인사(greeting) is more than just saying hello in Korean culture
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Another Korean culture video for you! We talk about the culture of 인사 in Korean, as well as some commonly used phrases related to it!
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Pro tip: As a foreigner always greet people older than you who work in convenience stores or restaurants properly with a nice friendly smile. A lot of them are usually treated so indifferently especially in more business/office areas not only will you brighten their day, I've even gotten stuff for free several times just for being nice and polite.
Absolutely! Being polite can really go a long way. You never know who's day you'll brighten just by being polite and showing a smile :)
This should really be done in every country everywhere :)
I feel like that should be done everywhere. I don't work retail, but I can't stand people who believe they can act however way they want towards the employee, completely throwing out common courtesy out of the window. That sense of entitlement and arrogance is outrageous.
A smile, a 'please' and a 'thank you' can indeed go a long way. It's not just a sign of appreciation of them, and their service, but if there's an upgrade going you may get it, you may get a better price for something, or they may make a bigger effort to help you if it's something outside their normal duties.
Back when I was young enough to 'date', how my companion treated these serving her made a BIG difference on whether another date would happen or not - you could even regard it as a deal breaker.
I did have some comment, favourably, on my manners when talking to 'staff', and they were also second dates as they were aware enough to follow up on.
Heck, if you are just friends with people who work retail, or service, they will normally appreciate it too, as being rude is also a swipe are them and their jobs!
Doesn't work for Korean-Americans like us LMAO, they just think were Americans who's in the body of a Korean
I need to learn this for when I meet my Korean girlfriend’s parents, I have been self teaching myself 한국어 for a year, and this is the first time I’ve heard about 인사. 감사합니다!!!
Good luck man, I think they'll be impressed!
Aww i really like that you’re training your vocabulary like that🥰🤩
Good on you, I think it would help your cause if you learn about the culture.
As a fellow Korean, (This may be different for others), We typically greet strangers, elders, and important people with a bow. If you want to show more respect, bow lower. While bowing, place your hands near your bellybutton. (Male- left hand above right/Female- Right hand above left) Hope this helped! ^^
The thumbnail made this even funnier and thoughtful to learn about this!!💜💜💜
Hey!..army??💜💜💜
I remember when a classmate greeted our korean teacher by saying 안녕 😂😂 that was a funny day
@@testie__111 yes that's true
Our teacher was choked at first but started to laugh but you can always feel that she was upset about it
It s a matter of culture and it s understandable
Asmaa BenAissa
abrhe919
سنابي ضيفنيsnap
when kids are good at greeting, to me it means their parents taught them well...
One second please. I was told that a sunbae didn't have to be older, but of higher rank, or tenure. Meaning, if a younger person was at a job longer than an older person, that younger person is the older's sunbae. Please clear.
Yeah, it doesn't always have to be bound by age :) In that case, the situation is a little complication. The 선배 will expect some kind of politeness and maybe not the full bow :)
@@talktomeinkorean To TTMIK: Thanks for taking the time to answer Aspry's excellent question. Very helpful to both of you. 👍👍
Even though both rank and tenure are important in Korea, if they are in different companies or schools, age is the only crucial thing.
And even if they work in the same company and one is younger but on a higher rank, he must not be impolite to the other who is older but on a lower rank.
In this case, both of them usually try to be polite to each other.
@@saepho3815 I am going for a job interview with a director of a company. I haven't met him yet so I don't know how old he is. Would it be right to bow to him regardless of age?
Korean culture about greeting (and other things) are really similar to Albanian (in Europe) culture. That's why Korean culture is nothing new to me and it makes it easier for me to learn things in Korean because I would use those in my own country too.
most foreingers don't realize 안녕 (安寧) is actually a Chinese word, meaning "well being"
so you are basically askig "are you doing well?"
it's a salutation (salud meaning health).
I live in Germany and my family has been strict too when it came to greetings or something like that.
Not on that high level as it is in Korea but here older people are also expecting to be greeted first especially by younger ones.
It doesn't bother me because it's just showing respect and good manners and as said in video the people will tell you how nice and polite you are which makes your family pretty proud^^
same meine mutter immer SAG HALLO oder so 😅
Meine auch immer so ,,ein kleines Lächeln würde dich nicht umbringen!" 😂
oh wow das kenn ich ja von meinem umfeld nicht ^^‘ seid ihr ausm süden?
@@A-Wa NRW Ruhrpott
@@A-Wa In Berlin sagt keiner was. In NRW lauf ich durchs Dorf und Fremde sagen einem "kriegst du die Zaehne nicht auseinander?"
