Greetings

인사

Hello, thank you, and goodbye — the set you will actually use today. Stay in polite -요 / -습니다 for strangers.

10 words8 sentencesGrammar: -요12 min

Today’s goal

Say 안녕하세요, 감사합니다, and pick the right goodbye: 가세요 if they leave, 계세요 if you leave.

Words

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo · hello (polite)

안녕

annyeong · hi (casual)

감사합니다

gamsahamnida · thank you (formal)

고마워요

gomawoyo · thanks (polite)

네

ne · yes / I see

아니요

aniyo · no

안녕히 가세요

annyeonghi gaseyo · goodbye (to someone leaving)

안녕히 계세요

annyeonghi gyeseyo · goodbye (when you leave)

미안합니다

mianhamnida · sorry (formal)

괜찮아요

gwaenchanayo · it's okay

Polite speech with -요

For people you do not know well, end sentences with -요 (or the more formal -습니다). 안녕 alone is casual — friends, not a shop clerk. 네 is yes and also I hear you. 아니요 is no.

Sentences

안녕하세요.

annyeonghaseyo. · Hello.

감사합니다.

gamsahamnida. · Thank you.

네, 안녕하세요.

ne, annyeonghaseyo. · Yes — hello.

아니요, 괜찮아요.

aniyo, gwaenchanayo. · No, it's okay.

안녕히 가세요.

annyeonghi gaseyo. · Goodbye (you stay).

안녕히 계세요.

annyeonghi gyeseyo. · Goodbye (you leave).

미안합니다.

mianhamnida. · I'm sorry.

고마워요.

gomawoyo. · Thanks.

Say it out loud

Your line

안녕하세요. 감사합니다.

annyeonghaseyo. gamsahamnida. · Hello. Thank you.

Polite even when you need attention — 안녕하세요. 저기요. · Hello. Excuse me.

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