Learning Korean- A helpful list of words and dialogues of Korean

Simple Expressions 1 - Greeting

The relationship between senior and junior is a very important factor to determine how people address each other in Korea. So juniors say more polite greeting expression when they greet a senior. You can see various examples of greetings in different relationships.

< To friend and peer >

• A: An nyeong!-----------Hi!
• B: An nyeong!-----------Hi!


• A: Jal ga!-----------Bye!
• B: Jal ga!-----------Bye!


• A: DDo man na.-----------See you again.
• B: DDo man na.-----------See you again.

< To neighbor and senior >

• A: An nyeong ha se yo?-----------Hello?
• B: An nyeong ha se yo?-----------Hello?


• A: An nyeong hi ga se yo.-----------Good bye.
• B: An nyeong hi ga se yo.-----------Good bye.


• A: DDo man na yo.-----------See you again.
• B: DDo man na yo.-----------See you again.

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