TTMIK Level 1 Lesson 1

Question 1

안녕하세요

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

Sample

Answer 2

안녕 = well-being, peace, health
하세요 = you do, do you?, please do

Question 3

감사합니다

Answer 3

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.” in English.