천만에요

Korean

Alternative forms
  • (misspelling) 천만해요 (cheonmanhaeyo)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹nma̠ne̞jo]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [천마네요]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonmaneyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonman'eyo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnmaneyo
Yale Romanization?chenman.eyyo

Interjection

천만에요 • (cheonmaneyo)

  1. (after receiving thanks, dated) you're welcome!

Usage notes

How to say 'You're welcome' in Korean by Korean Lab.

This is normally used as the translation of "you're welcome" in English but is not common now. However, one can say "It's nothing," or 괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo, “it's okay”), 아니에요 (anieyo, “"don't mention it"”), 네 (ne, “yes; it's all right, you're welcome”), or rarely 별말씀을요 (byeolmalsseumeuryo) in general.

Synonyms
  • 네 (ne, “it's my pleasure”)
  • 아니에요 (anieyo, “it’s nothing”) (→ 아니다 (anida))
  • 괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo, “it’s OK”) (→ 괜찮다 (gwaenchanta))
  • 뭘요 (mworyo, “for what(it's nothing)”)
  • 별말씀을요 (byeolmalsseumeuryo, “don't mention it”)
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