Korean Basic Greetings

Hello - 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)

• 안녕 - peace

• 하세요 - do you do?

Thank you - 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)

• 감사 - gratitude

• 합니디 - i do

Yes - 네 (ne)

No - 아니요 (aniyo)

What is your name? - 이름뭐에요? (ireumi mwoyeyo?)

• 이름 - name

• 뭐에요? - what is it?

  • 이에요 - “iyeyo” - is added if name ends with consonant

  • 에요 - “yeyo” - is added if name ends with a vowel

What is your job? - 직업이 뭐여요? (jigopi mwoyeyo?)

• 직업 - job

What country are you from? - 어느 나라 사람이에요? (oreu nara saramiyeyo?)

• 오느 - which

• 나라 - country

• 사람 - person

How old are you? - 몃 살이에요? - myeot-sariyeyo?

• 몇 - how many - myeot

• 살 - years old - sal/r

• 이에요 - are you - iyeyo

Note:

!! To emphasize yourself add 저는 (joneun) in the start

• Example:

  • 저는 지수에요 (jeoneun jisoo-yeyo) - I am Jisoo.

  • 자눈 데학생이에요 (jeoneun daehaksaeng-iyeyo) - I am a college student.

  • 자눈 한국 사람이에요 - (jeoneun hanguk saramiyeyo) - I am from Korea.