우와~ too much information lol 오늘도 많이 배웠습니다~ 감사합니다~♡
@윤혜진 Hyejin yes .. I said "even today I've learnt a lot~ thank you~♡" it's commonly an expression ^^ good luck with your learning~ 화이팅~
나도! 한국어 공부는 어려워요 그래도 재밌어요~ ㅇㅅㅇ
Might be the most important Korean lesson of all! btw, more Cassie please!!!
the subtitles tho! xD
2:32 *they can pronounce i know my CEO really well!* like wtf!! XDDDD
I had no idea, thank you for the video! :)
Thank you talk me in korean...
I always learned a lot in watching your videos.
Fascinating! What a beautiful culture.
I followed someone on FB in 2013 out of learning Korean. The guy posted a pics of his Kid. Just realised this is the guy i followed on FB in 2013 lol.
I listened to his podcasts. Gave up learning Korean after 6 months. Resumed lately. Glad i found u again...
I'm still confused but will play this again. 인사. 😅
Outstanding video, thank you
Its so blessed to be able to say hello/ hai to everyone that you meet/ see. N blessing you who continue the tradition n the culture 🙏🤗😇
와 아주 좋은 문화예용
오늘도 많이 배웠어요
감사합니다
감사합니다!
thankyou so much ^^
i loved this!!
Thx for this🤙👏👏
Thank you!! so much TTMIK.
That's good to know. 고맙습니다
I have heard "예의를 드리다" as a phrase to use when offering an 인사, from an interesting etiquette teacher in old 전주. She also pointed out that proper 인사 includes 공수 (not a martial art, but literally "empty hand").
While I appreciate that most of your audience is younger, I'm in my mid-70s, and sometimes need guidance on how to properly interact, especially with younger in-laws, colleagues, and students. An additional, uncommon problem is an older aunt-in-law. She is in her mid-80s, a very sweet old woman. Of course, I treat her as an older relative, but the added complication is that she is a niece of 순정효황후, and in a lot of places that would make her a princess. I always worry a bit that I don't know the proper address for her. I tried using the old high forms with her once, and she thought it was pretty funny.
오아 대박! 감사합니다!
Two things: Really appreciated the cultural insight of 인사 그리고 love that braided ponytail. You two are great on-screen together!!
Thank you, very useful. Please note that the English subtitles were covering some of the Korean words at the bottom of the screen. Just to let you.
I have a question: Is it normal in Korea to greet strangers? Like the example in the elevator or even if I enter a room with other people or on the street... Would it be natural or weird for a foreigner to do so? We sometimes do it like this in Germany.. thank you~!
If you ask me, in Korea people rarely regularly say hello to the people they know and work with everyday, let alone people they don't know. In general, the notion of "STRANGER" is soooo big here in Korea... and it's like... you can be a serial killer, you are a stranger, who knows!?
잘 듣고 갑니다.. :)
Luv from Tamilnadu India
선현우 선생님 안녕하세요. ...지혜로운 언어도 그래서 지혜로운 나라이다! 항상 감사합니다.^^
감사합니다!
@@talktomeinkorean 😊
MariaLuisa Achille
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abrhe919
How is someone in their fifties like myself supposed to greet people in Korea?
And also how should I address people in general, in terms of age, hierarchy, social title, relationship, etc. For example, when speaking to a younger teacher, should I use 선생님? And also the suffix 씨 is always used in formal language despite the age? Thank you so much TTMIK!
현우선생님 이 영상주셔서 감사합니다! 지금 인사에 실수를 많이 했다고 알고있어요ㅜ
The more I'm learning Korean and about Korea the more I realise how rude my country is 😕 I wish I could move here!
Nicola MacPherson your country isn’t rude, it’s just your country’s culture. Every culture is different, just because one is considered more polite doesn’t mean that your culture is rude.
@@anniepotter4076 You don't even know where I'm from and yea it's an arrogant nation
Raised in an Asian country, my politeness is often considered here in America as being indirect and indecisive, which has driven me into some traumatizing arguments. It's about things like this that I'd prefer to just move back home.
I don't think it's rude at all. It's relaxed, and it's great.
Thank you! But perhaps you could give us a few more comments specifically on bowing next time? When, and how low should you go?
I think just nodding a little bit is Okay. 배꼽인사 is for Kids.
Wow.
Please, create a video explaining the distinction between the FORMAL & the POLITE forms, and when the possible combinations are used (Formal-Polite vs Informal-Polite, etc.)
In Spanish, the Formal and the Polite are the same thing. I cannot understand the difference.
