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Korean · 31 October 2026 · Hierarchical Workplace Etiquette

수고하셨습니다.

sugohasyeotseumnida.

You've worked hard (formal honorific).

appreciation phrase

An essential workplace expression to acknowledge and appreciate someone's effort. It's used to thank colleagues or superiors for their hard work, often at the end of a day, a task, or a meeting. It conveys respect and camaraderie.

In a sentence

오늘 긴 회의에 모두 수고하셨습니다. 내일 다시 뵙겠습니다.

oneul gin hoeuie modu sugohasyeotseumnida. naeil dasi boepgetseumnida.

Everyone worked hard during today's long meeting. I'll see you again tomorrow.

The Korean word 수고하셨습니다., illustrated
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