an-young-ha-sae-yo. juh-neun AIG
hwae-sa-won ee-jae-woo-im-ni-da
Hello everyone. My name is Jae Woo Lee, and I am an
employee at AIG.
Christina:
yeoreobun annyeonghaseyo. jeoneun hanguk insam-
gonsa daeri keuriseutina rijiweiragohaeyo. (bows)
yuh-ruh-boon, an-young-ha-sae-yo. juh-neun han-
goog im-sam-gong-sa dae-ri keu-ri-seu-ti-na ri-ji-wei-
ra-go-hae-yo
Hello everyone. My name is Christina Ridgeway, and
I am a representative of the Korea Tobacco and
Ginseng company.
Words to Know
baekhwajeom
baekhwa-jum
Department store
eunhaeng
eun-hang
Bank
ireum
ee-rum
Name
hoesawon
hwae-sa-won
Company employee
hubae
who-bae
Junior
jeoneun
huh-neun
I’m/I am
seonbae
seonbae
Senior
sogae
so-gae
To introduce
yeoreobun
yuh-ruh-boon
Everyone
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Introducing a friend or a peer
To start an introduction, begin with je chingureul sogaehalkkeyo ( je-chin-goo-reul so-gae-halkkae-yo; Let me introduce you to my friend.) You can replace chingu ( chin-goo; friend) with words such as dongnyo ( dong-ryo; co-worker).
The next thing to do in an introduction is give specific information about the person you’re introducing. For example, you may want to give her
position in a company and then her name: i sarameun byeonhosa haena aendeoseunimnida. ( ee-sa-ram-eun byun-ho-sa hae-na an-der-seun-im-ni-da; This person is Hannah Anderson, a lawyer.) Here, i saram ( ee-sa-ram ) means “this person,” but if you’re less familiar with the person you’re introducing, or if you want to be a little more respectful, use i buneun ( ee-boo-neun ), which is a gender neutral term that’s close to “this gentleman,” or “this lady.”
When you talk about someone’s affiliation, start from big to small. In English, you usually start from small to big, so this rule may be tough to remember.
In English, you begin an introduction by giving the person’s name, the person’s status within the organization, and then the organization’s name.
(For example, This is Hannah Anderson, a CEO at Paper Company, Inc.) In Korean, personal introductions begin with the organization the person is affiliated with, and end with the person’s name. Check out the following examples: ibuneun uri daehakkyo beopdaee gyesin udeuro wilseunimnida.
( ee-boon-eun uri-dae-hak-gyo byup-dae-ae gae-shin u-de-ro wilseun-im-ni-da: This gentlemen belongs to the law school of our university : his name is Woodrow Wilson.)
i sarami je dongsaeng Jeieyo: ( ee-sa-ram-ee jae-dong-saeng jae-ae-yo; This person is my younger brother, Jae.)
i chinguneun samsung junja gwajang ijaeneyo : ( ee-chin-goo-neun samsung-jun-ja gwajang ee-jae-oo-ae-yo; This is my friend, a director in the finance department of Samsung electronics, Lee Jae Woo.) You use the big-to-small rule when you’re giving juso ( joo-so; addresses) in Korean, as well. In English, you start with the house beonho ( bun-ho; number) and end with the state. In Korean, you write an address the other way around, by starting off with the state (or province, as it’s known in Korea) and ending with the house number.
You determine the formality of your speech by whatever it is that you want to convey. You use the formal polite, informal polite, or honorific forms based on how much respect you’re showing the person you’re speaking about.
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You can think of the following people as your peers:
dongnyo ( dongnyo; colleagues)
chingu ( chin-goo; friends)
jipsaram/anae ( jeep-sa-ram/aa-nae; your wife)
nampyun ( nampyun; your husband)
ttal ( ttal; daughters)
adeul ( a-deul; sons)
namjachingu ( nam-ja-chin-goo; boyfriends)
yeojachingu ( yuh-ja-chin-goo; girlfriends)
hubae ( who-bae; juniors)
dongsaeng ( dongsaeng; younger brothers or sisters)
Introducing a senior or your parents
When you’re introducing two people in Korean culture, you
hwae-sa-won ee-jae-woo-im-ni-da
Hello everyone. My name is Jae Woo Lee, and I am an
employee at AIG.
