skip to content
Korean

A1Beginner

안녕하세요

Greetings, thanks and apologies

Korean has speech levels. This course starts with the polite 해요체 (ending in -요), which is safe with almost anyone.

안녕하세요 literally asks "are you at peace?" and works any time of day.

Two ways to say goodbye

  • 안녕히 가세요 — "go in peace": say it to the person leaving.
  • 안녕히 계세요 — "stay in peace": say it to the person staying (when you leave).

Thanks: 감사합니다 (a bit more formal) and 고맙습니다 are both fine. 고마워요 is softer. Sorry: 죄송합니다 (formal, serious), 미안해요 (polite, lighter).

stan runge c757d08 source