Greetings Flashcards
안녕하세요
Informal but polite hello
> people you don’t know/just contacted etc.
literally “are you in/at peace?”
안녕
Informal, more impolite hello
> friends, people younger than you
안녕하십니까
Very polite and formal hello
> use only with unknown, respectable or older people or when you public speak
안녕히 가세요
Goodbye
> use it only when you are greeting someone who is leaving you and who will not remain in the place you are.
literally = go in peace/peacefully
unknown, important, respectable and older people
잘 가
Goodbye
> less formal and polite so use it with friends or younger people.
literally = go well
안녕히 계세요
Goodbye
> used only to greet someone who is remaining in a place from which you are leaving
literally “remain in peace/peacefully”
formal, polite, older, important, respectable, uninown people
잘 있어
Goodbye
> literally = “remain well”
other way to greet someone remaining in place you’re leaving
informal, impolite, friends or younger
감사합니다
Most widespread “thank you”
> literally = “i am grateful”
more formal
고맙습니다
Informal thank you
고마워
Casual thank you > friends or younger
죄송합니다
Most polite and formal I’m sorry
> only with older, respectable or unknown people
미안합니다
I am sorry
> use only with older, respectable or unknown people.
less formal and polite than 죄송합니다 but still always polite and formal.
> 죄송합니다 is to be preferred.
미안해
Casual I’m sorry
> friends or younger people
(만나서) 반갑습니다
Formal nice to meet you
> used when you meet a person, not necessarily for the first time
literally = “I am happy (because I am meeting you)”
respectable and older people
처음 뵙겠습니다
Formal nice to meet you (for the first time)
> used only when you meet a person for the first time
literally = “I am meeting/seeing you for the first time”
unknown, older and respectable people.
반가워
Casual nice to meet you
> friends or younger people
literally = “I am meeting you”.
실례합니다
Excuse me
> everybody
formal and polite
천만에요
You’re welcome
> everybody
잘 먹겠습니다
> say when you are going to start having breakfast/lunch/dinner
used in each situation
could be translated like “I am going to eat well” or also “Eat well”
잘 먹었습니다
> used after having finished the breakfast/lunch/dinner
> means “I have eaten well”
안녕히 주무세요
Very polite way to wish good night
> older or respectable people
“Sleep peacefully/in peace”
잘 자
Very casual way to wish good night
> friends or younger people
“Sleep well”.
다녀오겠습니다
> When you are going out, you must say to your parents (or other people inside the house) that you will come back
> “I will come back home”
다녀왔습니다
> when you come back home, you must say that you are at home
> “I have come back home”
네
Most common way to say “yes”
> use it also if you have to say that you have understood something
예
Less widespread, much more formal “yes”
아니
아니요
아닙니다
Most widespread ways to say no
- very impolite — 3. very formal and polite
