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4th of September - day 27 of 29

Hello everyone! Yesterdays exam went really well and I’m so relieved! I also drove to the exam hall for the first time!! Normally I’m at my student housing, but since I don’t have that anymore next year, I now have to drive (or take public transit) to my campus.

Today I began revising for my last resit on Monday, finally! Wish me luck!

Have a great evening!

also: new nails down below hehe

New day, New start :)

Hi! This blog is made for korean learners who use TalkToMeInKorean as a main ressource. We will provide you complements to their lessons, such as examples, vocabulary and expressions. We are definitely not trying to replace TTMIK ! This blog wouldn’t even exist without them :)

LVL 1 LESSON 1 : 안녕하세요, 감사합니다

TTMIK first lesson is about how to say Hello and Thank You. Please refer to it before reading this post. (http://talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l1/ (PDF & MP3 available))

For those who may don’t know yet, there are two different speech level in korean, which are called « 존댓말 » and « 반말 ». « 존댓말 » is the polite / formal way of talking, whereas « 반말 » is the informal one. It is very important to know when to use them, so you don’t seem rude.

You have to use 존댓말 when :

- You’re talking to a stranger, or someone you don’t really know

- You’re talking to someone older than you

- You’re talking to someone you need to show respect to (teacher, boss, parents, etc.)

- You’re talking to friends that aren’t so close to you

You can use 반말 when :

- You’re talking to a close friend

- You’re talking to someone who is obviously younger than you

- You’re talking to someone your age

- The person you’re talking to, if she/he is older, gave you the permission to use 반말

It’s important to mention level speeches when it comes to greeting. You won’t say « Hello » to a friend the same way as you would say it to your teacher.

Hello, 존댓말 :

- 안녕하십니까? : very formal, often used in announcements / news

- 안녕하세요 : the most commonly used

- 여보세요? : used when answering the phone / interphone only

Hello, 반말 :

- 안녕 : could be translated as « Hi » (or « Bye », still in 반말)

- 안뇽 : wrong, but cute way of writting/pronouncing « 안녕 »

- ㅎㅇ : (koreanized version of « Hi », 하이, used when texting only)

Sentence examples (예문) in 존댓말 :

/!\ Those sentences may be a bit hard to understand. If you don’t, don’t worry. You will understand them through the next grammar lessons.

Vocabulary (단어) :

* 여러분 : everyone

* 여동생 : little sister

* 얘들아 : kids, guys (이 this + 아이들 kids + 아 calling someone) /!\ 반말

* 거기 : here

* 댁 : house (polite form of 집)

1. 여러분 안녕하십니까?

= Hello everyone. (in TV news)

2. 안녕하세요, 저는 박찬열입니다. 처음 뵙겠습니다.

= Hello, I am Park Chanyeol. Nice to meet you (literally : I am meeting you for the first time)

3. 안녕하세요, 저는 김지관의 여동생이에요.

Hello. I’m Kim Jikwan’s sister.

4. 여보세요, 거기 김진영 씨 댁입니까?

= Hello? Is this Kim Jinyeong’s house ?

5. 얘들아 안녕 !

= Hi guys / hi kids !

Now that you know how to use « Hello », let’s focus on « Thank you » :

Thank you, 존댓말 :

- 감사합니다 : most commonly used

- 고맙습니다

- 감사해요 : very few people use this

- 고마워요 : less formal than 고맙습니다 and 감사합니다. Use it with people you are close to

Thank you, 반말 :

- 고마워

If you had to remember only three ways to say « Thank you », it would be : 감사합니다 (formal, polite), 고마워요 (polite, to people you are close to), 고마워 (informal).

Sentence examples (예문) in 존댓말 :  

/!\ Sadly, it may be too early for you to create sentences like « Thank you for […] ». But don’t worry, we will explain it later ! But here are some sentence examples that we will explain later :

Vocabulary (단어) :

* 이메일 : e-mail

* 보내다 : to send

* 많은 : a lot (noun form of 많다)

1. 이메일 보내줘서 고마워. (반말)

= Thank you for sending me an email !

2. 이메일 부내주셔서 감사합니다. (존댓말)

= Thank you for sending me an email.

3. 많은 예문을 주셔서 감사합니다.

= Thank you for giving us lots of sentence examples :)

That’s all for today !

October 11, 2017 🍂🍂