Korean Language and Culture

Hi. I'm Ryu from South Korea. It's the first time that I tell you about Korean language and culture. But, as you hear me, my english pronunciation might be too poor to understand. There are lots of flaws in grammar or words. Please, understand me. You can drop by my blog to read an article about this podcasting. Feel free to visit to http://yourkorean.blogspot.com or to send an e-mail dooliya@gmail.com. and my skype account is dooliya. You can contact me with what ever you want at your convinience.

If you see a Korean person at the first time, you have to greet. How should you say? ok! I will tell you. You can say "처음뵙겠습니다.“[Cheo um boep get sum ni da.] It means "how do you do?" and you may say "hello" or "hi". You can say "안녕하세요.”[An nyung ha se yo] or "안녕하십니까" [an nyung ha sip ni gga]. There is another expession like that "nice to meet you". In Korean, it's "만나서 반갑습니다.“ [man na seo ban gap sup ni da.] You may response to it like that "So do I". ”So do I" is "저도요.“[jeo do yo.].
Ok. One more time!

처음 뵙겠습니다. [Cheo um boep get sum ni da.] = How do you do?
처 음 뵙 겠 습 니 다.
안녕하세요 [An nyung ha se yo] = Hello
안 녕 하 세 요
안녕하십니까 [an nyung ha sip ni gga] = Hello
안 녕 하 십 니 까
만나서 반갑습니다. [man na seo ban gap sup ni da.] = Nice to meet you
만 나 서 반 갑 습 니 다
저도요. [jeo do yo.] = So, do I
저 도 요

Let's practice. Follow the sentences what you've learned. First time I will say them slowly. And second time I will say them faster.


Actually, some of my friends living in other countries want to learn Korean language. But, I think before learning another language, it's essential to understand the culture. Don't you think so? hmm. nobody agree with me. Whatever!~
Anyway, I hope to be helpful for who wants to learn Korean.
If you want to get the article about this podcast, you can visit to http://yourkorean.blogspot.com or send an e-mail dooliya@gmail.com.