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Today’s Phrase
요즘 어떻게 지내요?
yo·jeum eot·teo·ke ji·nae·yo
yojeum eotteoke jinaeyo?
How have you been lately?
Cultural Insight
요즘 is one of the most common time words in Korean daily conversation. It instantly adds a ‘these days’ flavor to any statement or question. Pairing it with 어떻게 지내요? makes a natural, warm check-in that’s great for reconnecting with people after time apart.
Phrase Breakdown
요즘
yojeum
lately, these days
Time adverb meaning ‘recently’ or ‘nowadays’
어떻게 지내요?
eotteoke jinaeyo?
how are you getting along?
어떻게 (how) + 지내다 (to live/get by)
A casual way to check in on how someone has been recently.
Example Phrases
오래간만이에요! 요즘 어떻게 지내요?
Oraegammanieyo! Yojeum eotteoke jinaeyo?
Long time no see! How have you been lately?
오래간만이에요 = it’s been a long time.
요즘 바빠요? 잘 지내고 있어요?
Yojeum bappayo? Jal jinaego isseoyo?
Are you busy lately? Have you been doing well?
잘 지내고 있다 = progressive ‘am doing well’.
그냥 그래요. 평범하게 지내요.
Geunyang geuraeyo. Pyeongbeomage jinaeyo.
So-so. Just living normally.
평범하게 = normally/ordinarily.
Related Phrases
잘 지냈어요?
jal jinaesseoyo?
Have you been doing well?
Past version asking how someone has been.
별일 없어요?
byeoril eopseoyo?
Nothing special going on?
Casual check-in asking if anything new happened.
건강하게 지내고 있어요?
geonganghage jinaego isseoyo?
Are you staying healthy?
Asking about health and wellbeing.
Quick Review
배워두면 도움이 돼요
Can you recall what this means?
baewoduumyeon douumi dwaeyo
It will be helpful if you learn it