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Introduction
First Impressions - Wow Your Korean Friends!

Korean Hangul Romanization English Vocabulary Grammar Points Cultural Insight

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Korean Hangul (1) (2) . . . . . .

Romanization (1)hyeonu (2)gyeong-eun annyeonghaseyo. jeo-neun seonhyeonu-imnida. cheoeum boepgessseumnida. annyeonghaseyo. jeo-neun choegyeongeun-imnida. cheoeum boepgessseumnida.

English (1)Hyunwoo (2)Gyeong-Eun Hello. I'm Hyunwoo. It's nice to meet you. Hello. I'm Gyeong-Eun. It's nice to meet you.

Hangul .

Vocabulary Romanization English annyeonghaseyo Hello. cheoeum Its nice to meet you. boepgetseubnida jeo I (humble) neun topic marking particle ida to be

Synonyms

Vocabulary Sample Sentences . . . . . . . Hello. How do you do? How do you do? Nice to meet you. I am Kyoungmi Kim. David is a student. I am Kyoungwoo Lee.

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Grammar Points "Hello."

( annyeonghaseyo is one of the most basic greetings in Korean. It's a polite way ) of saying "Hello." "Good morning." "Good afternoon." You can say this expression at any time of the day, whenever you greet someone for the first time, or for the first time on that specifi day. ( annyeong literally means peace and well-being, and haseyo) literally ) ( mean "please do." Therefore literally means "Please be well." or as a question it can mean "Are you well and happy?"

( annyeonghaseyo is a polite expression so you can say this to anyone in any ) place, i.e. in a shop, in business occasion, and etc. But if you are talking with a close friend, close family member, or people who are obviously younger than you or the same age as you, you can drop the last three letters and just say ( annyeong which is more casual and ), intimate. Be careful not to say just ( annyeong to someone who you've met for the first ) time. When someone greets you with ( annyeonghaseyo, you can greet back with the ) same expression, ( annyeonghaseyo. )

Example: A: . ( B: . ( _____ "I am ______." annyeonghaseyo "Hello." ) annyeonghaseyo "Hi." )

_____ ( jeo-neun ____ imnida ) means "I am _____." The first letter, ( means jeo) "I" and it's a polite, humbling word.neun is a word that marks the topic/subject of the ( ) sentence, and ( imnida works like the verb "to be" in English. You can put in the word ) that describes the subject between ( ) and ( imnida neun ).

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The word that comes before (imnida can be nouns that express titles, occupations, ) names, nationalities and etc. Example: 1. James. ( 2. . ( 3. . ( "Nice to meet you." jeo-neun James-imnida ) "I'm James." jeo-neun haksaeng-imnida ) "I'm a student." jeo-neun migugin-imnida American." ) "I'm

( cheoeum boepgesseumnida a phrase that you can use when you first ) is meet someone, and this can be an equivalent for the phrases "How do you do?" or "It is nice to meet you." The first word cheoeum means "for the first time" and ( ( ) boepgesseumnida is a humbling way of saying "I'm seeing you." So together the phrase ) ( cheoeum boepgesseumnida ) literally means "I'm meeting you for the first time now." or "This is the first time I'm meeting you." You can repeat the same phrase in response to someone's greeting. Example: A: . . ( annyeonghaseyo. cheoeum boepgesseumnida nice to ) "Hi, meet you." B: . ( cheoeum boepgesseumnida ) "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Cultural Insight When greeting people politely, it is expected of you to make a light bow, usually your arms attached closely to your body or folded in front of your body, unless you're offering or being offered a handshake.

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