LESSON NOTES

Newbie #3Thank You

CONTENTS

2 Korean Hangul2 Romanization2 English2 Alternative Transcript3 Vocabulary3 Sample Sentences3 Grammar5 Cultural Insight

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KOREAN HANGUL

1. (1)김수한: 성호. 나와 줘서 고마워. 그리고, 완갈시아 씨. 와 주셔서 고맙습니다.

2. (2)이성호: 네... 맞아요. 완갈시아 씨. 와 주셔서 감사합니다.

3. (3)갈시아: 아니에요. 저를 만나 주셔서 갑사합니다.

ROMANIZATION

1. (1)GIMSUHAN: seongho. nawa jwoseo gomawo. geurigo wangalsia ssi. wa jusyeoseo gomapseumnida.

2. (2)ISEONGHO: ne... majayo. wa jusyeoseo gamsahamnida.

3. (3)GALSIA: anieyo. jeo-reul manna jusyeoseo gamsahamnida.

ENGLISH

1. (1)SU HAN KIM: Sung Ho. Thanks for coming. And Mr. Garcia. Thank you for coming out.

2. (2)SUNG HO LEE: Yes... that's right Mr. Garcia. Thank you for coming out.

3. (3)JUAN GARCIA: No, not at all. Thank you for meeting me.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSCRIPT

1. (the dialog in the standard politeness level)

CONT'D OVER

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2. (1)김수한: 성호. 나와 줘서 고마워. 그리고, 완갈시아 씨. 와 줘서 고마워요.

3. (2)이성호: 네... 맞아요. 완갈시아 씨. 와 줘서 고마워요.

4. (3)갈시아: 아니에요. 저를 만나 줘서 고마워요.

VOCABULARY

Hangul Romanization English

감사합니다 gamsahamnida Thank you. (formal)

고맙습니다 gomapseumnida Thank you (standard).

고마워. gomawo. Thanks. (intimate)

감사하다 gamsahada to thank, Thank you.

아니에요 anieyo it's nothing

고맙다 gomapda to be thankful

SAMPLE SENTENCES

정말 감사합니다jeongmal gamsahamnida. "Thank you so much."

선물 고맙습니다.Seon-mul go-map-seum-ni-da. "Thank you for the present."

도와줘서 고마워.dowajwoseo gomawo "Thank you for helping me."

잘 먹었습니다. 감사합니다.jal meogeosseumnida. gamsahamnida. "I ate very well. Thank you very much."

감사합니다 - 아니에요. "Thank you. - Not at all."

와 줘서 고마워.Wa jwoseo gomawo. "Thanks for coming."

GRAMMAR

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As Korean is a language that has a strong emphasis on politeness levels, there can be several different ways one can say something. As this is the case, this conversation focuses on the usage of three different ways to say "Thank you."

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grammar Point #1 - Thank You - 감사합니다 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) is a polite way to say "Thank you". This "Thank you" should be used towards strangers, acquaintances, people of higher social ranking, elderly family members, teachers, and people who are generally of higher social ranking (Confucian hierarchy). In general, this is the most polite form of the phrase "Thank you". If ever in a formal situation, this would be the "Thank you" to use (i.e. with an important person, future in-laws, an employer, an interview). 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) is actually the verb 감사하다 (gamsahada) - to be thankful - conjugated into the formal politeness level.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grammar Point #2 - Thank you - 고맙습니다 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

고맙습니다 (gomapseumnida) is another polite way to say "Thank you". This phrase is a bit less formal than the former 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida). The difference between the two "Thank you" phrases is minor. 고맙습니다 (gomapseumnida) is a bit more friendly, and a bit more casual. But this can be used in most situations where 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) can be used. This phrase can be used in formal situations as well, but formal situations would usually call for the highest level of politeness (using 감사합니다 - gamsahamnida). 고맙습니다 (gomapseumnida) is actually the verb 고맙다 (gomapda) - to be thankful - conjugated in the formal politeness level.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grammar Point #3 - Thanks - 고마워 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

고마워 (gomawo) is the casual form of the phrase "Thank you." This can easily be translated as "Thanks" in English. This phrase should only be used with close friends and people of intimate relationships. 고마워 (gomawo) can be used with close friends, close family members, classmates, people of the same, or younger age, and in many other cases where the intimate politeness level can be used. This is actually the verb 고맙다 (gomapda) - to be thankful - conjugated into the intimate politeness level. The frequency of which these three

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phrases are heard is almost equal. Whenever in doubt as to which "Thank you" to use, use the most polite form - 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida).

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grammar Point #4 - It's Nothing - 아니에요 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Korean culture typically deflects praise. Saying "you're welcome" can convey to listener that speaker is acknowledging their good deed. So to deflect "Thank you," Koreans typically say 아니에요 (anieyo), which can be translated into "not at all". Literally 아니에요 (anieyo) means "it's not". 아니에요 (anieyo) is the verb 아니다 (anida) conjugated into the standard politeness level. The following are the formal, and intimate politeness levels of 아니다 (anida) - the verb "to not be."

--------------------------- ♣ More Examples ♣ --------------------------- 아닙니다 - animnida - Formal politeness level 아니야 - aniya - Intimate politeness level

These two can also be used to reply as "You're welcome/Not at all/No problem."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

To add extra emphasis to your gratitude you can add a short, quick bow along with 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) and 고맙습니다 (gomapseumnida). With 고마워 (gomawo), the most casual of the "Thank You" phrases, a bow would most likely be unnecessary. Bows are reserved for people who you wish to respect and honor, and thus, any situation where the intimate politeness level of Thank You is used, a respectful bow would be unfitting.