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What is the Korean word used to count bottles?
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    5. What is the Korean word used to count animals?
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    Chapter 3

Introductions and Greetings
In This Chapter
    Introducing yourself and your friends
    Addressing people formally or informally
    Being polite
    Saying goodbye
    Awarm insa ( in-sa; greeting) and a solid sogae ( so-gae; introduction) can leave a good first impression. Done correctly, introductions help you
    express your sincere hogam ( ho-gam; interest) in not only the saram ( sa-ram; person) that you’re talking to, but also hangungmal ( han-goog-mal; Korean language) and culture. Although most people understand you even when you botch your introduction, in some cases, you can annoy or offend the person you want to get to know. In this section I show you how to begin and end the first few minutes of daehwa ( dae-hwa; conversation) on a solid note.
    Making Introductions
    If you’re going to be meeting people, chances are you have to make introductions at one point or another. In Korean, your introduction depends on the person you’re introducing and the person to whom you’re making the introduction.
    In English, you state someone’s ireum ( ee-rum; name) and any specific information, such as a job, in a basic introduction. You may say something like,
    “This is my friend Huckleberry. He’s a team leader at Mischief and Misconduct Co.” In Korean, the introduction is similar, but you say the specific information about the person, such as a jikjang ( jikjang; job) title or who he is (a friend or relative, for example), before his name. The following sections give you the Korean words you need to know.
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    Greetings and salutations
    An introduction begins with a insa ( in-sa; greeting), usually a simple hello.
    Korean offers a few kinds of greetings, such as the following:
    Annyeonghaseyo ( an-young-ha-sae-yo; Hello/hi, informal polite): This word is the most-often taught and used greeting of the Korean language.
    It didn’t originally mean hello; rather, it was a question regarding well-being that meant, “Are you doing well?” But the greeting has lost most of its original meaning and now you can use it the same way as any greeting. This has formal polite counterpart, however, it is more than enough to use this informal polite form. See the section “Getting formal or informal,” later in this chapter, for more information.
    Cheoeumboepgetseumnida ( Chuh-eum bwep-get-sseumni-da; It’s nice to meet you for the first time, formal polite): Use this greeting when you’re meeting someone for the first time. For example, when you are meeting your Korean friend’s parents for the first time or when you are at a job interview. Do not use this greeting if you have already met the person you are greeting before.
    Mannaseobangapseumnida ( man-na-suh ban-sseum-ni-da; It’s a pleasure to meet you, formal polite): Usually this greeting follows.
    If you happen to know the people you’re speaking to, perhaps through work or acquaintances, Korean offers a few more greetings that you may want to try:
    Jal jinaeseoyo ( jal-ji-nat-ssuh-yo; Are you doing well?): This phrase is another way of asking how someone is doing and can be used like ‘How
    are you?’
    Oraeganmanineyo ( O-rae-gan-man-ee-nae-yo; Long time no see.) This greeting can be used when you haven’t seen someone for a while. Can be used at everyday setting.
    Siksa hasyeoseoyo? ( Shik-sa-ha-syut-ssuh-yo; Have you eaten?): This greeting is used when you are greeting someone after or around meal
    times. If someone asks you this question, it doesn’t mean that they want to eat with you — part of Korean custom involves checking to