Useful first phrases · LESSON 1 / 4

Hello, and thank you

Greet someone politely and thank them.

Two small phrases make a useful beginning. Learn them as complete expressions before studying how their endings work.

Two fictional adult learners greeting each other in a quiet classroom. — A first meeting · Imagine introducing yourself here. Original AI-generated illustration.

안녕하세요.

Hello.

감사합니다.

Thank you.

Notice the pattern

안녕하세요 is a common polite greeting. 감사합니다 expresses thanks and has a formal polite ending. Learn both as fixed phrases here; they do not use the same grammatical ending.

Try it yourself

You meet someone for the first time. Choose a polite greeting.

Someone helps you. What can you say?

What does 안녕하세요 mean in this situation?

RETRIEVE BEFORE YOU REVEAL

Say it in your own time.

Before revealing: how would you greet someone, then thank them?

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