What greetings or wishes are typically or traditionally said on during the Korean New Year holiday, 설날 (Jan. 28, 2017)?
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새해 복 많이 받으세요!
Literally, it means: "May you receive many fortunes in the New Year!" (Often you will see "행복" 복 written as 福, which is the Chinese character for fortune, happiness, or good luck. In addition, 복/福 is often written on a small money pouch: monetary fortune.)
- Google Translation: "Best wishes for a Happy New Year!"
- Papago translation: "Happy New Year!"
Google image search for 새해 복 많이 받으세요 shows many representative examples. I picked out a good one below:
A somewhat formal phrase that you might see in written language is
꿈과 소망을 이루시길 빌어요!
Something like "may your dreams and wishes come true".
Source: My (native) Korean teacher