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Write a short sentence saying you greet a friend.
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저는 친구에게 인사해요.
Write a sentence saying 'Hello' to your teacher. (Hint: Use '선생님').
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선생님께 인사합니다.
How would you tell someone that you need to greet your parents? (Hint: Use '부모님').
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부모님께 인사해야 해요.
What did I do when I met my friend in the morning?
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아침에 친구를 만났습니다. 저는 친구에게 인사했습니다. 친구도 저에게 인사했습니다.
What did I do when I met my friend in the morning?
The passage states '저는 친구에게 인사했습니다' which means 'I greeted my friend'.
The passage states '저는 친구에게 인사했습니다' which means 'I greeted my friend'.
What is a common greeting in Korea when meeting new people?
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새로운 사람을 만나면 보통 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다. 이것은 한국에서 흔한 인사말입니다.
What is a common greeting in Korea when meeting new people?
The passage says '보통 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다' which means 'usually greet with '안녕하세요''.
The passage says '보통 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다' which means 'usually greet with '안녕하세요''.
What do students do when they see their teacher at school?
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학교에서 선생님을 보면 학생들은 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다. 선생님도 학생들에게 인사합니다.
What do students do when they see their teacher at school?
The passage states '학생들은 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다' meaning 'students greet with '안녕하세요''.
The passage states '학생들은 '안녕하세요'라고 인사합니다' meaning 'students greet with '안녕하세요''.
This is a common greeting.
This is a polite way to greet someone for the first time.
This is a farewell greeting when you are leaving.
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만나서 반갑습니다.
Focus: 반갑습니다 (ban-gap-seup-ni-da)
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오랜만이에요.
Focus: 오랜만이에요 (o-raen-man-i-e-yo)
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잘 지내셨어요?
Focus: 지내셨어요 (ji-nae-syeot-sseo-yo)
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Which of the following is an appropriate way to greet an older person in Korea?
While '안녕' is a casual greeting, '안녕하세요' is more polite and appropriate when greeting someone older or in a formal setting.
If you are meeting a friend you haven't seen in a while, which greeting would be most natural?
'잘 지내셨어요?' means 'Have you been well?' and is a common greeting for someone you haven't seen in a while. '처음 뵙겠습니다' is for meeting someone for the first time.
Which of these phrases is typically used to greet someone leaving work?
'수고 많으셨습니다' (or the more casual '수고했어요') is a common way to acknowledge someone's hard work and is often used as a greeting when people are leaving work.
In Korean culture, it is common to bow slightly when greeting someone as a sign of respect.
Bowing is a fundamental part of Korean greetings and shows respect, especially towards elders or in formal situations.
You should always use '안녕히 주무셨어요?' (Did you sleep well?) as a morning greeting to your boss.
While '안녕히 주무셨어요?' is a polite morning greeting, it's generally reserved for close relationships or when you know the person slept there. A more standard and always safe greeting for a boss in the morning would be '안녕하세요'.
When meeting a new acquaintance for the first time, '반갑습니다' (Ban-gap-seup-ni-da) is an appropriate greeting.
'반갑습니다' translates to 'Nice to meet you' or 'Pleased to meet you' and is perfectly appropriate when introduced to someone new.
This sentence describes people warmly greeting each other to start the day. The order '사람들은 (People) 서로에게 (to each other) 따뜻하게 (warmly) 인사하며 (greeting) 하루를 (the day) 시작했다 (started)' makes the most sense.
The sentence indicates a polite greeting to a professor met after a long time. The structure '오랜만에 만난 (met after a long time) 교수님께 (to the professor) 정중히 (politely) 인사드렸다 (greeted)' is correct.
This sentence describes someone approaching new employees and greeting them brightly. The sequence '그는 (He) 새로운 직원들에게 (to the new employees) 먼저 (first) 다가가 (approaching) 환하게 (brightly) 인사했다 (greeted)' is logical.
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