1. When you meet a korean for the first time A : 안녕하세요. 반갑습니다. A : An-nyeong-ha-se-yeo. Ban-gab-seum-ni-da A : Hello, How do you do? Nice to meet you. B : 네, 저도 반갑습니다. 실례지만, 성함이 어떻게 되세요? B : Ne, Jeo-do ban-gab-seum-ni-da. Sil-ea-ji-man, Sung-ha-mi uh-thu-ke dwe-se-yeo? B : Yeah, Nice to meet you too. Excuse me? What s your name? 이름/성함 도(do) = too 저(Jeo) = me in formal way 나(Na) < 저 (Jeo) 이름 (Yireum) < 성함(Sungham) 실례지만(Sil-ea-ji-man) = Excuse me (though) 실례합니다(Sil-ea-ham-ni-da) = Excuse me (perfect sentence) 어떻게(uh-thu-ke)=How A :아, 저는 최 지혜입니다. A : Ah, Jeo-neun choi Jihye im-ni-da. A : Ah, I m Jihye choi. B :아~ 네, 저는 000 입니다. B : Ah~ Ne, Jeo-neun 000 im-ni-da. B : Ah~ okay, I m 000. 2. In the restaurant 식사예절 A : 저기요~ 여기 메뉴판 좀 주세요. A : Jeogiyeo~ Yeogi Meanupan Jom Juseayeo. A : Excuse me~ Can I get a menu? Close 이쪽 Yi-jjok = This side 여기요 Yeo-gi-yeo = Here 이거 Yi-geo = This S : 네~ 여기 있습니다. S: Nea~ Yeogi E-sseum-ni-da. S : Okay, Here we go. A : 뭐 먹고싶어요? A : Meo muk-go-si-peo-yeo? A : What do you want to eat? B : 음, 이거랑 이거 어때요? B : um, e-geo-rang e-geo uh-ddea? B : Um, What about this and this? A : 좋아요! A : Jo-a-yeo! A Good! 뭐(Meo/Mo) = what 싶어(si-peo) = want 좋아요(Jo-a-yeo) = good 좋아요 S : 주문 도와드릴까요? S : Ju-mun do-wa deu-ril-gga-yeo? S : Can I help you with order? far 저쪽 Jeo-jjok = There, that place 저기요 Jeo-gi-yeo = There 저거 Jeo-geo = That
B : 이거랑 이거 주세요. B : Yi-geo-rang Yi-geo ju-se-yeo. B : This and This please. A : 네~ A : Ne~ A: Alright, 주문(Ju-mun) = order 도와(do-wa) = help 주세요(ju-se-yeo) = give me 도와주세요(do-wa-ju-se-yeo) = Please, help me out. B : 감사합니다. B : Gam-sa-ham-ni-da. B : Thank you 감사합니다 3. With Brian. A : 안녕하세요. 사장님~ A : An-nyeong-ha-se-yeo. Sa-jang-nim~ A : Hi, Brian. 사장님(sa-jang-nim) = CEO/President Korean don t usually say name. We call the position name of job Such as 사장님(sa-jang-nim ; CEO/President), 선생님(sun-sang-nim ; Teacher),교수님(gyo-su-nim ; professor) else. B : 어, 000 왔어? B : Uh, Wa-sseo? B : Uh, 000! A : 안녕히 계셨어요? A : An-nyeong-e Gea-syeo-sseo-yeo? A : How are you? (Were you being well?) 안녕(An-nyeong) = Hi, Hello. This is formal way for older. How are you has say hi feeling. We really use Hi word for How are you? sentence. B : 응, 그래. B : Yeong, Geu-re. B : Yeah, good. B : 한국말 공부 좀 했어? B : Han-gook-mal gong-bu jom hea-sseo? B : Did you study Korean? A : 네, 한국말 공부 조금 했어요. A : Ne, Han-gook-mal gong-bu jo-geum he-sseo-yeo. A : Yes, I studied Korean a little bit. 좀(jom), 조금(jo-geum) = a little, a little bit 좀(jom) is a shorter version of 조금(jo-geum). B : 뭐 공부했어? B: Mo gong-bu-hea-sseo? B : What did you study? A : 000 공부 했어요. A : 000 Gong-bu hea-sseo-yeo. A : I studied 000.
