I will post a running list of good Korean phrases here. If you have a recommendation, please a reply here or PM me.

SIMPLE PHRASES
1. Yes - nay or yeh
2. No - ah-ni-o
3. No! - Shi-reo! (strong way to say no)
4. Thank you (formal) - kahm-sa-hahm-ni-da
5. Thank you (less formal) - koh-mahp-soom-ni-da
6. I'm sorry - che-sohng-hahm-ni-da or mi-ahn-hahm-ni-da (less intense)
7. I don't know - mol-lah-yo
8. Watch out, look out -Jo-Shim-Hae-Yo!

GREETINGS/FAIRWELLS
3. How are you? - ahn-nyong-ha-se-yo
4. Good bye - ahn-nyong-i kah-se-yo

SHOPPING
1. Give me - chu-se-yo (for example coffee chu-se-yo)

TRAVEL
1. Please take me - kah jew say yo (ad the destination in front i.e BX kah jew say yo)
2. Where is? uh-dee-ye-yo (Starbucks uh-dee-ye-yo)

EATING
1. Breakfast - ah-ch'im
2. Lunch - chum-shim
3. Dinner - cho-nyok
4. Restaurant - shik-tahng
5. Beef - soh-goh-gi
6. Chicken - tahg-goh-gi
7. Pork - tweh-ji-goh-gi
8. Rice - pahp
9. Bread - bahng
10. Salt - so-goom
11 Pepper - hoo-ch'oo
12. Water - mool
13. Bathroom - hwah-jahng-shil
14. Check/Bill - kyeh-sahn-suh

DANGEROUS PHRASES
You are sexy - Chuke-Chuke Pong-Pong
Do you want to fight? - chu-ga lay, or sour-lay
dak chu - [again, a is like 'a' in mark and chu is like u in church]; shut the **** up.

PAIN

apa yo [both a is pronounced as a in mark, park]: ~hurts

e.g) mok apa yo-->my throat hurts
noon apa yo-->my eyes hurt
dari apa yo-->my leg hurts
mu ree apa yo--> i have a headache

BODY PARTS

-mok[o in foe, go, etc]; could be either throat or neck
-noon[pronounce just like afternoon;but just make it short]; eyes or eye. both make sense.
-dari[a in mark]; leg. this also means bridge like london bridge. lol
-pal[a in mark]; elbow, arm
-ko; nose
-yip; mouth
-yip sool; lips
-mu ree[mu is like, u in 'much']; head
-gui; ears

(nu moo) bae go pa yo; i'm (so) hungry
[church]

If you have some good words or phrases, post a reply or PM me!

Mike

Actually, it means more like "Go to..." so you gotta watch out. If you have a hot girl with you and you say that, you'd be telling her to "go home" instead of asking her to "take you home with her".

I don't know if I am spelling or pronouncing this right but this is how it sounds to me., Somthing you never want to say to a Korean Female unless she is your wife or steady gf, is:
Chuke-Chuke Pong-Pong.. I have seen a lot of dudes almost get their ass kicked for this one.. I guess it's very disrespectful in that it means you have a hot body or very sexy or something.. at least that is what I was told by the Bartenders @ the Piano Bar.. another few that can also get you into a fight are chu-ga lay, or sour-lay.. i beleive they mean "do you want to fight?" and "do you want to die?" respectively..

Good reples.

Chuke-Chuke Pong-Pong, huh? Sounds like a good phrase to add! Anyone else know he literal translation? I will add this and chu-ga lay, or sour-lay into a special section.

Mike

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"Chuke chuke, pong pong!!" Hehe! That's a good one! Yeah, that expression is as bad as the classic American construction workers making remarks at women as they pass by. I can't translate it, but, I believe, the pair of "chuke's" and "pong's" are referring to each of two physical features men like about women.

I think the "Sour-lay" you are referring to is more like "Ssa-wool-lay" (sounded more like that when I heard that question). But I rarely hear that expression... I heard more of "Hahn-Pahn-Boo-tool-lay?!" when they asked me to fight. I asked what it meant and a Korean told me it literally means, "Do you want to go one round (as in a boxing match)?" The Korean guy said this is more of a 'tough guy' way to provoke a fight.

Speaking of fights, you guys ever notice a Korean never throws the first punch? They'll talk, talk, and talk until you hit them first. Then when you end up at the police station, it's like grade school: "He hit me first!"

Now that you mention it, I have seen many Korea arguments, but have never seen them go blow to blow. I have seen yelling for 10 straight minutes and none of them ever throw a punch. Come to think of it, I have never seen a fist fight in Korea!

I've had my share of fights back in high school...best advice is to avoid it at all costs (especially if you are alone). I always thought I was safe for being under SOFA and all until one time the KN police just held my friends and I (and let the Koreans go) all night at the station without notifying the MP's. They did not even bother for statements or anything; just tried to provoke us to cause more trouble. One guy even slapped my buddy on the head a few times. Finally, one of us literally escaped out the door and he contacted the MP's. About a half hour later the MP's came and escorted us out of there.

The 'funniest' part was the buddy who got slapped on the head got his revenge as we left by b*tch-slapping that cop that slapped him. That almost caused a 'department-wide' brawl as all the cops there charged at us. Lucky for us there were six MP's at the scene. We got REALLY lucky that night, though.

Interesting stories. The only time I was ever taken to the police station was on base at Osan years ago, when we were shooting pheasants near the base, and, as we topped a hill, we saw a Senior Master Sergeant jumping up and down near his SNARK MISSILE BATTERY. He claimed the spent shot from our shotguns had fallen on his missiles. There were no signs or fences out there, so we didn't know we were that close to the base. Anyway, they spirited us away to the AP Station, and held us for an hour. Soon a lawyer appeared, gave us back our guns, and said they could not hold us on a technicality. It seems there was an 8th Army Reg that said "No hunting on Post", however, this was an Air Force Base, and there was currently no Air Force Regulation. Can you spell RELIEF in Korean? [This is to bring us back to the subject of language.] Mike- I'll guarantee using the "Dangerous Words" will get one in trouble quickly. Anything sounding like chu-geo-yo has to do with death. Koreans often threaten to kill, but that just usually means things are getting serious. Yelling and a finger to the chest is usually as far as they get. Still, err on the side of caution. It is good to know what words NOT to use, and to learn that when you hear such words, it is time to learn the word for EXIT.

Not real sure of the way to spell but a handy phrase is Chokum man kidadesayo (Wait a moment please) It is the formal way of saying chockum man

Welcome to the forum Parisok! That's good advice!
I think I know what you mean...

Chokum Man Kidadesayo...

Chokum Man = "a little bit"
KidaRIsayo = "wait, please"

The Chokum Man I think you actually mean Cham Gahn man (wait or 'just a sec'), correct?

Here's another formal way: "Jahm Shi Man Kidarisayo"

Thanks, Parisok!