Korean Self Introduction and Basic

Greetings
Learn how to say many common phrases in Korean that people use every
day to introduce themselves
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(“Formal” greeting)

A: 안녕하세요. 반갑습니다. 저는 진석입니다.

B: 안녕하세요. 저는 지수입니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.

(“Informal” greeting)

A: 안녕. 난 진석이야. 넌?

B: 안녕. 난 지수야. 만나서 반가워.

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안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyoHello.1 EXAMPLE ▴

안녕하세요. 여러분.
Annyeonghaseoyo. yeoryeobun.
"Hello, everyone."

반갑습니다. bangapseumnida.Pleasure to meet you, Pleasure to see you.1

처음 뵙겠습니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.
cheoeum boepgesseumnida. mannaseo bangapsseumnida.
"How do you do? Nice to meet you."
저는 (name)입니다. jeoneun (name)imnida.I am (name).1 EXAMPLE ▴
저는 이경우입니다.
Jeoneun ikyeongwooibnida.
"I am Kyungwoo Lee."

만나서 반갑습니다 mannaseo bangapsseumnidanice to meet you1 EXAM

처음 뵙겠습니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.
cheoeum boepgesseumnida. mannaseo bangapsseumnida.
"How do you do? Nice to meet you."

반갑다 bangapdato be glad (to meet)1 EXAMPLE ▴

주헌씨... 반가워요.
juheonssi... ban-gawoyo.
Jeo-neun Kim Chris-imnida.)
"My name is Kim Chris" in
Korea.
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Tim: 방가 방가
여러분, “Hello
Hello, everyone”,
this is Tim.

Debbie: 안녕하세요
여러분, “Hello
everyone”,
Debbie here.
 Welcome to our
first Basic
Bootcamp
Lesson. Tim, I
heard that today
we are going to
go “camping”?
Did I hear that
right?

Tim: “Camping!?”Well,
actually we are
going to“Boot-
camp!”

Debbie: “Boot-camp!??”It
sounds like we
are about to join
the army and get
ready for hard
training or
something…

Tim: It may sound like

that, but... this
is“Basic Boot-
camp” for
Korean!

Debbie: “Basic Boot-

camp” for
Korean?”
Tim: Yes! But first,
what IS a boot
camp?

Debbie: By definition, it’s

a camp for
training military
recruits. But the
way we use it
refers to how
we’re going to
help our listeners
learn the basics
that are
necessary for the
beginners before
we delve into the
Korean
language.

Tim: Great! That’s

exactly what this
Boot-camp
series is for!

Debbie: Then, how many

lessons are there
in this Boot-
camp series?

Tim: W@e have a

total of 5 boot-
camp lessons.
Debbie: Okay, then what
are we going to
be learning in
today's first
lesson?

Tim: In this lesson

you will learn
about "Basic
Greetings". We'll
start off by
talking about
the“two ways of
greeting
someone” in
Korean.

Debbie: “Two ways!??”

Tim: Yes, a formal

way and an
informal way.

Debbie: Very interesting!

Let’s go over the
“formal way” first.
This
conversation is
between two
adults who don’t
know each other.

Debbie: Let’s listen to the

 conversation!

(Jigen, authentic
“Formal” background
sound please
@restaurant)

(“Formal” greeting)

Jin- 안녕하세요,
Seok: 반갑습니다. 저는
진석 입니다.

Jin- “Hello, nice to

Seok: meet you. I am
Jin-seok.

Ji-Su: 안녕하세요, 저는
지수 입니다.
만나서
반갑습니다.

Ji-Su: “Hello, I am Ji-

su”, “Nice to
meet you.”

Debbie: So Tim, what do

Korean people
normally do
when they meet
for the first time?
Do they shake
 hands? Or do
they bow all the
time?

Tim: Hmm… between

two males, they
bow first and
shake hands
later on as well.
Between two
females, or
between one
male and one
female, they
normally bow.

Debbie: So, bowing is a

big part of the
custom in
Korea?

Tim: Yes, we bow all

the time,
whenever we
say "hello" or
"goodbye"...

Debbie: Got it. Listeners,

keep in mind that
bowing is a big
part of Korean
culture!
Debbie: Okay, it’s time to
take a closer
look at some of
the phrases from
the dialogue.

Tim: We have
안녕하세요,
반갑습니다 or
만나서
반갑습니다, and
저는 데비
입니다.

Debbie: Great! Yes,

those three
phrases are what
we're going to
learn about.

Tim: First,
안녕하세요.

Debbie: Meaning “Hello”.

Can you slowly
say it one more
time?

Tim: 안. 녕. 하. 세. 요
– 안녕하세요
“Hello”.
Listeners, please
 repeat after me.
안녕하세요.

[pause]

Debbie: Okay, next we

have,

Tim: 만나서
반갑습니다.

Debbie: Meaning “Nice to

meet you”. Can
you say it one
time slowly
again?