Sseo past sentence. Hea-sseo = Did B : 이거, 어때? B : yi-geo uh-ddea? B : How is it? Ma-si-sseo-yeo. 맛있어요. It s delicious. A : 진짜 맛있어요! A : jin-jja ma-si-sseo-yeo! A : This is really delicious! Jja 짜 Sing-geo-wo 싱거워 Dal-kom-he 달콤해 Dal-a 달아 Mea-wo 매워 Sseo 써 Syeo 셔 B : 진짜? B : jin-jja? B : really? informal Salty Cha-ga-wo 차가워 Bland Si-ryeo-wo 시려워 Sweet Jjin-he 찐해 Sugary Se-kom-dalkom-he 새콤달콤해 Hot, Jil-gyeo Spicy 질겨 Bitter Go-so-he 고소해 Sour Neu-ggi-he 느끼해 Cold Freeze Thick Tangy Chewy Creamy Greasy formal + 요(yeo) Ma-si Uh-ddea-yeo? 맛이 어때요? How is it? or B : 잘 먹었습니다~ B : Jal meo-geot-sseum-ni-da. B ; I ate well. Before eating 잘 먹겠습니다. ( Jal-muk-get-sseum-ni-da.) I will eat well. 000 + 요(yeo) - Jja-yeo. It s salty 안녕히계세요/안녕히가세요 - Mea-wo-yeo It s hot After eating 잘 먹었습니다. ( Jal-meo-geot-sseum-nida.) I ate well. A : 네, 진짜요~ A : Ne, jin-jja-yeo~ A : Yop, really~ B : 사장님, 안녕히 계세요~ B : Sa-jang-nim, An-nyeong-hi gea-se-yeo~ B : Brian, I m leaving. Bye~
A : 어, 그래. 잘가~ A : Uh, geu-rea. Jal-ga~ A : Uh, Okay, Bye~ When you leave 안녕히 계세요. ( An-nyeong-hi gea-se-yeo.) Bye.(I m leaving) 회식문화 4. What is 이거(i- geo), 그거(geu- geo), 저거(jeo- geo)? English speakers usually use word this & that instead of saying all the objects. Same as Korean. However, Koreans use three different pointing words. 이(i) = This (Object is nearby the speaker) 그(geu) = That(Object is nearby the listener) 저(jeo) = That(Object is far from both speaker and listener) 것/거(geot,geo) = Thing 이거 뭐에요? (i-geo meo-e-yeo?) 그거 뭐에요? (geu-geo meo-e-yeo?) 저거 뭐에요? (jeo-geo meo-e-yeo?) =What is this/that? When somebody leave (and you stay) 안녕히 가세요. ( An-nyeong-hi ga-se-yeo.) Bye 5. 오늘(O-neul) 1) What did you do, O-NEUL? O-neul mo-hea-sseo-yeo? 오늘 뭐 했어요? 2) What day is O-NEUL? O-neul myeo-chil-e-ye-yeo? 오늘 몇일이에요? 3) How was your day, O- NEUL? 내일(Ne-il) = tomorrow 어제(uh-je) = yesterday O-neul uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? 오늘 어땠어요? 6. Uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? = How was? 어땠어요? 좋아요/안좋아요 ** Sseo means that it is pass tence. O-neul Uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? 오늘 어땠어요? How was today? Uh-je Uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? 어제 어땠어요? How was yesterday? Vietnam uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? Vietnam 어땠어요? How was Vietnam? Club Uh-ddea-sseo-yeo? 클럽 어땠어요? How was the club? Jo-aht-sseo-yeo. 좋았어요! It was good! Je-meat-sseo-sseo-yeo. 재밌었어요! It was fun! Dea-bak-e-yeo-sseo-yeo. 대박이였어요! It was awesome
8. Mo-hea-sseo-yeo? = What did you do? 뭐 했어요? ** Sseo means that it is pass tence. **e-seo = in O-neul Mo-hea-sseo-yeo? 오늘 뭐 했어요? What did you do today? 000 He-sseo-yeo. 000 했어요 I did 000 or Uh-je Mo-hea-sseo-yeo? 어제 뭐 했어요? What did you do yesterday? Vietnam e-seo Mo-Hea-sseoyeo? Vietnam 에서 뭐 했어요? What did you do in Vietnam? Club e-seo Mo-hea-sseo-yeo? 클럽 에서 뭐 했어요? What did you do in the club? It depends on the verb in the sentence - TV Ba-sseo-yeo. I watched TV - Geu-nyang-e-sseo-sseo-yeo. Just chilling. - Chum-chwot-sseo-yeo. I danced. - Jat-sseo-yeo. I slept.