About This Lesson
Use Basic thanks and farewells to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
나중에 봐요.
nah-JOONG-eh BWAH-yoh See you later.
B
내일 봐요.
neh-EEL BWAH-yoh See you tomorrow.
A
정말 고마워요.
juhng-MAHL goh-MAH-wuh-yoh Thank you very much.
B
오늘은 여기까지예요.
oh-NUHL-uhn yuh-GHEE-kkah-JEE-yeh-yoh That is all today.
A
좋은 밤 보내세요.
JOH-uhn pahm boh-neh-SEH-yoh Have a good night.
B
다음에 봐요.
TAH-uhm-eh BWAH-yoh See you next time.Word by Word
나중에
나중에 means “later” in 나중에 봐요, referring to a later meeting. It is a time expression placed before 봐요. Use it when parting and saying that you will meet again later.
봐요
봐요 contributes “see you” or “meet you” in 나중에 봐요, 내일 봐요, and 다음에 봐요. In these expressions, it follows a time expression. Use this pattern when saying goodbye while referring to a later meeting.
내일
내일 means “tomorrow” in 내일 봐요. It is placed before 봐요 to specify when the meeting will happen. Use it when saying goodbye to someone you expect to see the next day.
정말
정말 means “really” or “very” in 정말 고마워요, strengthening the expression of thanks. It comes before the expression it intensifies, here 고마워요. Use it when you want to express especially strong gratitude.
고마워요
고마워요 means “thank you” in 정말 고마워요. The polite ending makes the thanks suitable for speaking politely to another person. In this dialogue, 정말 comes before it to make the gratitude stronger.
오늘은
오늘은 means “as for today” in 오늘은 여기까지예요, setting today as the time frame for what follows. It consists of 오늘, “today,” followed by 은, which marks the topic. Use it when announcing what will happen or end today.
여기까지예요
여기까지예요 means “that is all up to here” in 오늘은 여기까지예요, indicating that the activity or conversation stops at this point. It is used as a polite statement about the stopping point. In this dialogue, it announces that today’s session is over.
좋은
좋은 means “good” in 좋은 밤 보내세요 and directly describes 밤. This is the form used before the noun it describes. Use it here as part of a polite good-night wish.
밤
밤 means “night” in 좋은 밤 보내세요. It is the time period that the speaker wishes the other person to spend well. In this dialogue, it is preceded by 좋은 and followed by 보내세요.
보내세요
보내세요 contributes “spend” or “have” in 좋은 밤 보내세요, expressing a wish that the listener have a good night. Here it follows 좋은 밤, the time period being wished for. Use this polite farewell when wishing someone a pleasant night.
다음에
다음에 means “next time” in 다음에 봐요, referring to a later meeting without specifying a particular day. It is placed before 봐요 as a time expression. Use it when parting and saying that you will see someone again next time.
Grammar Points
N은/는
오늘은 여기까지예요
oh-NUHL-uhn yuh-GHEE-kkah-JEE-yeh-yohAs for today, that is all.
은 marks the topic. 오늘은 means “as for today” and sets today as the topic.
좋은 + N
좋은 밤 보내세요
JOH-uhn pahm boh-neh-SEH-yohHave a good night.
좋은 comes before 밤 to describe it. Korean descriptive words come before the noun.
Korean Vocabulary
고마워요
adj
goh-MAH-wuh-yoh
thank you; I am grateful
정말 고마워요.
나중에 봐요
phrase
nah-JOONG-eh BWAH-yoh
See you later
나중에 봐요.
내일
adv
neh-EEL
tomorrow
내일 봐요.
다음에
noun
TAH-uhm-eh
next time; later
다음에 봐요.
밤
noun
PAHM
night
좋은 밤 보내세요.
보내세요
verb
boh-neh-SEH-yoh
have; spend
좋은 밤 보내세요.
봐요
verb
BWAH-yoh
see
나중에 봐요.
여기까지예요
phrase
yuh-GHEE-kkah-JEE-yeh-yoh
that is all; up to here
오늘은 여기까지예요.
오늘은
noun
oh-NUHL-uhn
today
오늘은 여기까지예요.
정말
adv
juhng-MAHL
really; very much
정말 고마워요.
좋은
adj
JOH-uhn
good
좋은 밤 보내세요.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
See you later.
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나중에 봐요.See you tomorrow.
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내일 봐요.Thank you very much.
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정말 고마워요.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
thank you; I am grateful
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고마워요that is all; up to here
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여기까지예요have; spend
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보내세요good