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Tuttle Elementary Korean Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 네 | [sounds like 'nay'] YES |
| 예 | [sounds like 'yea'] YES |
| 아니오 | [sounds like 'ah nee oh'] NO |
| 김 선생님, 안녕하세요? | [sounds like 'kim sohn saeng nim, ahn nyong ha say yo?'] MR. OR MISS KIM (WHO IS A TEACHER, HOW ARE YOU DOING? |
| 네, 안녕하세요? | [sounds like 'nay, ahn nyong ha say yo?] FINE, HOW ARE YOU? |
| ...임니다 | [tacked onto the end of a word or sentence. sounds like 'im nee dah.'] I'M or I AM |
| 만나서 반갑습니다. | [sounds like 'ma na soh pan gap sum ni da'] NICE TO MEET YOU. |
| 안녕히 가세요. | [said to a person who is leaving. sounds like 'ahn nyong he kah say yo.'] GOOD-BYE |
| 안녕히 계세요. | [said to a person who is staying. sounds like 'ahn nyong he kyeh say yo.'] GOOD-BYE |
| 수고하십니다. | [said to someone who is working. sounds like 'sue go ha ship nee dah.'] HELLO |
| 수고하세요. | [said to someone who is working. sounds like 'sue go ha say yo.'] GOOD-BYE |
| 수고하셨어요. | [said to someone who is working. sounds like 'sue go ha shyess oh yo.'] THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME or WELL DONE |
| 처음뵙겠습니다. | [said formally. sounds like 'cho um pwehp keh sup ni da.'] PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE |
| 또 뵙겠습니다. | [said formally. sounds like 'do pwehp keh sup ni da.'] SEE YOU LATER |
| 고맙슴니다. | [sounds like 'koh mahp sum ni da.'] THANK YOU |
| 감사합니다. | [sounds like 'kahm sah ham ni da.'] THANK YOU |
| 천만에요. | [sounds like 'chon man aey yo.'] YOU'RE WELCOME |
| 뭘요. | [sounds like 'mwol yo.'] DON'T MENTION IT |
| 어서 어세요! | [in a commercial setting - at a shop's entry. sounds like 'oh so oh say yo!'] WELCOME or COME ON IN |
| 들어 어세요. | [sounds like 'tulr oh oh say yo.'] lit. GO & COME BACK or COME IN |
| 앉으세요. | [sounds like 'ahn jew say oh.'] PLEASE SIT DOWN |
| 실례합니다. | [sounds like 'shill yeh ham ni da.'] EXCUSE ME (FOR WHAT I AM DOING) |
| 실례했습니다. | [sounds like 'shill yeh hyess sum ni da.'] EXCUSE ME (FOR WHAT I DID) |
| 실례하겠습니다. | [sounds like 'shill yeh ha kyess sum ni da.'] EXCUSE ME (FOR WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO) |
| 미안합니다. | [sounds like 'me ahn ham ni da.'] EXCUSE ME or I AM UNEASY |
| 죄송힙니다. | [sounds like 'chweh song ham ni da.'] EXCUSE ME (FOR A MAJOR SLIGHT) |
| 안니오, 괜찮아요. | [sounds like 'ahn ne oh, kwehn chan ah yo.'] NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT. |
| 여보세요! | [answering the phone or to get attention of a stranger in a crowd. sounds like 'yo bo say yo.'] HELLO |
| 시간이 다 갰습니다. | [sounds like 'she gone ta kyess sum ni da.'] IT'S TIME (TO BEGIN or STOP) |
| 또 봐요. | [politely. sounds like 'doh pwah yo.'] SEE YOU LATER |
| 그래요? | [sounds like 'kuh ray yo?'] IS THAT SO? REALLY? |
| 그래요. | [sounds like 'kuh ray yo.'] IS THAT SO. REALLY. |