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예약하다 conjugation

to book; to make a reservation · yeyakada · sounds like [예야카다]

Short answer: “To book” in Korean is 예약하다 (yeyakada), which also means to make a reservation. Polite present: 예약해요 (yeyakaeyo); past: 예약했어요 (yeyakaesseoyo); future: 예약할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

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

예약하다 in sentences

All forms of 예약하다

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/어요예약해요[예야캐요]yeyakaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다예약합니다[예야캄니다]yeyakamnida
casual-아/어예약해[예야캐]yeyakae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다예약한다[예야칸다]yeyakanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?예약합니까?[예야캄니까]yeyakamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요예약하고 있어요[예야카고 이써요]yeyakago isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요예약했어요[예야캐써요]yeyakaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다예약했습니다[예야캗씀니다]yeyakaetseumnida
casual-았/었어예약했어[예야캐써]yeyakaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다예약했다[예야캗따]yeyakaetda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요예약할 거예요[예야칼 꺼예요]yeyakal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다예약할 겁니다[예야칼 껌니다]yeyakal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야예약할 거야[예야칼 꺼야]yeyakal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다예약하겠습니다[예야카겓씀니다]yeyakagetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …예약 안 해요[예약 안 해요]yeyak an haeyo
did not안 …았/었어요예약 안 했어요[예약 안 해써요]yeyak an haesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요예약하지 않아요[예야카지 아나요]yeyakaji anayo
cannot못 …예약 못 해요[예양 모태요]yeyak 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)세요예약하세요[예야카세요]yeyakaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요예약하셨어요[예야카셔써요]yeyakasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다예약하십니다[예야카심니다]yeyakasimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요예약하세요[예야카세요]yeyakaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요예약해 주세요[예야캐 주세요]yeyakae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요예약하지 마세요[예야카지 마세요]yeyakaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다예약합시다[예야캅씨다]yeyakapsida
let’s … (casual)-자예약하자[예야카자]yeyakaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라예약해라[예야캐라]yeyakaera
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고예약하고[예야카고]yeyakago
… so / and then-아/어서예약해서[예야캐서]yeyakaeseo
if …-(으)면예약하면[예야카면]yeyakamyeon
… but-지만예약하지만[예야카지만]yeyakajiman
because …-(으)니까예약하니까[예야카니까]yeyakanikka
… and / but (background)-는데예약하는데[예야카는데]yeyakaneunde
even if …-아/어도예약해도[예야캐도]yeyakaedo
while …-(으)면서예약하면서[예야카면서]yeyakamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고예약하려고[예야카려고]yeyakaryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러예약하러[예야카러]yeyakareo
before …-기 전에예약하기 전에[예야카기 저네]yeyakagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에예약한 후에[예야칸 후에]yeyakan hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는예약하는[예야카는]yeyakaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ예약한[예야칸]yeyakan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ예약할[예야칼]yeyakal
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요예약하고 싶어요[예야카고 시퍼요]yeyakago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요예약할 수 있어요[예야칼 쑤 이써요]yeyakal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요예약할 수 없어요[예야칼 쑤 업써요]yeyakal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요예약해야 해요[예야캐야 해요]yeyakaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요예약해도 돼요[예야캐도 돼요]yeyakaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요예약하면 안 돼요[예야카면 안 돼요]yeyakamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기예약하기[예야카기]yeyakagi

How 예약하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 예약해요, 예약했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 예약합니다, 예약하면.

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Questions

How do you say “book” in Korean?

“To book” is 예약하다 (yeyakada), pronounced [예야카다]. In a sentence: 식당을 예약했어요. — I booked a restaurant.

What is the past tense of 예약하다?

예약했어요 (yeyakaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 예약하다 (“to book”). Formal: 예약했습니다; casual: 예약했어.

How do you say 예약하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 예약해요 (yeyakaeyo). Formal: 예약합니다. Casual, with close friends: 예약해.

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

예약하고 싶어요 (yeyakago sipeoyo), pronounced [예야카고 시퍼요].

Is 예약하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 예약해요, 예약했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 예약합니다, 예약하면.

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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