How to Say "Good Luck / You Can Do It" in Korean

The everyday way to say it is 화이팅 (hwaiting). Korean changes the ending depending on who you talk to, so here are the forms you'll actually hear.

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Polite

화이팅

hwaiting

Strangers, shop staff, coworkers and most adults. The safe default.

Formal

잘 되길 바랍니다

jal doegil baramnida

Speeches, customers, older people and first meetings at work.

When to use it

화이팅 (also written 파이팅) comes from English "fighting" and means "you can do it!" before exams, games and big days.

Letter by letter: 화이팅

Korean is written in syllable blocks. Here is what each block of 화이팅 is made of.

BlockLettersSounds
화ㅎ + ㅘㅎ h, ㅘ wa
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ silent, ㅣ i
팅ㅌ + ㅣ + ㅇㅌ t, ㅣ i, ㅇ ng (at the end)

New to the letters? Tap through the Hangul chart to hear each one.

How to type it

On a standard Korean keyboard (2-set), press these keys in order:

GㅎHㅗKㅏDㅇLㅣXㅌLㅣDㅇ

Practice with the online Korean keyboard, or learn the layout in the typing test.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "Good luck / You can do it" in Korean?

The everyday polite way is 화이팅 (hwaiting). The formal version is 잘 되길 바랍니다. With close friends, say 화이팅.

How do you pronounce 화이팅?

It sounds like "hwaiting". Press the speaker button on this page to hear it.

Romanization: Revised Romanization of Korean, with sound changes. Audio: a recorded native-sounding Korean voice.
Last checked: 2026-10-20