Learn how to use basic greetings
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| Welcome to Can Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use basic greetings in Korean. |
| For example, "Hello" is |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Seon-yeong Sim is the Yu family's Korean teacher. |
| Her schedule for the day is: |
| Yeon-a Yu at 9:00 a.m. |
| Ju-ri Yu at 12:00 p.m. |
| No-a Yu at 6:00 p.m. |
| Before you listen to the greeting exchange between the three pairs, let's preview its key components. |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello" |
| 안녕하세요. (enunciated) |
| 안녕하세요. |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| "Hi" |
| 안녕. (enunciated) |
| 안녕. |
| Listen to their conversations. |
| Seon-yeong Sim has a morning class with Yeon-a Yu at 9 a.m. |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. (Yeon-a ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Later, Seon-yeong Sim has an afternoon class with Ju-ri Yu at 12 p.m. |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| At the end of the day, Seon-yeong Sim has an evening class with No-a Yu at 6 p.m. |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello, teacher." |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. (Yeon-a ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello, Yeon-a." |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello." |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello." |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello, teacher." |
| 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.) |
| "Hi, No-a." |
| Let's break down each of the expressions. |
| In the first conversation, do you remember how Yeon-a says, |
| "Hello, teacher." |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| First is 선생 (seon-saeng), "teacher." 선생 (enunciated). 선생. |
| After this is the honorific suffix 님 (nim). It is used to address people of higher social status. It can be attached to the name or occupation of the person. 님(read slowly). 님. |
| Together, 선생님(seon-saeng-nim) is a common and polite way to address, "teacher," but in more natural English, "Ms. Sim," the teacher’s last name. 선생님. |
| Note, in Korean, it is common to address people by title plus honorific suffix rather than their name, such as 선생님 "teacher," like in the script, and 사장님 (sa-jang-nim) "boss/president." |
| Next is 안녕하세요(an-nyeong-ha-se-yo), "hello." 안녕하세요(break down each syllable and read slowly). 안녕하세요. |
| Note, 안녕하세요 is from the verb 안녕하다 (an-nyeong-ha-da) meaning, "to be peaceful, well." 안녕하다 |
| Literally, 안녕하세요 means something like "be well," or "Please be well." |
| Note: 안녕하세요 is the most common greeting in Korean and can be used at all times of the day. It can be translated as "hello," "good morning," "good afternoon, etc," depending on the context. You can use this phrase with someone who you are familiar or unfamiliar with and at all speech levels. |
| All together, 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.), literally "Teacher, hello," and in more natural English, "Hello, Ms. Sim." |
| 선생님 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Do you remember the teacher’s response, |
| "Hello, Yeon-a." |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. (Yeon-a ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| There are two parts to this response. |
| First is 연아 씨 (Yeon-a ssi), meaning "Yeon-a." 연아 씨 |
| This starts with Yeon-a’s name in Korean, "연아.(Yeon-a)" 연아 (enunciated). 연아. |
| After this is 씨(ssi), a polite suffix attached to a person’s name. 씨 (enunciated). 씨 |
| 씨 is commonly used among people of equal social status, age or position. |
| This suffix can be used with any gender, and can be attached to a person’s given name or their full name, but not the last name alone. |
| Together, 연아 씨, "Yeon-a." 연아 씨. |
| Next is 안녕하세요(an-nyeong-ha-se-yo), "hello." 안녕하세요 (enunciated). 안녕하세요. |
| All together it’s 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. (Yeon-a ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.), literally "Yeon-a, hello," but in more natural English, "Hello, Yeon-a." |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. |
| In the second conversation, which takes place at noon, do you remember how Ju-ri says, |
| "Hello"? |
| Hint: It’s the same greeting as the one used in the morning. |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Note that Ju-ri uses only the greeting without the "teacher" title. It’s perfectly acceptable to greet a teacher in this way. |
| Next is 안녕하세요(an-nyeong-ha-se-yo), "hello." 안녕하세요. |
| Seon-yeong's response is the same, "Hello." |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| In the third conversation, which takes place in the evening at 6pm, do you remember how No-a Yu says, "Hello, teacher"? |
| Hint: you’ve heard it before. |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Do you remember how the teacher says, |
| "Hi, No-a." |
| 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.) |
| There are two parts to this response. |