Tim: 만. 나. 서. 반. 갑.
습. 니. 다 –
만나서
반갑습니다 “Nice
to meet you”.
Please repeat
after me. 만나서
반갑습니다.

[pause]

Debbie: Can we simply

say 반갑습니다.
“Nice to meet
 you” only?

Tim: Yes! 반갑습니다

and 만나서
반갑습니다 both
mean “nice to
meet you”.

Debbie: Great! Last we

have,

Tim: 저는 팀 입니다.
저는 데비
입니다.

Debbie: Meaning “I am
Tim”, “I am
Debbie.” It’s an
expression that
is used when
introducing one’s
name.

Tim: Yes Debbie, let’s

simply learn it
this way… 저는
“I” + your name +
입니다 “am”. For
example, with my
name, 저는 “I” +
팀 “Tim” +
 입니다 “am” =
저는 팀 입니다 “I
am Tim.” Debbie,
you try it,

Debbie: Okay, 저는 “I” +

데비 “Debbie” +
입니다 “am” =
저는 데비 입니다
“I am Debbie.”

Tim: Good job,

Debbie!
Listeners, it’s
your turn. Please
repeat after me
and say your
name instead of
my name.
Ready?

Tim: 저는

[pause for a sec]

Tim: 팀 “say your

name”

[pause for a sec]

Tim: 입니다
[pause]

Debbie: Therefore, all

together, “I am
Tim” is… please
repeat after Tim
and say your
name instead of
his name,

Tim: 저는 팀 입니다.

[pause for three sec]

Debbie: Excellent job!

Let’s review all
the three
phrases. I will
say the English
and you guys
repeat after Tim
in Korean. Here
we go,
(강조하며)
“Hello”

Tim: 안녕하세요.

[pause two sec]

Debbie: “Nice to meet

you”
Tim: 반갑습니다.

[pause two sec]

Debbie: “I am Tim” and

say your name
instead of Tim’s,

Tim: 저는 팀 입니다.

[pause three sec]

Tim: Great! Now let’s

listen to the
“informal
greeting”
between two
adults.

(Jigen, authentic
“Informal” background
sound please @ cafe)

(“Informal” greeting)

Jin- 안녕, 난
Seok: 진석이야 넌?

Jin- “Hello, I am Jin-

Seok: seok. You?”

Ji-Su: 안녕, 난 지수야.

 만나서 반가워.

Ji-Su: “Hello, I am Ji-

su. Nice to meet
you.”

Debbie: How many

phrases do we
have to learn?

Tim: “Three”, It's the

same as the
“formal
greetings”.

Debbie: Hmm… they

are…

Tim: 안녕, 만나서

반가워, and 난
팀이야.

Debbie: Hmm… I see

your point.
We’ve just
learned about
the “formal” ways
of saying “hello”,
“nice to meet
you” and “I am
Tim”. Now…
Tim: Let’s learn the
“informal” ways
of saying those.
First, 안녕.

Debbie: Meaning “Hello”.

I see…
안녕하세요
becomes 안. 녕
– 안녕.

Tim: Listeners, please

repeat after me,
안녕

[pause for a sec]

Debbie: Next we have,

Tim: 만나서 반가워.

Debbie: Meaning “Nice to

meet you.” So
만나서
반갑습니다
becomes…

Tim: 만. 나. 서. 반. 가.
워 – 만나서
반가워. Please
repeat after me,
 만나서 반가워.

[pause for three sec]

Debbie: Last we have…

Tim: 난 팀이야.

Debbie: Meaning “I am
Tim.” I see…
나는 팀 입니다
becomes 난 팀
이야.

Tim: Yes! 난 “I” is a

shortened form
of 나는.

Debbie: 이야 “am” is a
shortened form
of 입니다?

Tim: Yes! Therefore,

with my name “I
am Tim” is 난 팀
이야. How about
you, Debbie?

Debbie: “I am Debbie” is
난 데비 (이)야.
Okay,
 listeners….This
time, let’s review
all six phrases. I
will say the
English and Tim
will say both
“formal” and
“informal”
Korean for each
one. Here we go,
(강조하며)
“Hello”

Tim: Formal,
안녕하세요,
Informal, 안녕.

Debbie: “Nice to meet

you”

Tim: Formal, 만나서

반갑습니다,
Informal, 만나서
반가워.

Debbie: “I am Tim".

Tim: Formal, 저는 팀
입니다, Informal,
난 팀 이야.
Debbie: Great! That's all
six of them! Well,
that’s all for
today’s boot
camp!

Tim: How did your first

Korean boot
camp lesson go?

Debbie: I hope we didn’t

push you too
much and I hope
that you guys
had a lot of fun
with us.

Tim: I am sure they

did!

Debbie: Thanks for

listening and join
us next time as
we learn more
about the basics!

Tim: 그럼 다음 시간에
만나요. Bye
everyone!

Debbie: See you next

time.