Keep up the good work / Take care

Day 40 — Keep up the good work / Take care | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

수고하세요

su·go·ha·se·yo

sugohaseyo

Keep up the good work / Take care

Cultural Insight

수고하세요 is a uniquely Korean concept. There’s no direct English equivalent. It blends ‘thank you for your hard work,’ ‘take care,’ and ‘goodbye’ into one phrase. Saying it when leaving a shop or office shows warmth and cultural awareness.

Phrase Breakdown

수고

sugo

effort, hard work, labor

수고 implies toil and the effort put into work

하세요

haseyo

please do (honorific)

하다 + -세요 = polite honorific imperative

Acknowledges that someone is working hard and bids them farewell with encouragement.

Example Phrases

오늘도 수고하세요!

Oneuldo sugohaseyo!

Keep up the good work today too!

-도 means ‘also’ or ‘even today’.

수고했어요. 이제 집에 가요.

Sugohasseoyo. Ije jibe gayo.

Good work. Let’s go home now.

수고했어요 is past tense — said after completing work.

늦게까지 수고하시네요.

Neutkejkkaji sugohashineyo.

You’re working hard until late.

늦게까지 means ‘until late’.

Related Phrases

수고했어요

sugohasseoyo

Good work (past)

Said after someone has finished working.

고생했어요

gosaenghasseoyo

You worked hard / It was tough

Acknowledging someone went through hardship.

파이팅!

paiting!

Fighting! / You can do it!

A cheer of encouragement borrowed from English.

Quick Review

오늘 날씨가 어때요?

Can you recall what this means?

oneul nalssiga eottaeyo?

What’s the weather like today?