Christina:
yeoreobun annyeonghaseyo. jeoneun hanguk insam-
gonsa daeri keuriseutina rijiweiragohaeyo. (bows)
yuh-ruh-boon, an-young-ha-sae-yo. juh-neun han-
goog im-sam-gong-sa dae-ri keu-ri-seu-ti-na ri-ji-wei-
ra-go-hae-yo
Hello everyone. My name is Christina Ridgeway, and
I am a representative of the Korea Tobacco and
Ginseng company.
Words to Know
baekhwajeom
baekhwa-jum
Department store
eunhaeng
eun-hang
Bank
ireum
ee-rum
Name
hoesawon
hwae-sa-won
Company employee
hubae
who-bae
Junior
jeoneun
huh-neun
I’m/I am
seonbae
seonbae
Senior
sogae
so-gae
To introduce
yeoreobun
yuh-ruh-boon
Everyone
07_037188-ch03.qxp 6/24/08 11:07 PM Page 57
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57
Introducing a friend or a peer
To start an introduction, begin with je chingureul sogaehalkkeyo ( je-chin-goo-reul so-gae-halkkae-yo; Let me introduce you to my friend.) You can replace chingu ( chin-goo; friend) with words such as dongnyo ( dong-ryo; co-worker).
The next thing to do in an introduction is give specific information about the person you’re introducing. For example, you may want to give her
position in a company and then her name: i sarameun byeonhosa haena aendeoseunimnida. ( ee-sa-ram-eun byun-ho-sa hae-na an-der-seun-im-ni-da; This person is Hannah Anderson, a lawyer.) Here, i saram ( ee-sa-ram ) means “this person,” but if you’re less familiar with the person you’re introducing, or if you want to be a little more respectful, use i buneun ( ee-boo-neun ), which is a gender neutral term that’s close to “this gentleman,” or “this lady.”
When you talk about someone’s affiliation, start from big to small. In English, you usually start from small to big, so this rule may be tough to remember.
In English, you begin an introduction by giving the person’s name, the person’s status within the organization, and then the organization’s name.
(For example, This is Hannah Anderson, a CEO at Paper Company, Inc.) In Korean, personal introductions begin with the organization the person is affiliated with, and end with the person’s name. Check out the following examples: ibuneun uri daehakkyo beopdaee gyesin udeuro wilseunimnida.
( ee-boon-eun uri-dae-hak-gyo byup-dae-ae gae-shin u-de-ro wilseun-im-ni-da: This gentlemen belongs to the law school of our university : his name is Woodrow Wilson.)
i sarami je dongsaeng Jeieyo: ( ee-sa-ram-ee jae-dong-saeng jae-ae-yo; This person is my younger brother, Jae.)
i chinguneun samsung junja gwajang ijaeneyo : ( ee-chin-goo-neun samsung-jun-ja gwajang ee-jae-oo-ae-yo; This is my friend, a director in the finance department of Samsung electronics, Lee Jae Woo.) You use the big-to-small rule when you’re giving juso ( joo-so; addresses) in Korean, as well. In English, you start with the house beonho ( bun-ho; number) and end with the state. In Korean, you write an address the other way around, by starting off with the state (or province, as it’s known in Korea) and ending with the house number.
You determine the formality of your speech by whatever it is that you want to convey. You use the formal polite, informal polite, or honorific forms based on how much respect you’re showing the person you’re speaking about.
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You can think of the following people as your peers:
dongnyo ( dongnyo; colleagues)
chingu ( chin-goo; friends)
jipsaram/anae ( jeep-sa-ram/aa-nae; your wife)
nampyun ( nampyun; your husband)
ttal ( ttal; daughters)
adeul ( a-deul; sons)
namjachingu ( nam-ja-chin-goo; boyfriends)
yeojachingu ( yuh-ja-chin-goo; girlfriends)
hubae ( who-bae; juniors)
dongsaeng ( dongsaeng; younger brothers or sisters)
Introducing a senior or your parents
When you’re introducing two people in Korean culture, you
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