How to say to wash in Korean

Meaning

씻다 means "to wash." You use it when you clean your hands, face, body, food, or other things with water. In everyday Korean, you will often hear polite forms like 씻어요.

Example sentences

1. 아침에 손을 씻어요.

   I wash my hands in the morning.

2. 학교 가기 전에 얼굴을 씻어요.

   I wash my face before going to school.

3. 공원에서 놀고 와서 발을 씻었어요.

   I washed my feet after playing in the park.

4. 사과를 씻어서 먹었어요.

   I washed the apple and ate it.

5. 호텔에 도착해서 먼저 손을 씻었어요.

   I washed my hands first after arriving at the hotel.

6. 그릇을 씻어 주세요.

   Please wash this bowl.