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

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살아오다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break it into two parts: "살다" (to live) and "오다" (to come). Picture someone “coming” through life—gaining experience along the journey.
• The sound “살아” reminds you of “salvation” (life-saving), while “오다” sounds like “oh-da”, as if arriving at a destination after living.

Explanations:
• 살아오다 means “to have lived” or “to have come (by living)”, emphasizing the journey of life up to the present moment.
• It often implies that the speaker has experienced various hardships or milestones along the way.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• 살다 – to live
• 생존하다 – to survive (though less about the journey and more about mere survival)

Conjugations (using the verb stem 살아오다, romanized as “sal-a-o-da”):

Infinitive:
 살아오다 (sal-a-o-da)

Present Tense:
 Informal low: 살아와 (sal-a-wa)
 Polite: 살아와요 (sal-a-wa-yo)
 Formal: 살아옵니다 (sal-a-om-ni-da)

Past Tense:
 Informal low: 살아왔어 (sal-a-wat-suh)
 Polite: 살아왔어요 (sal-a-wat-ssuh-yo)
 Formal: 살아왔습니다 (sal-a-wat-seum-ni-da)

Future Tense:
 Informal low: 살아올 거야 (sal-a-ol geo-ya)
 Polite: 살아올 거예요 (sal-a-ol geo-ye-yo)
 Formal: 살아올 것입니다 (sal-a-ol geo-sim-ni-da)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 그는 고난 속에서도 잘 살아왔어요.
 Romanization: Geu-neun go-nan sok-e-seo-do jal sal-a-wat-ssuh-yo.
 Translation: He has lived well despite hardships.

2. 나는 여기까지 살아왔어.
 Romanization: Na-neun yeo-gi-kkaji sal-a-wat-suh.
 Translation: I have come this far in life.

3. 그녀는 자신만의 방식으로 살아와요.
 Romanization: Geu-nyeo-neun ja-sin-man-ui bang-sik-eu-ro sal-a-wa-yo.
 Translation: She has lived her life in her own way.

4. 앞으로도 힘차게 살아올 거예요.
 Romanization: Ap-eu-ro-do him-cha-ge sal-a-ol geo-ye-yo.
 Translation: I will continue to live vigorously in the future.

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