To work in Korean 🇰🇷

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to work	일하다

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

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Tips to Remember:
• The word is composed of two parts: “일” meaning work and “하다” meaning to do. Think “to do work” which equals “to work.”
• Remember that many Korean verbs are formed by attaching “하다” to a noun.

Explanations:
• 일하다 (il-hada) means “to work” or “to do work.” It is a general term for working, whether in a job, at home, or any effort.

Synonyms:
• 근무하다 (geun-mu-ha-da) – to be on duty or to work (more formal, often used in contexts like official work).
• 노동하다 (no-dong-ha-da) – to labor or to toil (emphasizes manual or difficult work).

Conjugations:
Infinitive: 일하다 (il-hada)

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 일해 (il-hae)
• Polite: 일해요 (il-hae-yo)
• Plain (written narrative): 일한다 (il-han-da)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 일했어 (il-haess-eo)
• Polite: 일했어요 (il-haess-eo-yo)
• Plain: 일했다 (il-haet-da)

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 일할 거야 (il-hal geo-ya)
• Polite: 일할 거예요 (il-hal geo-ye-yo)
• Plain: 일할 것이다 (il-hal geo-shi-da)

Progressive/Continuous:
• Informal low: 일하고 있어 (il-ha-go i-sseo)
• Polite: 일하고 있어요 (il-ha-go i-sseo-yo)

Imperative:
• Informal low: 일해! (il-hae!)
• Polite: 일하세요! (il-ha-se-yo!)

Example Sentences:
1. 나는 집에서 일해요.
Romanization: Na-neun jip-e-seo il-hae-yo.
Translation: I work from home.

2. 어제 열심히 일했어요.
Romanization: Eo-je yeol-shim-hi il-haess-eo-yo.
Translation: I worked hard yesterday.

3. 내일 프로젝트에서 일할 거예요.
Romanization: Nae-il peu-ro-jec-teu-e-seo il-hal geo-ye-yo.
Translation: I will work on the project tomorrow.

4. 그들은 지금 일하고 있어요.
Romanization: Geu-deul-eun ji-geum il-ha-go i-sseo-yo.
Translation: They are working now.

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