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Welcome to Can Do Korean by KoreanClass101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give your name in Korean.

For example, "Hello. My name is Yeon-a Yu. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Two passengers, Yeon-a Yu and Min-gyu Mun , are seated next to each other on a plane to Korea.

Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components.

안녕하세요. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.)

"Hello."

안녕하세요.

반갑습니다. (Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Nice to meet you."

반갑습니다.

Listen to the conversation, and focus on Yeon-a Yu’s response.

Note: the speakers in this conversation use formal Korean.

Ready?

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Yeon-a Yu: 안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Once more with the English translation.

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I’m Mingyu Mun. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I'm Yeon-a Yu. Nice to meet you."

Let’s break down the conversation.

Do you remember how Yeon-a Yu introduces herself?

"Hello. I'm Yeon-a Yu. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

First is 안녕하세요 (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo), meaning "hello." 안-녕-하-세-요. 안녕하세요.

This phrase is usually the first thing someone says when making a self-introduction in Korean. 안녕하세요.

Before we look at how Yeon-a Yu introduces her name, let's look at the last part of Yeon-a Yu's response.

The phrase is 반갑습니다 (Ban-gap-seum-ni-da). This literally means "happy to meet you" but translates as "nice to meet you." 반-갑-습-니-다-. 반갑습니다.

Do you remember how Yeon-a Yu says,

"I'm Yeon-a Yu."

저는 유연아입니다. (Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da.) "I'm Yeon-a Yu." 저는 유연아입니다.

First is 저(Jeo), meaning "I." 저. 저.

This is the humble word for "I."

Next is 는(neun), the topic-marking particle. 는. 는.

It marks "I" as the topic of the sentence. Think of it like "as for" in the expression "as for me…."

Together, it’s 저는(Jeo-neun). "As for me...." 저는.

Next is Yeon-a Yu’s name. Notice the name order.

First is Yeon-a Yu's family name, 유(Yu), "Yu." 유. 유, followed by her first name, 연아(Yeon-a), Yeon-a, 연아. 연아,

Together, it's 유연아(Yu-yeon-a), "Yu Yeon-a." 유연아.

In Korean, the order is family name first followed by given names.

Min-gyu Mun also uses this name order when he says,

문민규 (Mun-min-gyu).

Family name, Mun, followed by given name, Mingyu.

Next is 입니다(im-ni-da). Here, it's like the "am" in "I am." 입-니-다-. 입니다.

입니다 is the formal form of the particle, 이다(i-da), meaning "to be." 이다.

All together, it's 저는 유연아입니다. This literally means "As for me, Yu Yeon-a am," but it translates as "I'm Yeon-a Yu." 저는 유연아입니다.

The pattern is

저는 {NAME}입니다.

"I’m {NAME}."

저는 {NAME}입니다.

To use this pattern, simply replace the {NAME} placeholder with your name.

Imagine you're Yun-seok Yu, 유윤석. 유윤석(Yu-yun-seok). 유윤석.

Say

"I'm Yun-seok Yu."

Use Korean name order: family name first followed by given name.

Ready?

저는 유윤석입니다. (Jeo-neun Yu-yun-seog-im-ni-da.) "I'm Yun-seok Yu." 저는 유윤석입니다.

Note there are two forms of the topic-marking particle.

는(neun) follows words that end in a vowel.

은(eun) follows words that end in a consonant.

Let’s look at some examples.

Vowels: in the dialogue, 는 follows 저, as 저 ends in a vowel. 저는, "As for me…" 저는

Consonants: in the case of words that end in consonants like 오늘 (o-neul), meaning today, 은 follows. 오늘은 (o-neur-eun), "As for today…" 오늘은 (o-neur-eun).

Again, the key pattern is

저는 {NAME}입니다.

"I’m {NAME}."

저는 {NAME}입니다.

Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I’m Mingyu Mun. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다.

안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I'm Yeon-a Yu. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다.

안녕하세요. 저는 유윤석입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yun-seog-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I'm Yun-seok Yu. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 유윤석입니다. 반갑습니다.

안녕하세요. 저는 김소피입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Gim-so-pi-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I'm Sophie Kim. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 김소피입니다. 반갑습니다.

안녕하세요. 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Sim-seon-yeong-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

"Hello. I'm Seon-yeong Sim. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다.

Did you notice how the last speaker omits 저는?

She says,

심선영입니다. I’m Seon-yeong Sim. 심선영입니다.

She omits 저는 and says her name, 심선영(Sim-seon-yeong), followed by 입니다.

In Korean, when the context is clear, the speaker often omits the topic. Here, it’s clear the speaker is talking about herself.

The pattern is

{NAME}입니다.

"I’m {NAME}."

You should be aware of this shortcut, but for this lesson, we’ll use the pattern

저는 {NAME}입니다.

"I’m {NAME}."

저는 {NAME}입니다.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say "hello?"

안녕하세요.(An-nyeong-ha-se-yo.)

안녕하세요.

And how to say

"Nice to meet you."

반갑습니다.(Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

반갑습니다.

Do you remember how to say "I?"

저.(jeo.)

저.

And how to say

"As for me."

저는. (jeo-neun.)

저는.

Do you remember how Yeon-a Yu says her name?

유연아. (Yu-yeon-a)

유연아.

And how Yeon-a Yu says,

" I'm Yeon-a Yu."

저는 유연아입니다. (Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da.)

저는 유연아입니다.

Do you remember how Yeon-a Yu says,

"Hello. I’m Yeon-a Yu. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요.저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yeon-a-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

안녕하세요.저는 유연아입니다. 반갑습니다.

And do you remember how Min-gyu Mun says,

"Hello. I’m Mingyu Mun. Nice to meet you."

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다.

Let's practice.

Imagine you're 유윤석.

Respond to Min-gyu Mun’s self introduction.

Ready?

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

안녕하세요. 저는 유윤석입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yun-seog-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Listen again and repeat.

안녕하세요. 저는 유윤석입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Yu-yun-seog-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

안녕하세요. 저는 유윤석입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun yu-yun-seog-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Let’s try another.

Imagine you're 심선영.

Ready?

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Seon-yeong Sim: 안녕하세요. 저는 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Sim-seon-yeong-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Listen again and repeat.

안녕하세요. 저는 심선영입니다. 반갑습니다.

Let's try one more.

Imagine you're 김계진.

Ready?

안녕하세요. 저는 문민규입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Mun-min-gyu-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

안녕하세요. 저는 김계진입니다. 반갑습니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Jeo-neun Gim-gye-jin-im-ni-da. Ban-gap-seum-ni-da.)

Listen again and repeat.

안녕하세요. 저는 김계진입니다. 반갑습니다.

Well Done! This is the end of this lesson.

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