LESSON NOTES

Learn Korean in Three Minutes #1

Self-Introductions

CONTENTS
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
2 Grammar

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VOCABULARY

Hangul R omanization English

-(이)야 -(i)ya I am - (casual)

안녕 annyeong Hi, Hello.

안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo Hello.

반갑다 bangapda to be glad (to meet)

반가워요. ban-gawoyo It's good to see you.

SAMPLE SENTENCES

안녕. 나는 상철이야. 안녕. 나는 에이미야.

Annyeong. Naneun sangcheoriya. Annyeong. Naneun aeimiya.

Hi. I am Sancheol. Hello. I am Amy.

안녕하세요. 여러분. 선우야! 안녕!

Annyeonghaseoyo. yeoryeobun. Seon-u-ya! Annyeong!

"Hello, everyone." "Seonu! Hello!"

안녕하세요. 여러분. 주헌씨... 반가워요.

Annyeonghaseoyo. yeoryeobun. juheonssi... ban-gawoyo.

"Hello, everyone." "Juheon...It's good to see you."

주헌씨... 반가워요.
juheonssi... ban-gawoyo.

"Juheon...It's good to see you."

GRAMMAR

The focus of this lesson is Self Introduction in Korean

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Topic 1: How to Introduce yourself in Informal way

Sentence from the lesson:

'안녕. 에이미야. 반가워.'
Annyeong. Amy-ya. bangawo.
"Hi, I'm Amy. Nice to meet you."

1. 안녕 means "Peace." So literally you say "Peace" to say "Hello" in Korean.

2. You can say your name, then add the sentence ending particle 야. My name is 에이미,
so I say 에이미야.

3. You say 반가워. 반가워 means "Nice to meet you."

For Example:
안녕. 데이비드야. 반가워.
Annyeong. David-ya. bangawo.
"Hi, I'm David. Nice to meet you."

Topic 2: How to Introduce yourself in Formal way

Sentence from the lesson:

'안녕하세요. 에이미이에요. 반가워요.'

Annyeonghaseyo. Amy-eyo. bangawoyo.
"Hi, I'm Amy. Nice to meet you."

1. 안녕 has changed to 안녕하세요. 하세요 is the verb meaning "to do." If you add 하세요
next to 안녕, it becomes more formal and polite. 안녕하세요.

2. You can replace the particle 야 with 에요. Both of them are sentence ending particles,
and you can put them after nouns. But 야 is informal and 에요 is formal. So if you say
에이미에요 instead of 에이미야, you can introduce your name in more formal way.

3. Finally, 반가워요. Do you remember how to say "Nice to meet you" in informal way? 반
가워. Here, you can simply add the particle 요 at the end of the verb. Then it becomes
formal. 요 is a particle that can make a sentence polite.

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Language Tip!

When you introduce yourself in Korea, it's polite to make a small bow. If you're a guy, bow with
your hands at your sides. If you're a girl, bow with your hands clasped in front of you. Bow
from the waist. You don't have to dip down very far.

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