When to use to wash in Korean

When to use it

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. 저는 아침에 얼굴을 씻어요.

   I wash my face in the morning.

2. 학교에 가기 전에 손을 씻어요.

   I wash my hands before going to school.

3. 공원에서 놀고 와서 발을 씻어요.

   I wash my feet after playing in the park.

4. 사과를 씻어서 먹어요.

   I wash the apple and eat it.

5. 호텔에 도착해서 먼저 씻었어요.

   I washed up first after arriving at the hotel.

6. 이 그릇을 씻어 주세요.

   Please wash this bowl.