Bedeutung
To move one's hand back and forth as a greeting or signal.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Waving with both hands is a sign of great enthusiasm and is very common among K-pop fans or close friends. When calling someone to come closer, the palm faces down. Waving with the palm up or out is strictly for greetings/farewells. It is polite to continue waving until the person you are seeing off is completely out of sight. In traditional settings, a wave was never used; only bows. Waving is a symbol of modern, westernized Korean social life.
The 'ㄹ' Rule
Always remember that '흔들다' becomes '흔듭니다' in formal settings. It's a common test question!
Hierarchy Matters
Waving is for friends. Bowing is for everyone else. When in doubt, bow.
Bedeutung
To move one's hand back and forth as a greeting or signal.
The 'ㄹ' Rule
Always remember that '흔들다' becomes '흔듭니다' in formal settings. It's a common test question!
Hierarchy Matters
Waving is for friends. Bowing is for everyone else. When in doubt, bow.
Double the Wave
Wave with both hands to show you are REALLY happy to see someone. It's very 'Korean'!
The Long Goodbye
Don't stop waving as soon as they turn around. Keep going until they are gone!
Teste dich selbst
Complete the sentence with the correct form of '흔들다'.
멀리 있는 친구에게 손을 ______.
In a neutral context, '흔들었어요' is the most common polite form.
Which situation is NOT appropriate for '손을 흔들다'?
다음 중 손을 흔드는 것이 예의에 어긋나는 상황은?
You should bow to a CEO (사장님), not wave.
Fill in the missing part of the dialogue.
가: 지민아, 나 여기 있어! (______) 나: 오, 봤어! 지금 갈게!
The speaker is currently waving to show their location.
Match the Korean phrase with its English meaning.
1. 손을 흔들다, 2. 악수하다, 3. 손사래를 치다
These are three distinct hand gestures in Korean.
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Waving vs. Bowing
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben멀리 있는 친구에게 손을 ______.
In a neutral context, '흔들었어요' is the most common polite form.
다음 중 손을 흔드는 것이 예의에 어긋나는 상황은?
You should bow to a CEO (사장님), not wave.
가: 지민아, 나 여기 있어! (______) 나: 오, 봤어! 지금 갈게!
The speaker is currently waving to show their location.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are three distinct hand gestures in Korean.
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt's still risky. Even if you are close, a polite nod or a small bow is safer in a professional environment.
'흔들다' is an active motion you do. '흔들거리다' is something swaying on its own, like a tree in the wind.
Yes, in Korea, the 'come here' gesture is palm down. Palm up is for saying hello/bye.
You say '손을 흔들었어요' (polite) or '손을 흔들었어' (casual).
You can use '응원봉을 흔들다'.
No, that is '악수하다'. '손을 흔들다' is only for waving.
Yes, it's a very common visual trope for emotional partings.
That usually means 'No', 'I don't know', or 'It's not me'.
No, for a tail, we use '꼬리를 흔들다'.
The phrase itself is neutral, but the conjugation (e.g., -어 vs -습니다) determines the formality.
Verwandte Redewendungen
손짓하다
similarTo gesture with the hand
악수하다
similarTo shake hands
손사래를 치다
contrastTo wave one's hand to say no
고개를 끄덕이다
builds onTo nod one's head
손을 들다
similarTo raise one's hand
