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Free English to Korean translation powered by AI. Get natural Korean text in seconds, with common phrases and translation tips. No account required.

AI Translate makes English to Korean translation effortless. Drop in up to 2,000 characters of English and receive an accurate, AI-powered Korean translation for free.

Korean (한국어) is spoken by about 82 million people across South Korea, North Korea, and Korean communities worldwide. It belongs to the Koreanic language family and is written in Hangul. Korean is written in Hangul, a featural alphabet designed in the 15th century, places verbs at the end of the sentence, and builds politeness levels into verb endings.

Your text is sent securely for AI translation and is never stored as raw content. English to Korean is one of 180+ language pairs AI Translate supports.

How to translate English to Korean

  1. Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
  2. Check the language selectors: English is the source and Korean is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
  3. Press Translate. Your Korean translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Korean phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Korean:

EnglishKorean (한국어)
Hello안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
Good night안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Thank you감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)
Please주세요 (juseyo)
How are you?어떻게 지내세요? (eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
What is your name?이름이 뭐예요? (ireumi mwoyeyo?)
I love you사랑해요 (saranghaeyo)
Excuse me실례합니다 (sillyehamnida)
Where is the bathroom?화장실이 어디예요? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?)
Goodbye안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo)

English to Korean example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Korean:

EnglishKorean
Good morning, how are you today?좋은 아침이에요, 오늘 어떻게 지내세요?
Where is the nearest train station?가장 가까운 기차역이 어디에 있나요?
I would like a coffee, please.커피 한 잔 주세요.
Could you help me with this?이것 좀 도와주실 수 있나요?
It's raining, so take an umbrella.비가 오니까 우산을 가져가세요.
Thank you very much for everything.여러 가지로 정말 감사합니다.

About the Korean language

People most often translate Korean for K-pop and K-dramas, business, and travel, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name
한국어
Speakers
82 million
Language family
Koreanic
Writing system
Hangul
Word order
subject–object–verb

English to Korean translation tips

  • English uses subject–verb–object word order, while Korean is subject–object–verb, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
  • English is written in the Latin alphabet, and Korean uses Hangul, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
  • Korean verb endings change with the social relationship between speakers, so the translator has to pick a politeness level, and sentences end with the verb. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
  • Korean has a rich system of speech levels and honorifics tied to age and social status; the translator defaults to the polite standard form (-요/-습니다), which is appropriate for most strangers and business contexts.
  • Sentences follow subject-object-verb order, so the verb comes last, and particles attached to nouns (은/는, 이/가, 을/를) mark grammatical role instead of word position.
  • Pronouns like 'you' are frequently omitted or replaced with a title or name, since directly saying '너' or '당신' to someone senior can sound impolite or overly blunt.
  • Korean is written in Hangul, a phonetic alphabet grouped into syllable blocks; unlike Chinese or Japanese it does not normally mix in Chinese characters (Hanja) in everyday text.

English to Korean translation FAQ

Do I need an account to translate English to Korean?

No. Open the page, paste your English text, and translate. AI Translate is free and requires no sign-up.

How accurate is AI English to Korean translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Korean results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Korean verb endings change with the social relationship between speakers, so the translator has to pick a politeness level, and sentences end with the verb. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Korean?

Hello in Korean is 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo). The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Korean expressions, such as 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) (thank you) and 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) (goodbye).

Can I translate Korean back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Korean to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Does the translator use formal or informal Korean?

By default it uses the polite standard form suitable for strangers and colleagues. Add a cue like 'formal, to an elder' or 'casual, to a close friend' to shift the speech level and honorifics.

Why is 'you' sometimes missing from the Korean translation?

Korean often omits the second-person pronoun or replaces it with a name or title, especially in polite speech, because addressing someone directly as '너' or '당신' can sound too direct or even rude.

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