Unit 13

Talking with Someone for the First Time

처음 만난 사람과 이야기 나누기
Talking with Someone for the First Time

Lesson

-ㅂ니까? [(p)-ni-kka?] ending makes the sentence more polite.

  • Informal version of 'Hello' is 안녕 [an-nyeong].
  • Formal version of 'Hello' is 안녕하세요 [an-nyeong-ha-se-yo].
  • More formal version of 'Hello' is 안녕하십니까? [an-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka].

처음 뵙겠습니다. [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"
  • 뵙다 [boep-da] is the humble form of 보다 [bo-da] which means 'to see'
  • -겠습니다 [-get-seum-ni-da] has a meaning of "I think" or "I feel"

만나서 반갑습니다. [man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da]
Nice to meet you.

  • 만나서 [man-na-seo] means "because we're meeting"
  • 반갑습니다 [ban-gap-seum-ni-da] has a meaning of "I'm glad."

Conversation

  • A: 처음 뵙겠습니다.
    I think I'm seeing you for the first time.
  • B: 처음 뵙겠습니다. [cheo-eum boep-get-seum-ni-da]
    I think I'm seeing you for the first time.
  • A: 만나서 반갑습니다.
    Nice to meet you.
  • B: 만나서 반갑습니다. [man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da]
    Nice to meet you.