This document provides common Korean greetings, thank you phrases, apologies, and ways to get someone's attention in Korean. It includes: - The most common greeting "안녕하세요 (an-nyong-ha-se-yo)" which means "hello/hi". - Thank you is said as "감사합니다 (kam-sa-ham-nida)" formally or "감사 (kamsa)" informally. - To apologize, say "죄송합니다 (joe-song-hamnida)" formally or use more informal options like "미안 (mian)". - To get someone's attention

1. Quick Review

2. Hello/ Hi/ How are you?/
Good Afternoon/ Good
Evening/ etc.
안녕하세요(an-nyong-ha-se-yo)
-is the most common way of greeting someone
in Korean
• 안녕= well-being, peace, health
(Can also be the informal way to say
hello)
• 하세요= you do, do you?, please do
Thank you!
감사합니다(kam-sa-ham-nida)
-is the most commonly used formal way to say
Thank you.
• 감사= appreciation, thankfulness,
gratitude
• 합니다= I do, I am doing
Other way to say Thank you:
감사= (kamsa)-informal way
고마워요= (komawoyo)-
secondary formal way
고마워= (komawo)- informal,
and most playful way

3. I am sorry, I’m sorry to
hear that, I apologize,
My bad.
죄송합니다(joe-song-hamnida)
(the most formal way)
• 죄송= apology, being sorry orfeeling
ashamed
But always remember that
joesonghamnida doesn’t
always mean I’m sorry
-you can’t use 죄송합니다 when
you want to say “I am sorry to
hear that”
Because it only means I
apologize, It was my bad and
I shouldn’t have done that.
Other way to say I’m
sorry:
미안(mian)- most playful and
informal way
미안함니다(mian-
hamnida)- formal
미안해(mian-hae) informal
미안해요(mian-haeyo)
formal

4. Excuse me…
저기요(jeo-gi-yo)
You can use this in only situation that
states below!
Rules:
1. When you want to get someone’s
attention and talk to them or
let them know something.
2. When you want to call the
waiter in a restaurant or a café
to order something.
And you cannot use
this in:
1. When you are passing through a
crowd of people.
2. When you are leaving the room
for a second.
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5. How to use jeogiyo in
sentence? Simple.
English structure:
Please give me some
water.
Korean Structure:
Water Please/ Give
me some water
please.
(See the difference)
Example:
1. Please give me
some water.
(Water please)
= 저기요! 물이서요.
*jeogiyo! Mul-iseoyo
-jeogiyo! Mu-ri-seoyo

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