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Korean Grammar “인사 표현 (만나서 반갑습니다)” (TOPIK 1)

Pattern: 인사 표현 (만나서 반갑습니다)Level: TOPIK level 1

Explanation

처음 뵙겠습니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.

“처음 뵙겠습니다” is the greeting for a first meeting, and “만나서 반갑습니다” is the set phrase for “Nice to meet you.” In a more casual setting you can say “만나서 반가워요.” The sentences mean “Pleased to meet you. I’m glad to meet you.” Words like “죄송합니다” (I’m sorry) do not belong in a self-introduction.

Pronouncing the example sentence

Example sentence: 처음 뵙겠습니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.

Syllables: 15 · Words: 4

Said aloud, it sounds like [처음 뵙껟씀니다 만나서 반갑씀니다].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
처음
처	ㅊ+ㅓ	cheo
음	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㅁ	eum
뵙겠습니다
뵙	ㅂ+ㅚ+ㅂ	boep
겠	ㄱ+ㅔ+ㅆ	[껟] get
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[씀] seum
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da
만나서
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
나	ㄴ+ㅏ	na
서	ㅅ+ㅓ	seo
반갑습니다
반	ㅂ+ㅏ+ㄴ	ban
갑	ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅂ	gap
습	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅂ	[씀] seum
니	ㄴ+ㅣ	ni
다	ㄷ+ㅏ	da

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Sound changes in this phrase

Tensing: after a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ sound, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ and ㅈ become tense (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ). 뵙겠습 → [뵙껟씀]
Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 습니 → [슴니]

Politeness level of the example

Style: Formal polite (합쇼체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -ㅂ니다 or -습니다. The most formal polite style, used for announcements, presentations, business and first meetings.

Words in the example sentence

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
만나다	verb	to meet	TOPIK level 1

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Answer: 처음 뵙겠습니다. 만나서 반갑습니다.

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