Learn how to say many common phrases in Korean that people use every day to introduce themselves
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Tim: 안녕하세요 여러분. 팀입니다. |
| Debbie: Debbie here. Self-introduction and basic greetings. |
| Tim: 안녕하세요 여러분. Hello everyone. This is Tim. |
| Debbie: 안녕하세요 여러분, “Hello everyone”, Debbie here. Welcome to our first Basic Bootcamp Lesson. So Tim, I heard that today we are going to go “camping”? Did I hear that right? |
| Tim: “Camping!?” Well, actually we are going to “Boot-camp!” |
| Debbie: “Boot-camp!??”It sounds like we are about to join the army and get ready for hard training or something… |
| Tim: It may sound like that, but... this is “Basic Boot-camp” for Korean! |
| Debbie: “Basic Boot-camp for Korean?” |
| Tim: Yes! But first, what IS a boot camp? |
| Debbie: Well, by definition, it’s a camp for training military recruits. But the way we use it refers to how we’re going to help our listeners learn the basics that are necessary for the beginners before we delve into the Korean language. |
| Tim: Great, great! That’s exactly what this Boot-camp series is for! |
| Debbie: Then, how many lessons are there in this Boot-camp series? |
| Tim: We have a total of 5 boot-camp lessons. |
| Debbie: Okay, then what are we going to be learning in today's first lesson? |
| Tim: In this lesson, you will learn about "Basic Greetings". We'll start off by talking about the “two ways of greeting someone” in Korean. |
| Debbie: Two ways!?? |
| Tim: Yes, a formal way and an informal way. |
| Debbie: Very interesting! Let’s go over the “formal way” first. This conversation is between two adults who don’t know each other. |
| Debbie: Let’s listen to the conversation! |
| DIALOGUE - FORMAL |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕하세요, 반갑습니다. 저는 진석 입니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da. Jeo-neun jin-seok-im-ni-da.) |
| Ji-Su: 안녕하세요, 저는 지수 입니다. 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun ji-su-im-ni-da. Man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da.) |
| Debbie: Let’s listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Tim: 천천히 한국어로 대화를 들어보겠습니다. |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕하세요, 반갑습니다. 저는 진석 입니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da. Jeo-neun jin-seok-im-ni-da.) |
| Ji-Su: 안녕하세요, 저는 지수 입니다. 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun ji-su-im-ni-da. Man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da.) |
| Debbie: Now with the translation. |
| Tim: 자 이번엔 영어번역과 함께 들어볼까요? |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕하세요, 반갑습니다. 저는 진석 입니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da. Jeo-neun jin-seok-im-ni-da.) |
| Jin-Seok: “Hello, nice to meet you. I am Jin-seok. |
| Ji-Su: 안녕하세요, 저는 지수 입니다. 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun ji-su-im-ni-da. Man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da.) |
| Ji-Su: “Hello, I am Ji-su”, “Nice to meet you.” |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Debbie: So Tim, what do Korean people normally do when they meet for the first time? Do they shake hands? Or do they bow all the time? |
| Tim: Hmm… between two males, they bow first and shake hands later on as well. Between two females, or between one male and one female, they normally bow. |
| Debbie: So, bowing is a big part of the custom in Korea? |
| Tim: Yes, we bow all the time, whenever we say "hello" or "goodbye," any time... |
| Debbie: Got it. Listeners, keep in mind that bowing is a big part of Korean culture! |
| Debbie: Okay, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the phrases from the dialogue. |
| Tim: We have 안녕하세요, 반갑습니다 or 만나서 반갑습니다, and 저는 데비 입니다. |
| Debbie: Great! Yes, those three phrases are what we're going to learn about. |
| Tim: First, 안녕하세요. () |
| Debbie: Meaning “Hello”. Can you slowly say it one more time? |
| Tim: 안. 녕. 하. 세. 요 – 안녕하세요 “Hello”. Listeners, please repeat after me. 안녕하세요. |
| [pause] |
| Debbie: Okay, next we have, |
| Tim: 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| Debbie: Meaning “Nice to meet you”. Can you say it one time slowly again? |
| Tim: 만. 나. 서. 반. 갑. 습. 니. 다 – 만나서 반갑습니다 “Nice to meet you”. Please repeat after me. 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| [pause] |
| Debbie: Can we simply say 반갑습니다. “Nice to meet you” only? |
| Tim: Yes! 반갑습니다 and 만나서 반갑습니다 both mean “nice to meet you”. |
| Debbie: Great! Well then, Last we have, |
| Tim: 저는 데비 입니다. 저는 팀 입니다. |
