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Today’s Phrase
처음 뵙겠습니다
cheo·eum boep·ges·seum·ni·da
cheoeum boepgesseumnida
How do you do? / Nice to meet you (formal)
Grammar Spotlight
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Phrase Breakdown
처음
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first time
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뵙겠습니다
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I have the honor of meeting (honorific)
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It is the first time I have the honor of meeting you.
Example Phrases
처음 뵙겠습니다. 김준이라고 합니다.
cheoeum boepgesseumnida. gimjun-irago hamnida.
How do you do. My name is Kim Jun.
이라고 합니다 is the formal way to introduce your name: ‘I am called [name].’
처음 뵙겠습니다, 잘 부탁드립니다.
cheoeum boepgesseumnida, jal butakdeurimnida.
How do you do, I look forward to working with you.
잘 부탁드립니다 is the honorific form of 잘 부탁해요, used with superiors.
처음 뵙겠습니다, 선생님.
cheoeum boepgesseumnida, seonsaengnim.
How do you do, teacher.
선생님 means ‘teacher’; adding a title after a greeting is a common formal convention.
Related Phrases
만나서 반가워요
mannaseo bangawayo
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성함이 어떻게 되세요?
seongham-i eotteoke doeseyo?
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명함 드릴게요
myeongham deurilgeyo
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Quick Review
두 손으로 드려요
Can you recall what this means?
du soneuro deuryeoyo
I give it with both hands