Lesson 1: Annyeong-haseyo!
Annyeong-haseyo
안녕+하세요 = 안녕하세요
안녕 = well-being, peace, health 하세요 = you do, do you?, please do
안녕하세요 is the most common way of greeting someone in Korean, and 안녕하세요 is in 존댓말 [jondaetmal], polite/formal language. When someone greets you with 안녕하세요, you can simply greet the person back with 안녕하세요.
Sample Conversation A: 안녕하세요. [annyeong-haseyo] = Hello. B: 안녕하세요. [annyeong-haseyo] = Hi.
Kamsa-hamnida
감사 + 합니다 = 감사합니다.
감사 = appreciation, thankfulness, gratitude 합니다 = I do, I am doing
감사합니다 is the most commonly used formal way of saying “Thank you.” 감사 means “grati-tude” and 합니다 means “I do” or “I am doing” in 존댓말, polite/formal language, so together it means “Thank you.” You can use this expression, 감사합니다, whenever you want to say “Thank you.” in English.
