By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Greet someone politely

• Introduce themselves in Korean

• Say their name and nationality

• Talk about their job

• Ask and answer simple personal questions

Before introducing yourself, it is important to greet the other person politely.

Common Greetings

Example

안녕하세요.Hello.

만나서 반갑습니다.Nice to meet you.

These expressions are used in formal and polite situations.

To introduce your name, use:

저는 ___ 입니다.

Meaning:

"I am ___."

Examples

저는 누만입니다.I am Nouman.

저는 민수입니다.I am Min-su.

저는 지영입니다.I am Ji-young.

Useful Pattern

저는 = I

입니다 = am

This is one of the most important Korean sentence patterns.

Practice

Say your own name.

You can talk about your nationality using:

저는 ___ 사람입니다.

Meaning:

"I am a ___ person."

Examples

저는 한국 사람입니다.I am Korean.

저는 파키스탄 사람입니다.I am Pakistani.

저는 네팔 사람입니다.I am Nepali.

저는 베트남 사람입니다.I am Vietnamese.

You can talk about your occupation.

Pattern

저는 ___ 입니다.

Examples

저는 학생입니다.I am a student.

저는 회사원입니다.I am an office worker.

저는 근로자입니다.I am a worker.

저는 선생님입니다.I am a teacher.

Let's combine everything.

Conversation

A:안녕하세요.

Hello.

B:안녕하세요.

Hello.

A:이름이 무엇입니까?

What is your name?

B:저는 누만입니다.

I am Nouman.

A:어느 나라 사람입니까?

What nationality are you?

B:저는 파키스탄 사람입니다.

I am Pakistani.

A:직업이 무엇입니까?

What is your job?

B:저는 근로자입니다.

I am a worker.

Key Questions

Excellent work!

In this lesson, you learned how to:

• Greet people politely

• Say your name

• State your nationality

• Talk about your job

• Have a simple Korean conversation

You can now introduce yourself in Korean.

This is an important milestone because you are beginning to communicate using complete Korean sentences.