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잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
What do these words mean? Stick around.
In this quick lesson, you’ll learn basic Korean greetings that all beginners must know.
Before we start, do you know how people in Korea usually greet each other?
Do you know why we do this?
Keep watching for the answer at the end.
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
"Hello."
[SLOW] μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
If you like K-pop or Korean dramas, you've heard this expression before, right?
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
Then, do you know this expression too?
μ•ˆλ…• (annyeong) or μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ (annyeonghasimnikka)?
μ•ˆλ…• (annyeong) is a casual way to say hello, like hi in English.
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ (annyeonghasimnikka) is a formal way to say hello.
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ (annyeonghasimnikka)
Jack greets Steve at a networking event.
Jack: μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Annyeonghaseyo. Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
Steve: 잘 μ§€λƒˆμ–΄μš”. 잭 μ”¨λŠ”μš”? (Jal jinaesseoyo. Jaek ssineunyo?)
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo. )
"Good morning."
[SLOW] 쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo. )
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo. )
쒋은 (joeun) means good, μ•„μΉ¨ (achim) means morning.
So altogether it means it's a good morning.
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo.)
And you know what?
This expression is not as common as μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” (annyeonghaseyo),
which means hello, but it's still good to know.
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo.)
And the casual way to say it is 쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨ (joeun achim).
Seul-gi greets her friends at a train station before heading out on a hiking trip.
Seul-gi: 쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”, μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„. (Joeun achimieyo, yeoreobun. )
Tom: 쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”! λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Joeun achimieyo! Bangawoyo.)
잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
"Goodnight."
[SLOW] 잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
잘 (jal), well, μžμš” (jayo), sleep.
Altogether it means sleep well.
잘 μžμš” (jal jayo).
And casually you can also say 잘 자 (jal ja).
Formally, you can also say μ•ˆλ…•νžˆ μ£Όλ¬΄μ„Έμš” (annyeonghi jumuseyo).
And do you want to say this phrase to your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife?
Then you can also say this:
λ‚΄ 꿈 κΏ” (nae kkum kkwo).
It means "dream about me."
How sweet is that?
Steve ends a late-night phone call with Tom.
Steve: 잘 μžμš”, ν†° 씨. 였늘 μ‹œκ°„ λ‚΄ μ€˜μ„œ κ³ λ§ˆμ›Œμš”. (Jal jayo, Tom ssi. Oneul sigan nae jwoseo gomawoyo. )
Tom: 잘 μžμš”, μŠ€ν‹°λΈŒ 씨. (Jal jayo, Seutibeu ssi.)
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
"Nice to meet you."
[SLOW] λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ (mannaseo) to meet, λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš” (bangawoyo), nice.
So "nice to meet you" in Korean is λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš” (mannaseo bangawoyo).
Is it too long?
Then you can just say λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš” (bangawoyo).
λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš” (bangawoyo).
And please remember, we use this phrase when we meet someone for the first time or meet them after a long time.
And casually, you can say λ°˜κ°€μ›Œ (bangawo).
Formally, you can say λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€ (bangapseumnida).
Seon-yeong greets a new student as they join the class for the first time.
Seon-yeong: λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. λ“€μ–΄μ˜€μ„Έμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo. Deureooseyo. )
Gabriel: 저도 λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. κ°μ‚¬ν•΄μš”. (Jeodo mannaseo bangawoyo. Gamsahaeyo. )
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
"How are you?"
[SLOW] μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ (eotteoke) means how, μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš” (jinaeseyo) means to spend time.
Altogether, μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš” (eotteoke jinaeseyo) means "how have you been?" or "how are you?"
Did you know that there are many ways to say "how are you" in Korean?
잘 μ§€λ‚΄μš”? (jal jinaeyo?)
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λƒˆμ–΄μš”? (eotteoke jinaesseoyo?)
So make sure to remember them all.
Steve greets Tom at a party.
Steve: μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ λ³΄λ‹ˆ λ°˜κ°‘λ„€μš”! μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”, ν†° 씨? (Yeogiseo boni bangamneyo! Eotteoke jinaeseyo, Tom ssi?)
Tom: 잘 지내고 μžˆμ–΄μš”! μŠ€ν‹°λΈŒ μ”¨λŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Jal jinaego isseoyo! Seutibeu ssineun eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
"Goodbye."
[SLOW] 잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
잘 (jal) means well, κ°€μš” (gayo) means go.
So altogether it means 잘 κ°€μš” (jal gayo), "go well."
So when can you use this expression?
Imagine I invited Chim Chim to my place and we had a great party, and he is leaving my place.
So I'm saying, "go well, go well, goodbye."
잘 κ°€μš”, 잘 κ°€μš” (jal gayo, jal gayo).
So what can Chim Chim say to me in this case?
Does he say 잘 κ°€μš” (jal gayo) too?
Boo-boo!
No!
He says 잘 μžˆμ–΄μš” (jal isseoyo), 잘 μžˆμ–΄μš” (jal isseoyo), 잘 μžˆμ–΄μš” (jal isseoyo).
Why?
Because it means 잘 (jal), well, μžˆμ–΄μš” (isseoyo), stay.
So "stay well," 잘 μžˆμ–΄μš” (jal isseoyo).
I'm not going anywhere else, so he cannot say 잘 κ°€μš” (jal gayo).
So I say 잘 κ°€μš” (jal gayo), "go well," 잘 μžˆμ–΄μš” (jal isseoyo), "stay well."
Jack says goodbye after meeting with Steve.
Jack: 잘 κ°€μš”. 곧 또 λ§Œλ‚˜μš”! (Jal gayo. Got tto mannayo!)
Steve: κ·Έλž˜μš”. 잘 μ§€λ‚΄μš”! (Geuraeyo. Jal jinaeyo!)
Let's review.
You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Korean.
Ready?
Do you remember how to say "Hello."?
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. (Annyeonghaseyo.)
And how to say "Good morning."?
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo. )
쒋은 μ•„μΉ¨μ΄μ—μš”. (Joeun achimieyo. )
What about "Goodnight."?
잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
잘 μžμš”. (Jal jayo.)
Do you remember how to say "Nice to meet you."?
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°€μ›Œμš”. (Mannaseo bangawoyo.)
Let's try "How are you?"!
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ§€λ‚΄μ„Έμš”? (Eotteoke jinaeseyo?)
And finally, do you remember how to say "Goodbye."?
잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
잘 κ°€μš”. (Jal gayo.)
Do you know how people in Korea usually greet each other?
The most common greeting in Korea is a bow, which can vary from a small nod of the head to a deep bend at the waist, depending on the situation.
Handshakes are becoming more common, especially in business settings, but traditional Korean greetings don't involve any physical contact.
Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time!

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