Level 1 Lesson 1

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annyeong haseyo = Hello. / Hi. / How are you? / Good afternoon. / Good evening. / etc..

annyeong = well being, peace, health

haseyo = you do, do you?, please do

annyeong haseyo is the most common way of greeting someone in Korean, and annyeong haseyo is in jondaetmal, polite/formal language. When someone greets you with annyeong haseyo , you can simply greet the person back with annyeong haseyo.

gamsa hapnida / kamsahamnida =  Thank you.

gamsa = appreciation, thankfulness, gratitude

hapnida = I do, I am doing

gamsa hapnida / kamsahamnida is the most commonly used formal way of saying “Thank you.”kamsa/gamsa means “grati-tude” and hapnida/ hamnida means “I do” or “I am doing” in jondaetmal, polite/formal language, so together it means “Thank you.” You can use this expression, gamsa hapnida / kamsahamnida, whenever you want to say “Thank you.” in English.

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