How to Say "Happy new year! / Looking forward to this year too~" in Korean — 새해 복 많이 받으세요! / 올해도 잘 부탁해~ (sae-hae bok man-i bad-eu-se-yo! / ol-hae-do jal bu-tak-hae~)

Textbook vs Real

Textbook새해 복 많이 받으세요sae-hae bok man-i bad-eu-se-yo

Real새해 복 많이 받으세요! / 올해도 잘 부탁해~sae-hae bok man-i bad-eu-se-yo! / ol-hae-do jal bu-tak-hae~

Why Koreans say it this way

새해 복 많이 받으세요 is one phrase that stays formal even among friends — it's tradition. 올해도 잘 부탁해 (take care of me this year too) is borrowed from Japanese culture but used casually in Korean. Korea has TWO new years: 양력 (solar, Jan 1) and 음력 (lunar, 설날).

Situation: celebrations

새해 복 많이 받으세요! / 올해도 잘 부탁해~

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