| First is No-a’s name in Korean, 노아(No-a). 노아. (enunciated). 노아. |
| Note: The teacher omits the honorific suffix when addressing No-a. Since No-a is still an underage student and this is a private lesson, the teacher opts for a more casual approach by simply using No-a's name without any honorifics. |
| Next is 안녕(an-nyeong), "Hi." 안녕(break down each syllable and read slowly). 안녕. |
| Note: 안녕 is an informal way to say "hello," and it’s used in informal situations, and can be used by people of relative higher social status towards people of lower social status. However, it should not be used the other way around. |
| 안녕(an-nyeong), which literally means "being well," is used to mean "Hi," or "Hello." It’s a versatile phrase that can be used when greeting people in the morning, afternoon, evening or night. |
| All together, it’s 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.), "No-a, hi," but in more natural English, "Hi, No-a." |
| Unlike other languages such as English or Japanese, where there are specific phrases used during different times of the day, Korean uses the same phrase at various times of the day. |
| The phrase you use will depend on the speaker’s relationship with the listener. |
| The most common greeting, which can be used in formal and informal situations is 안녕하세요(an-nyeong-ha-se-yo). |
| This is appropriate for almost all situations and should be your default greeting as a new learner. You can use it when speaking with people older than you, coworkers, and so forth. |
| In informal situations, or when speaking to someone who is in a less senior social position than yourself, you can use 안녕(an-nyeong). |
| Just remember that if you want to play it safe, 안녕하세요(an-nyeong-ha-se-yo) is the best option, as it’s polite enough to address people of higher social status as well as people who are of lower social status. |
| Let's review the greetings. |
| Listen and repeat, or speak along with the native speaker. |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello." |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| "Hi." |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| "Hello, teacher." |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.) |
| A formal way of saying "hello." |
| 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.) |
| Did you notice the last greeting? |
| 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.) |
| 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.) a formal way of saying, "Hello." 안녕하십니까 (enunciated). 안녕하십니까. |
| 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.) is used in formal situations, such as business meetings, speeches, and so forth, and can be heard in announcements or on the news. |
| You should be aware of 안녕하십니까. (An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka.), as you’ll hear this phrase during your Korean learning journey. However, you won’t need it for this lesson. |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember the honorific suffix used to address someone of higher status? |
| 님.(nim.) |
| 님. |
| And how to address a "teacher"? |
| 선생님. (seon-saeng-nim.) |
| 선생님. |
| Do you remember the polite and most common way to say "Hello?" |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕하세요. |
| Do you remember how Yeon-a says "Hello, teacher"? |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo. ) |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Do you remember how to say Yeon-a in Korean? |
| 연아 (Yeon-a) |
| 연아 |
| And how the teacher addresses Yeon-a? |
| 연아 씨 (Yeon-a ssi) |
| 연아 씨 |
| Do you remember how the teacher says |
| "Hello, Yeon-a." |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. (Yeon-a ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 연아 씨, 안녕하세요. |
| Do you remember the informal way to say "Hi"? |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| 안녕. |
| And how the teacher says |
| "Hi, No-a." |
| 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.) |
| 노아, 안녕. |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you're Ben, and you’re attending your morning class. |
| Respond by saying, "Hello, teacher." |
| Ready? |
| 노아, 안녕. (No-a, an-nyeong.) |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 선생님, 안녕하세요. (Seon-saeng-nim, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Let’s try another. |
| Imagine you're Yeon-a Yu, and you’re attending your afternoon class. |
| Respond by saying, "Hello." |
| Ready? |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| 안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.) |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Now, imagine you are, and you meet your classmate. |
| Respond by saying, "Hi," using informal Korean. |
| Ready? |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| 안녕. (An-nyeong.) |
| This is the end of this lesson. |
| In this lesson, you learned how to use basic greetings in Korean. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of using basic greetings. |
| Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
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