Korean · TOPIK Band 1 · Chapter 15
만나서 반갑습니다Nice to meet you
The book's final chapter: no new grammar — we gather everything learned so far. We also briefly meet the more formal sentence ending -(스)ㅂ니다, as in 만나서 반갑습니다 — 반갑습니다, 감사합니다. It is the more polite twin of -아/어요; just recognise it (details in Book 2). New words: to be glad, to meet, all, together, again, hi/bye, to love, words, to speak, story. Culture corner: family titles you can't avoid. Hangul corner: a checkpoint reading of the final dialogue without romanization.
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만나서 반갑습니다— Nice to Meet You
- Park안녕하세요.저는박선생님입니다.만나서반갑습니다.Hello. I'm Park, your teacher. Nice to meet you. (formal -입니다 / 반갑습니다)
- Michael안녕!저는마이클이에요.Hi! I'm Michael. (too casual: 안녕 is for friends; with a teacher use 안녕하세요)
- Park선생님에게는"안녕하세요"예요.마이클씨,가족이야기를해주세요.With a teacher, it's "안녕하세요". Michael, please tell me about your family.
- Michael네!저는형이한명있어요.우리가족은모두네명이에요.만나서반갑습니다!Yes! I have one older brother. My family is four people in all. Nice to meet you!
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또 만나요— See You Again
- Minsu오늘우리모두함께있어요.마이클씨,가족이몇명이에요?Today we are all together. Michael, how many are in your family?
- Michael네명이에요.저는우리가족을사랑해요.Four. I love my family.
- Jieun마이클씨는한국어를말해요!우리이야기또해요.Michael, you speak Korean! Let's talk again.
- Michael고마워요,모두!또만나요.안녕!Thanks, everyone! See you again. Bye!
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- 반갑다
adjectiveto be glad (to meet)
- 만나다
verbto meet
- 모두
adverball, everyone
- 함께
adverbtogether
- 또
adverbagain
- 안녕
intj.hi / bye (casual)
- 사랑하다
verbto love
- 말
nounwords, speech
- 말하다
verbto speak, say
- 이야기
nounstory, talk
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The formal -(스)ㅂ니다 (recognition only)
Explanation
No new grammar — instead, get to know the more formal ending -(스)ㅂ니다. The -아/어요 you have used (반가워요, 감사해요) is the friendly-polite ending. The formal -(스)ㅂ니다 is stiffer and more official: 반갑습니다, 감사합니다, 만나서 반갑습니다. With a final consonant it is -습니다, without one -ㅂ니다. You hear it in presentations, the news, and first greetings. For now just recognise it; keep using -아/어요 day to day (the full contrast is Book 2).
Examples
- 만나서 반갑습니다.Nice to meet you. (formal -습니다)
- 감사합니다.Thank you. (formal twin of 감사해요)
- 안녕히 계세요. 또 만나요!Goodbye. See you again! (casual -아/어요)
- 우리 가족 모두 함께 있어요.All of my family is together.
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꼭 알아야 하는 호칭Family titles you can't avoid
형, 누나, 오빠, 언니 look like family words — but you'll use them constantly with people who aren't your family. The catch: which one you use depends on who's speaking, not just who you're talking to.
The four words, by speaker
These words encode the speaker's gender and the older person's gender. A man calls an older man 형, an older woman 누나. A woman calls an older man 오빠, an older woman 언니. The same older person is your 형 or your 오빠 depending on your own gender.
Not just relatives
A slightly-older friend, a university senior (선배), a friendly café regular — all can become 형/오빠/언니/누나. Using the kin term signals warmth and closeness; using 씨 keeps polite distance. And anyone younger in your circle is your 동생 — again, regardless of blood relation.
Why it matters
Reaching for the wrong-gender term (a man saying 오빠) is an instant giveaway. And jumping to 형/오빠 too fast with someone who expects 씨 can feel over-familiar. When unsure, stay with 씨 + name until you're invited closer.
Rule of thumb: the title starts from who you are, not just who they are. When unsure, start with 씨, and move to 형/누나/오빠/언니 as you grow closer.
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한글 점검: 로마자 없이 읽기— Hangul Checkpoint: Reading Without Romanization
Cover the romanization and read the Hangul only:
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