day 55good manners
unit 7 · people & feelingsgood manners
Give the reason someone gave, or the reason for a reaction, with -는다고 (for saying, because), and handle Korean manners: bows, handshakes, giving with two hands, apologising and making up.
today’s words
- 들어주다 deureojuda · grant (a request); listen to
- 별말씀 byeolmalsseum · not at all (reply to thanks)
- 뵈다 boeda · see, meet (humble)
- 사과 sagwa · apology
- 상대방 sangdaebang · the other person, the other side
- 아랫사람 araetsaram · someone younger or junior
- 악수 aksu · handshake
- 양보 yangbo · giving way, yielding
- 어기다 eogida · break (a rule, a promise)
- 여쭈다 yeojjuda · ask (an elder, humble)
- 예 ye · courtesy, good manners
- 예의 yeui · manners, politeness
- 예절 yejeol · etiquette
- 오해 ohae · misunderstanding
- 올바르다 olbareuda · right, proper
- 웃어른 udeoreun · elders, older people
- 윗사람 witsaram · someone older or senior
- 절 jeol · a deep bow
- 존경 jongyeong · respect, admiration
- 주고받다 jugobatda · give and take, exchange
- 화해 hwahae · making up, reconciliation
sentences
- 늦게 왔다고 선생님한테 혼났어요. · I got told off by the teacher for being late.
- 지하철에서 할머니께 자리를 양보했다고 칭찬을 받았어요. · I was praised for giving up my seat to an old lady on the subway.
- 유키 씨는 톰 씨가 약속을 어겼다고 화가 났어요. · Yuki got angry because Tom broke his promise.
- 웃어른을 뵈면 먼저 인사해요. · When you meet your elders, you greet them first.
- 윗사람에게만큼 아랫사람에게도 예의를 지켜야 해요. · You should be as polite to people junior to you as to your seniors.