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Korean Grammar 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 안녕하세요 | Hello/hi/how are you/ect. [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo] |
| 감사합니다 | Appreciation or thankfulness = Thank you [gam-sa-ham-ni-da] |
| 존댓말 | Polite language [jon-daet-mal] |
| 네 | Expresses agreement: yes/that's right/I agree Conversation filler: I see/ I'm here/ I got it To show surprise: what did you say? / pardon me? [ne] |
| 아니요 | Expresses disagreement: no/ that's not right/ I don't agree [a-ni-yo] |
| 네 맞아요 | That's right (More strongly and clearly that you are saying "you're right") [ne, ma-ja-yo] |
| 안녕히 계세요 | Stay in peace = Good-bye (if you are leaving and the other person is staying) [an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo] |
| 안녱히 가세요 | Go in peace = Good-bye (If you are staying and the other person is leaving or if everyone is leaving) [an-nyeong-hi ga-se-yo |
| 죄송니다 | I am sorry/ I apologize [joe-song-ham-ni-da] |
| 저기요 | Over there = excuse me (Would use to get someone's attention or in a restaurant server situation) [jeo-gi-yo] |
| 잠시만요 / 잠깐만요 | Just a second (Can be used when passing through a crowd of people instead of using excuse me) [jam-si-man-yo] / [jam-kkan-man-yo] |
| 이에요 / 예요 | It's Verb "to be" in korean. If the noun ends in a consonant you add 이에요. If the noun ends in a vowel you add 예요. [i-e-yo] / [ye-yo] |
| 저예요 | It's me Order: me it's [joe-ye-yo] |
| 뭐예요 | What is it? What's that? [mwo-ye-yo] |
| 뭐 | What [mwo] |
| 이거 | This thing / this one / this item Originally from 이것 meaning "this thing" but shortened for easy of pronunciation. [i-geo] |
| 이거 뭐예요 | What is this? Order: this what is? [i-geo mwo-ye-yo] |
| 이 | This (Near you adjective) ie. This coffee / this bus / this taxi [i] |
| 저 | That or I (Over there) Used for something that is far away from you and the other person ie. That table over there [jeo] |
| 그 | The/that (Near the other person) Used to something that far from you but close to the other person [geu] |
| 그거 | The thing / the item / that one [geu-geo] |
| 저거 | That thing over there [jeo-geo] |
| 아니다 | To be not / no [a-ni-da] |
| 아니에요 | It's not / I am not / you're not |