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Welcome to Can Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use essential social expressions in Korean.
For example, "Excuse me" is
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
Ju-ri Yu is on the train. A fellow passenger drops his wallet as he exits the train. Ju-ri Yu picks up the wallet and chases after the man.
Before you listen to the dialogue, let's preview some of its key components.
저기요 (Jeo-gi-yo)
"Excuse me"
저기요 (enunciated)
저기요
아니에요 (A-ni-e-yo)
"not at all"
아니에요 (enunciated)
아니에요
감사합니다 (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da)
"Thank you"
감사합니다 (enunciated)
감사합니다
괜찮아요 (Gwaen-chan-a-yo)
"it’s alright"
괜찮아요 (enunciated)
괜찮아요
Listen to the following three short dialogues between Ju-ri Yu and the man.
Ju-ri is chasing the man on the platform with the wallet in her hand.
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
네? (Ne?)
Ju-ri Yu hands the man the wallet, and he thanks Ju-ri Yu.
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
Ju-ri Yu turns to board the train, but the doors shut. The man apologizes.
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
Once more with the English translation.
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
"Excuse me."
네? (Ne?)
"Yes?"
Ju-ri hands the man the wallet, and he thanks Ju-ri.
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
"Thank you."
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
"Not at all."
Ju-ri turns to board the train, but the doors shut. The man apologizes.
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
"I'm sorry."
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
"It's alright."
Let’s take a closer look at these three conversations.
First, do you remember how Ju-ri Yu says,
"Excuse me."
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
First is 저기 (jeo-gi), literally, “over there.” It refers to a place that is a bit away from the speaker. It can be used to call a person as in the dialogue. 저기 (enunciated). 저기.
Next is 요 (yo), a polite, informal sentence ending. 요 (enunciated) 요.
Note, adding 요 (yo) at the end of a sentence makes it more polite.
All together 저기요 (Jeo-gi-yo), literally means “over there”, but it translates as “excuse me.”
저기요 (enunciated). 저기요.
Do you remember how the passenger acknowledges Ju-ri by saying,
"Yes?"
네? (Ne?)
"Yes?" 네? (Ne?) (enunciated). 네? (Ne?)
The second part of the conversation takes place after Ju-ri returns the passenger’s wallet.
Do you remember how the passenger politely says,
"Thank you."
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
"Thank you."
감사합니다 (enunciated). 감사합니다.
감사합니다. is the honorific form of the verb 감사하다 (gam-sa-ha-da), meaning “to appreciate.” 감사하다
By using the honorific form 합니다(ham-ni-da), it becomes the most polite way of thanking someone. 감사합니다.
Do you remember how Ju-ri says,
"Not at all."
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
"Not at all."
아니에요. "Not at all." 아니에요. (enunciated). 아니에요.
아니에요 (a-ni-e-yo) is the polite, informal form of 아니다 (a-ni-da), an adjective that literally means “to be not” and translates to “not at all.” 아니다 (a-ni-da)
After the train doors shut and Ju-ri misses his train, do you remember how the passenger apologies to Ju-ri by saying,
"I’m sorry."
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
"I'm sorry." 죄송합니다. (enunciated) 죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
죄송합니다 (joe-song-ham-ni-da) is the honorific form of the adjective 죄송하다 (joe-song-ha-da), literally “to feel guilty from being indebted,” but translates as “sorry.” 죄송하다 (joe-song-ha-da).
By using the honorific form 합니다(ham-ni-da), it becomes the most polite way of apologizing to someone. 죄송합니다 (enunciated).
Do you remember how Ju-ri replies,
"It's alright."
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
"It's alright." 괜찮아요. (enunciated) 괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
괜찮아요(gwaen-chan-a-yo) is the polite, informal form of the adjective 괜찮다(gwaen-chan-ta), which literally means “alright,” but translates as “it’s alright.” 괜찮아요.
This is a common phrase used to express that things are alright.
Let’s look at some examples of people using these expressions.
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
"Excuse me."
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
네? (Ne?)
"Yes?"
네? (Ne?)
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
"Thank you."
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
"Not at all."
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
"I'm sorry."
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
"It's alright."
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
Let's review.
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
Do you remember how Ju-ri Yu says,
"Excuse me."
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
And how the passenger says,
"Yes?"
네? (Ne?)
네? (Ne?)
Do you remember how to say
"Thank you."
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
And how to say
"Not at all."
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
Do you remember how the passenger says,
"I'm sorry."
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
And how Ju-ri says,
"It's alright."
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
Let's practice.
Imagine you’re Yeon-a Yu, and you receive a popular Korean candy from your Korean teacher.
Say, "Thank you."
Ready?
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
아니에요. (A-ni-e-yo.)
Listen again and repeat.
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
감사합니다. (Gam-sa-ham-ni-da.)
Let’s try another.
Imagine you’re Yun-seok Yu, and a passenger bumps into you.
Respond by saying, "It's alright."
Ready?
죄송합니다. (Joe-song-ham-ni-da.)
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
Listen again and repeat.
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
괜찮아요. (Gwaen-chan-a-yo.)
Let’s try one more.
Imagine you’re Yun-seok Yu and you see a man drop his wallet.
Call to get his attention.
Ready?
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
네? (Ne?)
Listen again and repeat.
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
저기요. (Jeo-gi-yo.)
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