Lesson 1 - 안녕하세요

About - the way to greet someone and introduce myself to others.

In Korea when they meet someone for the first time or someone who they already know, they greet the person by saying "안녕하세요." And when they introduce themselves to others, they say "누구 (name) 입니다." For example, Mr. Kim introduces himself to the other person by saying "김민욱 입니다."

Even though they usually say "안녕하세요" in any situation for greeting, they can say "처음뵙겠습니다" as a greeting when they meet someone for the first time. That is to say, "안녕하세요" can be used in the situations that "how do you do?" and "how are you?" can be said, while "처음뵙겠습니다" can be said only when they meet for the first time.

This is Korean way of greeting. What's your way of greeting?

Expressions and Practice
안녕하세요 - Annyeong-haseyo
김민욱입니다 - Kim-min-wook-imnida
처음뵙겠습니다 - Cheoum-boepgetseumnida

안녕하세요. (누구) 입니다.

처음뵙겠습니다. (누구) 입니다.

More resources for learning Korean:
infocobuild Learning Korean