Pray in Korean 🇰🇷

기도하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 기도하다 as a combination of 기도 (“prayer”) and 하다 (“to do”)—literally “to do prayer.”
• Imagine starting your morning routine by “doing prayer” to recall its meaning.

Explanations:
• 기도하다 means “to pray.” In Korean, many verbs are formed by attaching 하다 (“to do”) to a noun.
• The noun 기도 means “prayer,” so 기도하다 is the action of praying.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 빌다 (bil-da) – can mean “to pray” in the sense of “to ask earnestly” or “to beg,” though it carries a slightly different nuance.
• 참견하다 (cham-gyunhada) is sometimes used in a metaphorical context of “praying” or “wishing,” though not a direct synonym.

Conjugations:
• Basic/Dictionary Form: 기도하다 (gi-do-ha-da), meaning “to pray.”

Present Tense:
 ○ Informal Low: 기도해 (gi-do-hae) – “[I/you/they] pray.”
 ○ Polite/Formal: 기도합니다 (gi-do-ham-ni-da) – “[I/you/they] pray.”

Past Tense:
 ○ Informal Low: 기도했다 (gi-do-haet-da) – “[I/you/they] prayed.”
 ○ Polite/Formal: 기도했습니다 (gi-do-haet-seum-ni-da) – “[I/you/they] prayed.”

Future Tense:
 ○ Informal Low: 기도할 거야 (gi-do-hal geo-ya) – “[I/you/they] will pray.”
 ○ Polite/Formal: 기도할 것입니다 (gi-do-hal geo-sim-ni-da) – “[I/you/they] will pray.”

Examples of Sentences:
1. I pray every day.
 • Korean (Informal Low): 나는 매일 기도해.
 • Romanized: Na-neun mae-il gi-do-hae.
2. She prayed for her family.
 • Korean (Informal Low): 그녀는 가족을 위해 기도했다.
 • Romanized: Geu-nyeo-neun ga-jo-geul wi-hae gi-do-haet-da.
3. They will pray for peace.
 • Korean (Polite/Formal): 그들은 평화를 위해 기도할 것입니다.
 • Romanized: Geu-deul-eun pyeong-hwa-reul wi-hae gi-do-hal geo-sim-ni-da.

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