Wednesday, February 10, 2010

korean Useful Expressions ^^ Part1

Lately I decide to put some useful expressions that can be used in daily life.* Asmaa' also requested me to teach her some basic korean..soo let's start with basic impressions!
well, this is my first post on this..basically it always starts with saying 'Hi' or 'Hello' am I right?

Unit 1: Part1 - Greeting for the first time.

  • 안녕하세요? (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo)
   Hi or hello. In Korea, whether it's morning, afternoon or evening, you can simply greet people by  saying 안녕하세요?

E.g: http://www.smileycodes.info: Annyeonghaseyo?jeoneun Qoo imnida
                      Hi, I'm Qoo.

  •     처음 뵙겠습니다 (cheo-eum bweb-ges-semnida)
      Meaning: I'm glad to see you for the first time.

  •    반갑습니다 (ban-gab-seum-nida)
       Meaning: Pleased to meet you. This expression is normally used after introducing yourself. It sounds more friendly and less formal.

  •     이름이 뭐예요? (i-reumi mwo-ye-yo?)
      Meaning: What is your name? This is a friendly and less formal way to ask for someone name. But 성함 (seong-ham) an honorific word for i-reum-name, is used if you want to ask politely. When asking name to someone older than you or in higher status, you should always use : 성함이 어떻게 되세요? (seong-ha-mi eot-teo-ke dwe-se-yo?)

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