK
- 톰은 더 이상 나와 함께 살지 않아요.Tom no longer lives with me.Here 나와 함께 살지 않아요 says that Tom no longer lives with me.Tatoeba #13158659 by atitarev, translation #5205165 by CK
- 친구들, 나랑 같이 먹으러 가자!Friends, let's go eat together!
Example conversation
Seoyeon asks Dohyun to go to a cafe.
- 서연 Seo-yeon나와 함께 카페에 갈래요?nawa hamkke kape-e gallaeyo?Do you want to go to a cafe with me?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 좋아요. 가요!ne, joayo. gayo!Yes, I'd love to. Let's go!
- 서연 Seo-yeon정말요? 고마워요, 도현 씨.jeongmallyo? gomawoyo, Dohyun ssi.Really? Thank you, Dohyun.
- 도현 Do-hyeon아니에요. 저도 가고 싶었어요.anieyo. jeodo gago sipeosseoyo.Not at all. I wanted to go too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
