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Korean Greetings and Introductions

This document provides basic Korean phrases for greetings, self-introductions, locations, apologies, thank yous, and farewells. Some common greetings include "Annyeong haseyo" which means "Hello" and "Eotteoke jinaeyo" meaning "How are you?". For introductions, you can say "Jeo'nun Yee imnida" meaning "I am Yee". Asking for locations uses the phrase "Eodi itsseoyo" followed by the place. The word for sorry can be said as "Mian hamnida". Thanking someone properly is "Kamsahamnida" while less formally it's "Komapsumn

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Korean Greetings and Introductions

This document provides basic Korean phrases for greetings, self-introductions, locations, apologies, thank yous, and farewells. Some common greetings include "Annyeong haseyo" which means "Hello" and "Eotteoke jinaeyo" meaning "How are you?". For introductions, you can say "Jeo'nun Yee imnida" meaning "I am Yee". Asking for locations uses the phrase "Eodi itsseoyo" followed by the place. The word for sorry can be said as "Mian hamnida". Thanking someone properly is "Kamsahamnida" while less formally it's "Komapsumn

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  • Greetings and Self Introduction
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KOREAN LANGUAGE

GREETINGS
HELLO – annyong haseyo (LITERALLY MEANS “ARE YOU AT PEACE?”) /
 annyong (INFORMAL)
 peace – annyong
HOW ARE YOU? - EOTTEOKE JINAEYO (PRON: CHINAEYO)
 Note: use this expression if you haven’t seen him/her in the
past few weeks or month
HOW IS IT GOING? - JAL DOEGAYO? (PRON: CHAL DE-GA-YO)
WHAT’S UP? - JAL JINAE? (PRON: CHAL CHI-NE)
HOW IS EVERYTHING? - YOJEUM (B)YORIL (SOMETHING SPECIAL) EOPJYO?
(PRON: EOP-CHI)
Nothing special – hal- ilepso

GOOD MORNING - JOEUN (GOOD) ACHIM IEYO


 Morning – achim
GOOD AFTERNOON - ANNYEONG HASEYO
DID YOU EAT A RICE? - BAP MEOGEOSSEOYO?
 Note: This expression is normally use as replacement to good
afternoon
YES, I ATE ALREADY - NE MEOGEOSSEOYO
GOOD EVENING- ANNYEONG HASEYO
I’LL LEAVE NOW. - MEONJEO GAGETSUEMNIDA

LONG TIME NO SEE - ORAENMANIEYO


(WHERE “ORAENMAN” MEANS FOR A WHILE
YES - YE

SELF INTRODUCTION
I am Yee – Jeo’nun Yee imnida
 I – jeo’nun
I’m from America – Jeo’nun America esso wassoyo / Jeo’nun Migug
esso wassoyo
I’m an American – Joe’nun America imnida / Jeo’nun migug-in
imnida
I’m a Korean – Jeo’nun hangug-in imnida
I’m a Filipino – Jeo’nun pilipin-in imnida
 America – Mi’gug
 Philippines - pillipin jedo
 England - yeong-gug
 Japan – ilbon
 Korea – daehan’min’gug
 France – peu’lang’seu
 China - jung-gug
Nice to meet you – Manasso bangap-sumnida

FAREWELL
SEE YOU TOMORROW - NAEIL B(W)AYO
Good bye – Annyong hi ga’seyo (if you are going to leave the
party)
 (informal) – jal ga (stay well)
Good bye - Annyong hi ge’seyo (if somebody is leaving the party)
 (informal)- jal-it-soe (please go)

THANK YOU
Thank you
 More formal way: Kamsahamnida (ga’m -sa-ham-nida)
 Less formal way: Komapsumnida (go’map -sum-nida)
 Informal: Komawo – (go’mawo)

APOLOGY
I’m sorry
 More formal way: Jo(w)e-song hamnida
 Less formal way: Mian hamnida
 Informal: Mian-hae

LOCATION
Where is the... – eodi itsseoyo...
 Where is the restroom? – hwajang-sil eodi itsseoyo?
 Where is the restroom? – sikdang eodi itsseoyo?
Over there – Jeogi- yeyo
Right here – yeogi yeyo
Right – oleunjjok (o-lin-jjok)
Left – oenjjok (wen-jjok)
 It’s on the left – Oen-jjok E itsseoyo
 It’s on the right – Oleunjjok e itsseoyo
Next to – Yeppe (yap-pe)
 Next to the restroom – hwajang-sil yeppe e-sseoyo
In front of – Ap’pe
 In front of the restaurant – sikdang appe e-sseoyo

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