Korean Greeting

  • 5. Self-Introduction

    ByKorean Jream

    “Hello.” 안녕하세요? What does 안녕하세요 exactly mean? “I am [name].” Most formal and polite: 저는 [name]입니다.Casually polite: 저는 [name]이에요 or [name]예요. 저: I (humble form) -는: topic particle = bringing up the topic, in this case “저” (I) 입니다 [임니다]: most formal form of the verb 이다(to be) : “am/are/is” 이에요/예요: casually polite form of…

  • 4. Basic Expressions

    ByKorean Jream

    Hello. : 안녕. / 안녕하세요.Read this blog to learn what 안녕, 안녕하세요 literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: 안녕 is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and families안녕하세요? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– 안녕히 가세요….