How to say “Nice to meet you” in Korean

만나서 반갑습니다

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Said as 만나서 반갑씀니다

Phrase #11 of the top 100 · Hello & manners

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅁ“m”consonant
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ㅏ“a”vowel
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ㄴ“n”end consonant
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만“man”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 만나서 반갑씀니다.

Looks like갑습but say갑씀

After a final ㅂ, the next ㅅ is said tense, like ㅆ.

Looks like습니다but say씀니다

The final ㅂ before ㄴ turns into ㅁ, so -ㅂ니다 always sounds like -ㅁ니다.

Tip: Pause lightly between the two words.

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