많이 배웠어요 . 감사합니다
i work at a korean sushi restaurant and I'm not korean but it feels wrong not greeting the chefs like the rest of the waitresses
So the basic point here is: the lower status person (usually, the younger person but not always) takes care to greet the higher status person (usually, the older but not always), using 존댓말, _first_ - to _not_ do so is considered impolite. _But_ the higher status person might preempt that by greeting the lower status person first. Is it more complicated than that?
이 프로그램에 싱할라어 자막을 추가할 수 있나요? 많은 스리랑카 사람들이 한국어를 배우고 있습니다.. 친절하게..👍👍
We have that system of younger people having to greet older people first and more politely in Austria, too.
I think it's common in many european countries.
We do that in Poland too 🤔.
Question - does a 선배 have to be someone in the same company/institution as you? For instance if I met someone in a higher grade than me but from a different university, would they still be considered my 선배?
I don't know if there is a video about this already but what I'm curious about is greeting in daily life, like when do you have to bow and do you have to greet when entering a shop for example
Any advice? I'll be meeting a potential korean teacher for the first time tomorrow virtually. I've been trying to figure out how to bow or if I should bow or nod. I'm not sure :)
This is similar to Southern culture in the US. When you enter a room, you speak to/greet whomever is in the room, especially if that person is older than you. I'm not from the South, but I went to college in Mississippi and received a severe scolding for not greeting the dorm matrons properly!
This is true! My family on my father's side is southern and boy would my grandma tear into me if I didn't greet her as soon as I walked in the door. And if I didn't say please and thank you, hoo boy 😂
After 14 years, I finally understand why my in laws get upset if I don’t greet them right away when we see them!
땡큐😊😊
Is that an actual Konglish word?
Yes
"땡큐" is means "thank you"
I'm still at a stage in my Korean learning that I have to read the Hangul out loud before I realise what it says. So when I realised that 땡큐 just sounds like thank you, I wasn't certain if you were joking around with a literal translation or if it was a word that is actually used.
@@njitram2000 it was a word that is actually used😊
This is quite similar to Vietnamese culture too!
Wow...this is so interesting. In my culture it is the same...as a young person you must greet hello and goodbye to all elders. If you don't speak first, it is considered rude. At home and in public!
I really want to go to Korea someday but I have social anxiety, I can't make good eye contact and I find it extremely hard to speak to people so I feel like everyone would think i'm rude and I just don't want that.
I love your videos. 감사합니다!However, I am always wondering what 'same age' exactly means for Koreans. It seems to be a little vague to me. Is there some kind of tolerance range, like you would consider someone a year or two years older/younger than you as someone 'the same age'? Or does it really mean to be the same age?
Same age in Korean or 동갑 implies those born in the same year. So if I meet someone born 1998 like myself we're considered 동갑 i.e. "same age" .
@@sizelka Very true. That's why when two Koreans meet and hash out who is older or younger, they often state their birth year as opposed to how old they are.
Was hoping for some information re expressions. When to use 아니하십니까 as opposed to 안녕하세요?
'안녕하십니까'는 '안녕하세요'보다 더 격식을 차린, 정중한 표현이예요
I have a question, will koreans understand if I can’t bow due to religious beliefs that only god deserves to be bowed to? I don’t want to come off as rude but I don’t know if people will understand..
So I'm really scared to go to Korea🙈
That thumbnail had me cracking up
We have something similar in Turkish culture, where a younger person bows in front of an older person and gives them a handkiss, i.e. your chin slightly touching the back of their hand.
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What is the difference between 안녕하십니까 and 안녕하세요, when to use 안녕하십니까?
Dream team
감사합니다!
So the proper use of 인사 is the acknowledgement of a person's status based on age and not social status?
If you are higher in the workplace hierachy but the person is older how do you great them
I am going for a job interview. The man interviewing me is the director of the company . I haven't met him so I don't know how old he is. Would it be polite to bow to him regardless of age?
A slight nodding bow would be good enough!
I have a question is 씨 only used among peers or can i use it to refer someone 5-20 years older than me? Thank you
It depends on the context and the kind of relationship you have with the other person. Usually, when you meet someone for the first time, you ask the other person on how he or she would like to be addressed, and you may or may not be asked the same question depending on the relationship. Keep in mind though, when you meet someone who's a lot older than you, the general rule of thumb is that you address him or her by their position or title (ex. 선생님, 사장님, 부장님, etc).
okay so it happen in India too
"인사"를 들었을때마다 "인싸"라고 계속 들었네요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아 어떻게..... ㅋㅋㅋ
What if the sunbae is younger of the hubae? which one should be polite to the other?
I understand the sunbae being someone who attended in a school or worked at a company before his hubae so it still can be younger in some cases (please correct me if I am wrong on this).
