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How to Say Thank You in Korean: Which Form for Which Person
How to say thank you in Korean: 감사합니다 and 고맙습니다 are both fully polite, 고마워요 is everyday polite, and 고마워 is for close friends and younger family.
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Korean sentence structure, explained from the end: the ending is where a sentence names, requests or wants something, and it sets the politeness level. Six fixed endings such as -주세요 carry most of a week-long trip, with any noun or verb slotted in front. Thank-yous work the same way: the National Institute of Korean Language declines to rank 감사합니다 above 고맙습니다; the ending changes with the person.
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How to say thank you in Korean: 감사합니다 and 고맙습니다 are both fully polite, 고마워요 is everyday polite, and 고마워 is for close friends and younger family.
The six Korean grammar patterns that get you through ordering, asking prices, and directions on a week-long trip — no conjugation charts, no full course.