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TALK TO ME IN KOREAN
LEVEL 1 DEFINITION
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 안녕하세요 | is the most common way of greeting someone in Korean, and 안녕하세요 is in 존댓말 [jondaetmal], polite/formal language. When someone greets you with 안녕하세요, you can simply greet the person back with 안녕하세요. |
| 감사합니다 | is the most commonly used formal way of saying “Thank you.” 감사 means “gratitude” and 합니다 means “I do” or “I am doing” in 존댓말, polite/formal language, so together it means “Thank you.” You can use this expression, 감사합니다, whenever you want to say “Thank you |
| 네/아니요 | In Korean, when people say “네”, it is not the same as saying “Yes.” in English. The same goes for “아니요” too. This is because the Korean “네” expresses your “agreement” to what the other person said. And “아니요” expresses your “disagreement” or “denial”. |
| 저기요 | is an expression that can be translated to “Excuse me” but this Korean expression, 저기요 is also used for when you want to get someone’s attention and talk to them or let them know something and when you want to call the waiter in a restaurant or a cafe to |