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여행하다 conjugation

to travel · yeohaenghada · sounds like [여행하다]

Short answer: “To travel” in Korean is 여행하다 (yeohaenghada). Polite present: 여행해요 (yeohaenghaeyo); past: 여행했어요 (yeohaenghaesseoyo); future: 여행할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Note: with noun + 하다 verbs, 안 and 못 go before 하다 — 여행 안 해요, not 안 여행해요.

여행하다 in sentences

All forms of 여행하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요여행해요[여행해요]yeohaenghaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다여행합니다[여행함니다]yeohaenghamnida
casual-아/어여행해[여행해]yeohaenghae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다여행한다[여행한다]yeohaenghanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?여행합니까?[여행함니까]yeohaenghamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요여행하고 있어요[여행하고 이써요]yeohaenghago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요여행했어요[여행해써요]yeohaenghaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다여행했습니다[여행핻씀니다]yeohaenghaetseumnida
casual-았/었어여행했어[여행해써]yeohaenghaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다여행했다[여행핻따]yeohaenghaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요여행할 거예요[여행할 꺼예요]yeohaenghal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다여행할 겁니다[여행할 껌니다]yeohaenghal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야여행할 거야[여행할 꺼야]yeohaenghal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다여행하겠습니다[여행하겓씀니다]yeohaenghagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …여행 안 해요[여행 안 해요]yeohaeng an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요여행 안 했어요[여행 안 해써요]yeohaeng an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요여행하지 않아요[여행하지 아나요]yeohaenghaji anayo
cannot못 …여행 못 해요[여행 모태요]yeohaeng mot haeyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요여행하세요[여행하세요]yeohaenghaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요여행하셨어요[여행하셔써요]yeohaenghasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다여행하십니다[여행하심니다]yeohaenghasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요여행하세요[여행하세요]yeohaenghaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요여행해 주세요[여행해 주세요]yeohaenghae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요여행하지 마세요[여행하지 마세요]yeohaenghaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다여행합시다[여행합씨다]yeohaenghapsida
let’s … (casual)-자여행하자[여행하자]yeohaenghaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라여행해라[여행해라]yeohaenghaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고여행하고[여행하고]yeohaenghago
… so / and then-아/어서여행해서[여행해서]yeohaenghaeseo
if …-(으)면여행하면[여행하면]yeohaenghamyeon
… but-지만여행하지만[여행하지만]yeohaenghajiman
because …-(으)니까여행하니까[여행하니까]yeohaenghanikka
… and / but (background)-는데여행하는데[여행하는데]yeohaenghaneunde
even if …-아/어도여행해도[여행해도]yeohaenghaedo
while …-(으)면서여행하면서[여행하면서]yeohaenghamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고여행하려고[여행하려고]yeohaengharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러여행하러[여행하러]yeohaenghareo
before …-기 전에여행하기 전에[여행하기 저네]yeohaenghagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에여행한 후에[여행한 후에]yeohaenghan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는여행하는[여행하는]yeohaenghaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ여행한[여행한]yeohaenghan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ여행할[여행할]yeohaenghal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요여행하고 싶어요[여행하고 시퍼요]yeohaenghago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요여행할 수 있어요[여행할 쑤 이써요]yeohaenghal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요여행할 수 없어요[여행할 쑤 업써요]yeohaenghal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요여행해야 해요[여행해야 해요]yeohaenghaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요여행해도 돼요[여행해도 돼요]yeohaenghaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요여행하면 안 돼요[여행하면 안 돼요]yeohaenghamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기여행하기[여행하기]yeohaenghagi

How 여행하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 여행해요, 여행했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 여행합니다, 여행하면.

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Questions

How do you say “travel” in Korean?

“To travel” is 여행하다 (yeohaenghada), pronounced [여행하다]. In a sentence: 혼자 여행하는 것을 좋아해요. — I like travelling alone.

What is the past tense of 여행하다?

여행했어요 (yeohaenghaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 여행하다 (“to travel”). Formal: 여행했습니다; casual: 여행했어.

How do you say 여행하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 여행해요 (yeohaenghaeyo). Formal: 여행합니다. Casual, with close friends: 여행해.

How do you say “I want to travel” in Korean?

여행하고 싶어요 (yeohaenghago sipeoyo), pronounced [여행하고 시퍼요].

Is 여행하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 여행해요, 여행했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 여행합니다, 여행하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check