미안하다

Korean

Etymology

From 미안 (未安, mian, “shame”) and the native Korean adjective 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[mia̠nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[미안하다]
Revised Romanization? mianhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mian-hada
McCune–Reischauer? mianhada
Yale Romanization? mian.hata

Adjective

미안하다 • (mianhada) (infinitive 미안해 or 미안하여, sequential 미안하니)

  1. To be ashamed of oneself.
  2. To be sorry.

Conjugation

Interjection

미안하다 • (mianhada)

  1. I'm sorry (in addressing a person of low status, reflecting a minor infraction)

Usage notes

  • Often shortened to 미안 (mian, “sorry!”)
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