#11 안뇽 (annyong) - “hiiiii!” in Korean If you want to sound cute in Korean and learn a bit of aegyo, this is a good greeting to use. Aegyo is a way of acting cute, or even childish, in Korea and is often seen as flirtatious.
This is the most basic form of saying “no” and can be used by itself. Some alternate spellings that you might see are 아니오 (anio) and 아뇨 (anyo). These mean the same thing, but the correct spelling is 아니요 (a-ni-yo).
Koreans say “안녕하세요 [an nyeong ha seyo]?” while slightly bowing their head when they greet others. “안녕하세요?”is used interchangeably to say “Hi, hello, good morning/afternoon/evening”. You can simply say “안녕?” when you are greeting your friends or a person younger than you.
Hello! 2. Kamsahamnida (감사합니다) Thank you.
The 합니다 (hamnida) part means “to do.” Put them together, and you get 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida | to do thanks). You can use this phrase to express “thank you” in Korean restaurants, convenience stores, or taxis.
How to say “Goodbye” in Korean (standard) There are 4 ways to say “goodbye” in Korean that use the standard form: You can say 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo), 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo), 가세요 (gaseyo), and 잘 가요 (jal gayo).
Bowing and handshakes
Koreans bow to those senior to them both as a greeting and a show of respect. The junior person initiates the bow, bending from the waist to an angle of between 30 and 45 degrees from vertical. A less accentuated bow is returned as acknowledgment from the more senior person.
“Hey, pretty lady” is a great option, or “Hey good lookin', what's cookin'?” Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. These are classics that will honestly never get old.
Smile as you say hello and try to make eye contact, showing that you're friendly and would like to talk some other time. For example, if you see your crush as you're walking to your seat, say, “Hey, Adam!” with a smile and keep walking. Speak loudly and clear enough so that your crush hears you.
Is Hi there flirty? Not necessarily. “Hi there” is typically used as a friendly greeting and is not inherently flirty.
A common expression for saying goodbye in Korean is “I'll go first”. If you're leaving, you can use this expression. It's usually used with friends and you'll hear it often in K-dramas. To be more polite, you can also use 나 먼저 가요 (na meonjeo gayo) or 저 먼저 가볼게요 (jeo meonjeo kabulgeyo).
Instead of saying “you're welcome,” sometimes the person being thanked says “thank you,” too. For example, if somebody says “thank you for coming,” you can say “thank you for inviting me” (초대해 주셔서 감사합니다 | chodaehae jusyeoseo gamsahamnida).
Often, it might happen that before a person responds to your greeting by also saying 'annyeonghaseyo', they say '네' (yes), to answer that they are fine. Sometimes, older people or those with higher rank than the speaker will just respond with a firm yes, so don't worry if they don't complete the whole greeting.
The phrase for 'I love you' in Korean is: 사랑해 (saranghae).
안녕 is 'hello' and 'goodbye'
So Koreans will say 안녕 when they meet, but also 안녕 as they go their separate ways. So, don't be surprised when a Korean person uses 안녕 not only when you meet them, but also when you're saying goodbye to each other.