LinguaPhrases come in pairs
Almost every phrase in this unit has a partner: a greeting and its return, a thanks and the wave that dismisses it, an apology and the reassurance, a request and the answer. 안녕하세요 is answered with 안녕하세요; 감사합니다 with 아니에요; 죄송합니다 with 괜찮아요; 만나서 반갑습니다 with 저도 만나서 반갑습니다; 안녕히 가세요 with 안녕히 계세요. If you know the second half, you never stand silent after the first.
Formal or friendly
The unit also planted the first seed of speech levels. Endings in -습니다 (감사합니다, 죄송합니다, 반갑습니다) are formal and safe everywhere. Endings in -요 (미안해요, 괜찮아요, 잘 가요) are polite but warmer, for people you deal with often. The bare forms 안녕, 고마워, 미안해 are for close friends and children only, and this course will not ask you to produce them until A2.
| First half | Second half |
|---|---|
| 감사합니다 | 아니에요 |
| 죄송합니다 | 괜찮아요 |
| 안녕히 가세요 | 안녕히 계세요 |
| 만나서 반갑습니다 | 저도 만나서 반갑습니다 |
| 여보세요 | 네, 누구세요? |
안녕하세요, 처음 뵙겠습니다Hello, how do you do.
죄송합니다, 잘 모르겠어요I am sorry, I do not really know.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 안녕하세요 | hello | 안녕하세요, 잘 지냈어요? Hello, have you been well? |
| 감사합니다 | thank you (formal) | 네, 감사합니다 Yes, thank you. |
| 죄송합니다 | I am sorry (formal) | 죄송합니다, 늦었어요 I am sorry, I am late. |
| 괜찮아요 | it is fine, I am all right | 네, 괜찮아요 Yes, it is fine. |
| 잠깐만요 | just a moment | 잠깐만요, 질문 있어요 Just a moment, I have a question. |
| 질문 | question | 질문이 많아요 I have many questions. |
| 알겠어요 | I understand, got it | 알겠어요, 감사합니다 I understand, thank you. |
| 또 만나요 | see you again | 내일 또 만나요 See you again tomorrow. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 2
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
A shop assistant says 감사합니다 as you leave. What do you answer?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.