| Debbie: Meaning “I am Debbie,” “I am Tim.” It’s an expression that is used when introducing one’s name. |
| Tim: Yes Debbie, let’s simply learn it this way… 저는 “I” + your name + 입니다 “am”. For example, with my name, 저는 “I” + 팀 “Tim” + 입니다 “am” = 저는 팀 입니다 “I am Tim.” Debbie, you try it, |
| Debbie: Okay, 저는 “I” + 데비 “Debbie” + 입니다 “am” = So it becomes 저는 데비 입니다 “I am Debbie.” |
| Tim: Good job, Debbie! Listeners, it’s your turn. Please repeat after me and say your name instead of my name. Ready? |
| Tim: 저는 |
| [pause for a sec] |
| Tim: 팀 “say your name” |
| [pause for a sec] |
| Tim: 입니다 |
| [pause] |
| Debbie: Therefore, all together, “I am Tim” is… please repeat after Tim and say your name instead of his name, |
| Tim: 저는 팀 입니다. |
| [pause for three sec] |
| Debbie: Excellent job! So let’s review all the three phrases. I will say the English and you guys repeat after Tim in Korean. Okay here we go, (강조하며) “Hello” |
| Tim: 안녕하세요. |
| [pause two sec] |
| Debbie: “Nice to meet you” |
| Tim: 반갑습니다. |
| [pause two sec] |
| Debbie: “I am Tim” and say your name instead of Tim’s, |
| Tim: 저는 팀 입니다. |
| [pause three sec] |
| Tim: Great! Now let’s listen to the “informal greeting” between two adults. |
| DIALOGUE - INFORMAL |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕, 난 진석이야 넌? (An-nyeong. Nan jin-seok-i-ya. Neon?) |
| Ji-Su: 안녕, 난 지수야. 만나서 반가워. (An-nyeong. Nan ji-su-ya. Man-na-seo ban-ga-wo.) |
| Debbie: Let’s listen to the conversation one time, slowly. |
| Tim: 천천히 한국어로 대화를 들어보겠습니다. |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕, 난 진석이야 넌? (An-nyeong. Nan jin-seok-i-ya. Neon?) |
| Ji-Su: 안녕, 난 지수야. 만나서 반가워. (An-nyeong. Nan ji-su-ya. Man-na-seo ban-ga-wo.) |
| Debbie: Now with the translation. |
| Tim: 자 이번엔 영어번역과 함께 들어볼까요? |
| Jin-Seok: 안녕, 난 진석이야 넌? (An-nyeong. Nan jin-seok-i-ya. Neon?) |
| Jin-Seok: “Hello, I am Jin-seok. You?” |
| Ji-Su: 안녕, 난 지수야. 만나서 반가워. (An-nyeong. Nan ji-su-ya. Man-na-seo ban-ga-wo.) |
| Ji-Su: “Hello, I am Ji-su. Nice to meet you.” |
Lesson focus |
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| Debbie: So how many phrases do we have to learn? |
| Tim: “Three”, It's the same as the “formal greetings”. |
| Debbie: Hmm… they are… |
| Tim: 안녕, 만나서 반가워, and 난 팀이야. |
| Debbie: Hmm… I see your point. We’ve just learned about the “formal” ways of saying “hello”, “nice to meet you” and “I am Tim”. Now… |
| Tim: Let’s learn the “informal” ways of saying those. First, 안녕. |
| Debbie: Meaning “Hello”. I see… 안녕하세요 becomes 안. 녕 – 안녕. |
| Tim: Yes. Listeners, please repeat after me, 안녕 |
| [pause for a sec] |
| Debbie: Next we have, |
| Tim: 만나서 반가워. |
| Debbie: Meaning “Nice to meet you.” So 만나서 반갑습니다 becomes… |
| Tim: 만. 나. 서. 반. 가. 워 – 만나서 반가워. Please repeat after me, 만나서 반가워. |
| [pause for three sec] |
| Debbie: Last we have… |
| Tim: 난 팀이야. |
| Debbie: Meaning “I am Tim.” I see… 나는 팀 입니다 becomes 난 팀 이야. |
| Tim: Yes! 난 “I” is a shortened form of 나는. |
| Debbie: 이야 “am” is a shortened form of 입니다? |
| Tim: Yes! Therefore, with my name “I am Tim” is 난 팀 이야. How about you, Debbie? |
| Debbie: “I am Debbie” is 난 데비 (이)야. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Let’s take a look at the vocabulary of the lesson. The first word is: |
| Tim: 안녕하세요. |
| Debbie: Hello. |
| Tim: (slowly) 안.녕.하.세.요. 안녕하세요. |
| Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 반갑습니다. |
| Debbie: Pleasure to meet you. Pleasure to see you. Tim: (slowly) 반.갑.습.니.다. 반갑습니다. |
| Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 저는 (네임)입니다. |
| Debbie: I am (name). |
| Tim: (slowly) 저.는. (네.임.)입.니.다. 저는 (네임)입니다. Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 만나서 반갑습니다. |
| Debbie: Nice to meet you. |
| Tim: 만.나.서.반.갑.습.니.다. 만나서 반갑습니다. Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 만나다 |
| Debbie: To meet. |
| Tim: (slowly 만.나.다. .만나다 |
| Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 반갑다 |
| Debbie: To be glad to meet. |
| Tim: (slowly) 반.갑.다. 반갑다 |
| Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 안녕 |
| Debbie: Hi. Hello. |
| Tim: (slowly) 안.녕. |
| 안녕 |
| Debbie: Next we have… |
| Tim: 나는 (네임)이야. |
| Debbie: I am (name). |
| Tim: (slowly) 나.는. (네.임).이.야. |
| 나는 (네임)이야. |
| Debbie: The last word is… |
| Tim: 만나서 반가워. |
| Debbie: Nice to meet you. |
| Tim: (slowly) 만.나.서.반.가.워. |
| 만나서 반가워 |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Debbie: Okay listeners, This time, let’s review all six phrases. I will say the English and Tim will say both “formal” and “informal” Korean for each one. Here we go, (강조 하며) “Hello” |
| Tim: Formal, 안녕하세요, Informal, 안녕. |
| Debbie: “Nice to meet you” |
