Unit 13

Talking with Someone for the First Time

처음 λ§Œλ‚œ μ‚¬λžŒκ³Ό 이야기 λ‚˜λˆ„κΈ°
Talking with Someone for the First Time

Lesson

-γ…‚λ‹ˆκΉŒ? [(p)-ni-kka?] ending makes the sentence more polite.

  • Informal version of 'Hello' is μ•ˆλ…• [an-nyeong].
  • Formal version of 'Hello' is μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo].
  • More formal version of 'Hello' is μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆκΉŒ? [an-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka].

처음 λ΅™κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. [cheo-eum boep-get-seum-ni-da]
I think I'm seeing you for the first time. (Greeting)

  • 처음 [cheo-eum] means "for the first time"
  • λ΅™λ‹€ [boep-da] is the humble form of 보닀 [bo-da] which means 'to see'
  • -κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€ [-get-seum-ni-da] has a meaning of "I think" or "I feel"

λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. [man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da]
Nice to meet you.

  • λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ [man-na-seo] means "because we're meeting"
  • λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€ [ban-gap-seum-ni-da] has a meaning of "I'm glad."

Conversation

  • A: 처음 λ΅™κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
    I think I'm seeing you for the first time.
  • B: 처음 λ΅™κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. [cheo-eum boep-get-seum-ni-da]
    I think I'm seeing you for the first time.
  • A: λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
    Nice to meet you.
  • B: λ§Œλ‚˜μ„œ λ°˜κ°‘μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. [man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da]
    Nice to meet you.