You've truly worked very hard

Day 199 — You’ve truly worked very hard | Korean Blueprint

Today’s Phrase

정말 수고 많으셨어요

jeong·mal su·go ma·neu·syeos·seo·yo

jeongmal sugo maneusyeosseoyo

You’ve truly worked very hard

Daily Tip

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Phrase Breakdown

정말

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truly / really

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수고

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hard work / effort

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많으셨어요

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you did a great deal of (honorific, past)

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You have truly worked very hard (respectful, past tense).

Example Phrases

프로젝트 끝내느라 정말 수고 많으셨어요.

peurojekteu kkeunnaeneur jeongmal sugo maneusyeosseoyo.

You worked really hard to finish the project.

끝내느라 is a clause meaning ‘in the process of finishing’; it implies effort expended for a purpose.

오늘 하루도 정말 수고 많으셨어요.

oneul harudo jeongmal sugo maneusyeosseoyo.

You worked really hard today as well.

하루도 means ‘the (whole) day too’; this is a common end-of-day expression in Korean workplaces.

덕분에 잘 끝났어요. 정말 수고 많으셨어요.

deokbune jal kkeunnasseoyo. jeongmal sugo maneusyeosseoyo.

Thanks to you it went well. You truly worked so hard.

덕분에 means ‘thanks to (someone)’; it’s a grateful acknowledgment of another’s contribution.

Related Phrases

수고하세요

sugohaseyo

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덕분에 잘 됐어요

deokbune jal dwaesseoyo

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정말 대단하세요

jeongmal daedanhaseyo

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Quick Review

노래방 갈래요?

Can you recall what this means?

noraebang gallaeyo?

Do you want to go to karaoke?