Basic Words and Phrases
Let's Learn Korean Together!Hello everyone and welcome to the next chapter of Let's Learn Korean Together. I hope you did well on learning the basic of 한글. Today, I want to teach you some basic words and phrases in the beginner level that may be helpful to know.
안녕하세요 [Ahn-nyeong-ha-seh-yo] - (formal) Hello.
안녕 [Ahn-nyeong] - (informal) Hello. Usually used with people of the same age, friends.
안녕히 계세요 [Ahn-nyeong-hi gyeh-seh-yo] - (formal) Goodbye if you are the one leaving.
안녕히 가세요 [Ahn-yeong-hi ga-seh-yo] - (formal) Goodbye if the other people/person is leaving.
안녕 [Ahn-nyeong] - (informal) Bye. Usually used with people of the same age, friends.
미안 [Mi-ahn] - (informal) Sorry, but in a joking way. Not too serious
미안해 [Mi-ahn-hae] - (informal) Sorry, mostly used when apologizing to friends or people younger.
미안해요 [Mi-ahn-hae-yo] - (formal) Sorry. This should be used when you're talkng to people that are slightly older
* 미안합니다 [Mi-ahn-hap-ni-da] - (formal) Sorry, same as the one before but a little more formal.
최송해요 [Chwe-song-hae-yo] - (formal) Sorry, used for when talking to elders.
* 최송합니다 [Chwe-song-hap-ni-da] - (formal) Sorry. This sorry isn't really used when you're talking to someone and they tell you bad news and you say sorry. It is more used for "I'm sorry that I made that mistake.", a more serious sorry.
고마워 [Go-ma-wo] - (informal) Thanks, used towards friends, siblngs, or someone younger than you.
고마워요 [Go-ma-wo-yo] - (formal) Thank you, used to those older than you.
* 고맙습니다 [Go-map-seup-ni-da] - (formal) Thank you, more polite than the previous one.
감사해요 [Gam-sa-hae-yo] - (formal) Thank you, used to those older than you.
* 감사합니다 [Gam-sa-hap-ni-da] - (formal) Thank, used when talking to elders or adressing a lot of people. This is the common formal way to say thank you.
맛있어요 [Ma-si-sseo-yo] Pronounced like 마싰어요. - (formal) It's delicious. Literal translation would be it has taste.
맛없어요 [Mad-eop-sseo-yo] Pronounced like 마덦어요 - (formal) It's awful. Literal translation would be it doesn't have taste.
* 잘 먹겠습니다 [Jal meog-gehs-seub-ni-da] - (formal) I will eat well.
* 잘 먹었습니다 [Jal meog-geos-seub-ni-da] - (formal) I ate well. Means thank you for the food.
* Words that have the ㅂ in them like 합 or 습 are pronounced more as an m sound rather than a light b sound.
- means that these are the most common ways these phrases are said.
I hope this has been helpful in learning some basic vocabulary and a little simple phrases
Stay Tuned.
Coming next: Vocabulary Rush.
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