Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
축하해! 행복하게 살아 / 결혼 축하드려요!
chuk-ha-hae! haeng-bok-ha-ge sal-a / gyeol-hon chuk-ha-deu-ryeo-yo!
“Congrats! Live happily / Congratulations on the wedding!”
🏷️ Any casual settingTextbook vs Real
Textbook결혼을 축하합니다gyeol-hon-eul chuk-ha-ham-ni-da
Real축하해! 행복하게 살아 / 결혼 축하드려요!chuk-ha-hae! haeng-bok-ha-ge sal-a / gyeol-hon chuk-ha-deu-ryeo-yo!
Why Koreans say it this way
Korean weddings: give cash in an envelope (축의금, congratulatory money) — amounts depend on your relationship. 행복하게 살아 (live happily) is what friends say. 백년해로 하세요 (may you be together 100 years) is the classic formal wish.
Situation: celebrations