| Tim: Formal, 만나서 반갑습니다, Informal, 만나서 반가워. |
| Debbie: “I am Tim". |
| Tim: Formal, 저는 팀 입니다, Informal, 난 팀 이야. |
| Debbie: Great! That's all six of them! |
Outro |
| Debbie: Ok, well, that’s all for today’s boot camp! |
| Tim: How did your first Korean boot camp lesson go? |
| Debbie: I hope we didn’t push you too much and I hope that you guys had a lot of fun with us. |
| Tim: I am sure they did! |
| Debbie: Thanks for listening and join us next time as we learn more about the basics! |
| Tim: 그럼 다음 시간에 만나요. Bye everyone! |
| Debbie: See you next time. |
Comments
HideQuestion, if two adults who are acquaintances already know each other and are meeting in an informal setting, why would they say "nice to meet you"? If they already know each other, do they still have to say this?
Hello Manada,
There's no major difference between the two. 만나서 반갑습니다 is just a bit more polite and formal, or more commonly used in written Korean!
If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!
Kind regards,
Hyeon Yeong Seo
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi! When do you use 만나서 반갑습니다 vs only 반갑습니다? Is there any difference between the two?
Hello jhi29,
In this lesson, we are talking about greeting both in a formal and informal setting. Although an informal greeting can be used in very limited situations (such as, between two classmates of exactly the same age at the beginning of the semester) it is also worth learning as part of the greeting ways.
Hope you find this helpful.
Enjoy your study and feel free to let us know if you have any inquiries!
Kind regards,
Hyeon Yeong Seo
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hello,
Maybe I'm missing something, but in the initial Dialogue, wouldn't it be considered rude to introduce yourself to someone using informal speech? It is my understanding informal speech would only be used correctly with people you already know & have a casual relationship with.
I'm curious why teach it if it shouldn't be used?
Hi Tekia,
Thank you for your posting.
As you name ends with vowel, we need to add 야(ya) instead of 이야(iya).
Don't hesitate to contact us if you have other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi! My name is Tekia. When I was practicing the informal way to say I am Tekia or Kia (my nickname), it was difficult to get the -iya out because my name ends with -iya. Do I was Kia-iya? Or is there a rule for people with names ending like mine?
Hi Chng Theng,
Thank you for your comment.
Chng Theng in Hangul would be 층(cheung) 텡(teng).
And 庄婷 is read as 장정(jang-jeong).
Feel free to ask if you have any other question.
Thank you!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi, May I ask what's my Korean name?
Both in English and Chinese
Chinese name: 庄婷
English name: Chng Theng
Hi Karolina,
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 카롤리나(ka-rol-li-na).
Feel free to ask if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hello! What is my name in Hangul? My name is Karolina. Thank you!
Hi Ivana Williams!
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 이바나(i-ba-na) 윌리엄스(wil-li-eom-seu).
Regarding 'V' sound, please see this lesson: 'F and V in Korean'.
(https://www.koreanclass101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-questions-answered-by-jae-11-how-do-i-say-f-and-v-in-korean/)
Please let us know if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
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How do I spell my name in Korean?
My name is Ivana Williams.
Hi memoona tahir!
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 메무나(me-mu-na) 타히르(ta-hi-reu).
Hope this helps you.
Feel free to ask if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi Alice!
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 앨리스(el-li-seu).
Hope this helps you.
Please let us know if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
please tell my name in korean. my name is memoona tahir.
Hi Bianca!
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 비안카(bi-an-ka).
Feel free to ask if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hello!
My name is Bianca.
How do I say it in Hangul?
Hi Gio!
Thank you for posting.
Your name in Hangul would be 지오(ji-oh).
Feel free to ask us if you have any question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi Isis!
Thank you for your comment.
Your name in Hangul would be 아이시스(ah-i-si-seu).
Hope this helps you.
Please let us know if you have any other question. Thanks!
Best,
Jiye
Team KoreanClass101.com
Hi,
My name is Gio
How do I say it in Hangul?