Learn how to use essential social expressions
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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.) |
| Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Use Essential Social Expressions unit of this course. |
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