[Korean Expressions] HELLO! Greetings! Pt.1 ~ Exploring Korean Language
Just like in any other language, common expressions start with Greetings. There is not a day when you do not want to greet the people around you with 'Hello' or 'Hi', or when you want to part ways, you say your 'Goodbyes'. In this post, you will learn about the Korean equivalents of these expressions which are commonly used in everyday life. You will also learn how to pronounce them and how to use them in a situation.
1.) 안녕하세요 (Annyeong haseyo) ~ HELLO
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안녕하세요 is the very common greeting in Korean. It means 'Hello' or 'Hi', but it is also equivalent to 'Good Morning', 'Good Afternoon' and 'Good Evening'. So, you can use this kind of greeting in any time of the day. You can also respond with 안녕하세요 when it is said to you.
I used to overuse this expression before. Then, someone mentioned to me that I kind of repeated the same expression (안녕하세요) many times in a day on the same person that it kind of became awkward. So, remember, do not use 안녕하세요 many times a day on the same person. Maybe, once or twice is okay but not more than that. I could teach other expression alternative to it on the following lessons.
To properly pronounce 안녕하세요, please listen to the conversation below:
만나서 반갑습니다 is usually used when you meet a person for the first time and you are glad you meet that person. It is the equivalent of 'Nice to meet you'. If you meet the person after a long time and you also want to say that it is nice to meet that person again, you can also say '반갑습니다 (Panggapseumnida)'.
To properly pronounce 만나서 반갑습니다, please listen to the conversation below:
3.) 안녕히 계세요 (Annyeonghi Gyeseyo) ~ SAYING GOODBYE TO SOMEONE STAYING
안녕히 계세요 is used when you want to say Goodbye to a person who is staying while you are the one who is leaving.
To properly pronounce 안녕히 계세요, please listen to the audio below:
4.) 안녕히 가세요 (Annyeonghi Gaseyo) ~ SAYING GOODBYE TO SOMEONE LEAVING
안녕히 가세요 is used when you want to say Goodbye to a person who is leaving while you are the one who is staying. You can also use this expression when both of you are leaving.
To properly pronounce 안녕히 가세요, please listen to the audio below:
5.) 감사합니다 (Kamsahamnida) ~ THANK YOU
감사합니다 is used when you want to say 'Thank You'. In return, you can respond '아니에요' (Aniyeyo), which literally means 'It's nothing' but can also mean 'No problem' or 'No big deal'. This is the most natural response of Koreans when one says Thank you. Since the natural response in English is 'You're Welcome', you could consider 아니에요 as that, without losing its real meaning.
To properly pronounce 감사합니다 and 아니에요, please listen to the conversation below:
6.) 죄송합니다 (Jwesonghamnida) ~ I'M SORRY
죄송합니다 is used when you want to say 'Sorry' in a more formal way. If you want to say sorry in a less formal way, you could say '미안합니다' (Miyanhamnida).
To properly pronounce 죄송합니다, please listen to the audio below:
7.) 괜찮아요 (Gwenchanayo) ~ IT'S OKAY
괜찮아요 is used when you want to say 'It's okay' in a less formal but polite way. You can also say this as a response when someone told you 'Sorry' and you mean that it's okay.
To properly pronounce 괜찮아요, please listen to the audio below:
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And that concludes the Part 1 of Korean Greetings! I hope you have learned something from this lesson. Subscribe to be updated on the next lesson.
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