That actually reminds me of this mini kdrama called the boy next door, where this guy started calling his fellow college student who was the same age as him 형 because started the major before tge other one did. It was a little awkward tbh
If the 선배 is younger, (which can of course happen from time to time), they will expect some kind of politeness but not a full bow.
@@Stephanie-xz7qd I think using 형 means your reletionship is stronger than just a 선배.
TTandothers i feel like it had nothing to do with how strong their relationship was tho? The student who started the major earlier even told the other one to stop it because they were the same age and it made him feel slightly uncomfortable. (The other one didnt stop btw) i think he just did it out of respect
So... after watching video, What's corelation between Language, culture and meaning? Please answer guys this my homework :(
I have a question! When an older person is leaving, I presume it's more polite to stand up and bow and say good bye. The other day I didn't because it was a sudden good-bye and so I said goodbye and bowed while sitting in my chair. How rude is what I did? I think It was awkward timing because it might have been odd if I suddenly sprang out of my chair to bow. Any Korean context that would be provided would be great help! Thanks 😊
It depends on how the other person took it, but it's generally considered to be more polite to get up and bow.
@@talktomeinkorean Got it~ Thank you for the reply! I will keep this in mind in future :D Thanks again~
I'm also frustrated with the greeting 인사 합니다 있는 저 역시 답답한 마음 (does this mean anything like arguing with a person who I don't know?)
Whattt, in Hawaiian we say "Piko" for bellybutton. That's so similar.
No it's not, what are you talking about?
@@HereGoesKevin Piko sounds SIMLAR not exact to the "배꼽" in belly button greeting. I'm not referring to the word in the video title... chill...
I am new there and I didn't know he was married. "Shocking "🤐
안녕히가세요 선생님~~
👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️😍😍
You missed to show us how to bow properly. Isn't the angle kind of important? Like 45° or 90° makes a difference, right? How do we bow on what occasion?
The degree doesn't make much difference :)
What should you say to a CEO like when you are answering a CEO who is at the same age as you...like ugh idk how to explain I hope someone understands what I mean and can help me...
In our country (India) people have just stopped greeting each other, no namastey, namaskar, pranam. And not even hello, good morning, good evening (other than work place). I feel that's damn rude, nobody cares to greet others. Got to learn a lot from you.
Would it be weird if I greet people I don't know when I'm entering a new place or meeting people I don't know like in supermarket or else? It's extremely common in France (at least when you are well educated ☺)
It's not common to greet a complete stranger in Korea unless they are a worker in the store or a taxi/bus driver. Usually if a stranger greets you its because they have a specific purpose for talking to you (usually to try selling something)
@@cassiecasper8560 ok thank you for helping me ♡♡
Fun fact : my name is 인사 ..
Hi ..iam greetings 🤣
This is really similar to Mexico although we usually greet everybody
So we use 인사성이 밝아요 only related to kids?
if you're a boss or something you can also say that the employee.
mostly.
for little kids.
When they greet, they look so cute. So we say it to kids as a compliment.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME MAKE A REACTION PAPER OF THIS VIDEO? FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. KAMSA HAMNIDA
5:59 "It's tricky" "It's complicated" , what's tricky and complicated about that? it was too clear too obvious.
Iam an bts army so i decided learn korea💜💜💜
녀아세오
I get so many 꼰대 vibes from this haha! Me and my korean friends know about this but no one really cares (we are in our twenties).
If someone would say like 인사 제대로 안 하니? we would just say 개꼰대 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
oh my god, shame on me. I was doing it all wrong this time. That’s why my Koreans classmates don’t like me. LOL. I’m lacking manners. Just kidding, but I didn’t know it was this important. Thank you guys.
입니다 ?임니다
감사합니다?감사함니다 Please...
감사합니다 is the correct spelling😊
~입니다, ~합니다 is correct. Just they’re pronounced like ~임니다, ~함니다!
한국어에서는 자음과 자음이 만나면 서로 닮아가는 현상이 있습니다. 발음하기 쉽게 하기 위해서죠
ㅂ 이 ㄴ또는 ㅁ과 만나면 ㅂ이 ㅁ으로 발음됩니다
합니 - [함니]
밥물 - [밤물]
@@interstellarspace4077 thz
립싱크가뭐에요? pronounced like 함미다 tho
It's hard for 아싸 people 😣
Korea is hell for introverts like me...you can offend people in a myriad of ways if you're not familiar with the culture🥲can there just be basic mutual respect between humans regardless of age and hierarchy in the equation
Ironic because they too can be introverted
Too many rules
Who is this girl? She kinda looks like your mother
You remind me of Jhope but he's cuter than you