Essential: (1) Essential Expressions

Question 1

안녕하세요

Answer 1

Hello (honorific)/How are you? (lit: Are you in peace?)

Question 2

잘 지내요?

Answer 2

How are you? (lit: Are you spending time well?)

Question 3

잘 지내세요?

Answer 3

How are you? (lit: Are you spending time well?) (hon.)

Question 4

요즘 어때요?

Answer 4

How are you these days?

Question 5

요즘 어떠세요?

Answer 5

How are you these days? (hon.)

Question 6

네

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

네, 잘 지내요.

Answer 7

Yes, I am doing fine. (lit: Yes, I am spending time well.)

Question 8

아니요

Answer 8

No

Question 9

감사합니다

Answer 9

Thank you. (formal)

Question 10

아니에요

Answer 10

It’s nothing. (You’re welcome)

Question 11

좋은 하루 되세요.

Answer 11

(I hope you) have a good day.

Question 12

성함이 어떻게 되세요?

Answer 12

What is your name? (hon.)

Question 13

…라고 해요

…이라고 해요

Answer 13

I’m called.. (name ending with vowel/consonant)

Question 14

-씨

Answer 14

Mr./Mrs./Ms.

after the name

Question 15

만나서 반갑습니다.

Answer 15

It’s nice to meet you.

Question 16

처음 뵙겠습니다.

Answer 16

I’m glad to meet you. (lit: it is my first time meeting you)

Question 17

죄송합니다.

Answer 17

I’m sorry.

Question 18

미안해요.

Answer 18

I’m sorry. (more personal)

Question 19

실례합니다.

Answer 19

Excuse me.

Question 20

영어 하실 수 있으세요?

Answer 20

Do you speak English? (hon.)

Question 21

한국어 하실 수 있으세요?

Answer 21

Do you speak Korean? (hon.)

Question 22

한국어 할 수 있어요.

Answer 22

I can speak Korean.

Question 23

어서오세요.

Answer 23

Come on in. (when someone enters the room)

Question 24

안녕히 가세요.

Answer 24

Good-bye. (to a person leaving the scene)

Question 25

축하합니다!

Answer 25

Congratulations!

Question 26

한국어를 배우고 있어요.

Answer 26

I am learning Korean.

Question 27

조금 할 수 있어요.

Answer 27

I only speak a little.

Question 28

천천히 말해 주세요.

Answer 28

Please speak more slowly.

Question 29

다시 한번 말해 주세요.

Answer 29

Please repeat that.

Question 30

…배우고 있어요

Answer 30

I am learning…

Question 31

조금

Answer 31

a little bit

Question 32

천천히

Answer 32

slowly

Question 33

해 주세요

Answer 33

please do (a request to do something)

Question 34

다시 한번

Answer 34

once again

Question 35

말

Answer 35

speech/language