LESSON 02 · BEGINNER
Lesson 02- Greetings & Introduction
Learn useful Korean greetings for meeting people in everyday situations.
Today's Focus
안녕하세요
annyeonghaseyo
Hello
LEARN · first greeting
Start with 안녕하세요
안녕하세요 is a polite and common way to say "Hello" in Korean. You can use it when greeting someone politely.
Your learning goal
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to greet someone and introduce yourself politely in Korean.
LEARN · greeting
Say hello politely
안녕하세요
annyeonghaseyo
Hello
안녕히 가세요
annyeonghi gaseyo
Goodbye — to someone leaving
안녕히 계세요
annyeonghi gyeseyo
Goodbye — when you are leaving
LEARN · introduce yourself
Say your name.
Use this simple pattern to introduce yourself politely.
저는 __ 예요.
jeoneun __ yeyo
I'm _____.
예요-after a vowel
저는 __ 이에요.
jeoneun __ ieyo
I'm _____.
이에요- after a consonant
저는 조이예요.
jeoneun Joy yeyo
I'm Joy.
learn. ask a name
Ask someone's name.
After greeting someone, you can politely ask their name.
이름이 뭐예요?
ireumi mwoyeyo?
What's your name?
저는 조이예요.
learn . first meeting
Say "Nice to meet you."
만나서 반가워요
mannaseo bangawoyo
Nice to meet you.
friendly + polite.
저도 반가워요
jeodo bangawoyo
Nice to meet you, too.
REAL KOREAN NOTE
처음 뵙겠습니다
cheoeum boepgetseumnida
Nice to meet you.
more formal/first meeting
PRACTICE . YOUR TURN
Now introduce yourself.
Can you read this?
나무 -namu - tree
바다- bada - sea
잘했어요!
WHAT’S NEXT
Great job! You can now greet someone and introduce yourself in Korean.