Expression of the Week

Seo Ji-soo : 안녕하세요, 선실장님. 

Hello, Mr. Seon.

좋은 아침이에요.

Good morning.

안녕하세요, 선실장님. 

Hello, Mr. Seon.

좋은 아침이에요.

Good morning. 

굿모닝.

Good morning. 

굿모닝.

Good morning.

굿모닝.

Good morning. 

(PS. 다른 톤으로 여러 차례 반복합니다)

(repeats in different tones)

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좋은 아침이에요 (Good morning)

좋다 – adj. good; great; excellent; nice 

아침 – n. morning 

이다 – postpositional particle used to specify the attribute or category of the object that the subject of the sentence refers to 

Casual – 좋은 아침이야 

Polite – 좋은 아침이에요/좋은 아침입니다 

>>The postpositional particle “-이다” added to “아침” à “아침이다” which literally means “it is morning”. 

>>by adding the adjective “좋은” the phrase becomes “it is a good morning”. The expression is a common way people greet each other in the morning which is similar to saying “good morning” in English-speaking communities.

>>Although English-speaking countries commonly use “good night” as a farewell greeting, Koreans would not say “좋은 밤입니다” (it is a good night) to say good bye at night. Rather, they would use “안녕히 가세요” (good-bye) or “다음에 또 봐요” (see you next time).