To promise in Korean 🇰🇷

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to promise	약속했다

How to say “to promise” in Korean? “약속했다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “약속했다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to promise in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the Korean word:
• The root word "약속" (yak-sok) sounds like “yak sock.” Imagine promising to get someone a pair of socks—you’ve made your “yak-sok.”
• Notice that 약 (yak) can remind you of “yack” (talk) and sok sounds like “shock,” so making a promise might shock someone with your talking—linking conversation and commitment.

Explanation:
• "약속했다" (yak-sok-haet-da) is the past tense form of the verb "약속하다" (yak-sok-ha-da), which means "to promise."
• The ending "했다" indicates a completed action in the past (i.e., “promised”).

Other words with a similar meaning:
• 약속하다 (yak-sok-ha-da) – to promise
• 맹세하다 (maeng-sae-ha-da) – to vow or swear (a stronger commitment)

Conjugations of the infinitive "약속하다" (yak-sok-ha-da):

Base form: 약속하다 (yak-sok-ha-da) – to promise

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 약속해 (yak-sok-hae) – (I) promise
• Informal polite: 약속해요 (yak-sok-hae-yo) – (I) promise
• Formal: 약속합니다 (yak-sok-ham-ni-da) – (I) promise

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 약속했어 (yak-sok-haet-eo) – (I) promised
• Informal polite: 약속했어요 (yak-sok-haet-eo-yo) – (I) promised
• Formal: 약속했습니다 (yak-sok-haet-sseum-ni-da) – (I) promised

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 약속할 거야 (yak-sok-hal geo-ya) – (I) will promise
• Informal polite: 약속할 거예요 (yak-sok-hal geo-ye-yo) – (I) will promise
• Formal: 약속할 것입니다 (yak-sok-hal geo-sip-ni-da) – (I) will promise

Example sentences:
1. I promised to meet you.
• 약속했어. (yak-sok-haet-eo) [informal]
• 약속했어요. (yak-sok-haet-eo-yo) [polite]
• Literal: "I promised."

2. She promised to call me.
• 그녀는 나에게 전화하기로 약속했어. (geu-nyeo-neun na-e-ge jeon-hwa-ha-gi-ro yak-sok-haet-eo)
• Breakdown: 그녀는 (she) 나에게 (to me) 전화하기로 (to call) 약속했어 (promised).

3. We will promise to help.
• 우리는 도와주기로 약속할 거야. (u-ri-neun do-wa-ju-gi-ro yak-sok-hal geo-ya)
• Breakdown: 우리는 (we) 도와주기로 (to help) 약속할 거야 (will promise).

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