Lesson 1
1. 안녕. Hi. Hello. (casual) / 안녕하세요. Hi. Hello. (formal)
안녕 means “Hi.”, “Hello.” and it is in 반말(casual language). When you want to say “Hello.” to someone who is older than you or someone you don’t really know well, you need to use 존댓말(formal language). And “Hello.” in formal language is 안녕하세요. 안녕 literally means “peace” or “well-being” and 하세요 means “you do”, “do you?”, or “Please do.”
안녕하세요 is the most common way of greeting someone in Korean. When someone greets you with 안녕하세요, you can simply greet the person back with 안녕하세요.
Learn more about the basic greetings by listening to our Core Grammar Level 1 lesson (click here)
Sample Conversation
A: 안녕하세요. = Hello.
B: 안녕하세요. = Hello.