American Learns Korean Day18 Today’s Goal
The goal of American Learns Korean Day18 is simple:
- Read common greetings and daily phrases immediately when you see them in Hangul.
- Keep the spacing (word-chunk) awareness you learned in Day17.
- Finish sentence endings like 요 / 세요 / 습니다 clearly and confidently.
Today is not about “expanding conversation.” It’s about automating reading. Once reading becomes automatic, speaking improves much faster.
Today’s Core Phrase Set (12)
First, read the Hangul only. Then check the meaning.
- 안녕하세요. (Hello.)
- 안녕히 가세요. (Goodbye — the other person is leaving)
- 안녕히 계세요. (Goodbye — you are leaving)
- 감사합니다. (Thank you.)
- 고맙습니다. (Thank you — slightly more formal)
- 죄송합니다. (I’m sorry — formal/polite)
- 미안해요. (Sorry — polite but less formal)
- 괜찮아요. (It’s okay.)
- 네, 맞아요. (Yes, that’s right.)
- 아니요, 아니에요. (No, it’s not.)
- 잘 지내요? (How are you?)
- 좋은 하루 보내세요. (Have a good day.)
Tip: “안녕히 가세요 / 안녕히 계세요” is confusing at first. Today is the day you learn to read and distinguish them correctly.
1-Minute Chunking Rules
For Day18, speed comes later. Start with accurate rhythm.
1) Read in word chunks (spacing units)
- 좋은 / 하루 / 보내세요
- 잘 / 지내요?
- 죄송합니다 (one chunk)
2) Say endings clearly: 요 / 세요 / 습니다
- 괜찮아요
- 보내세요
- 고맙습니다
If you swallow the ending, Korean sounds unfinished and unclear.
3) Pause briefly at commas (,)
- 네, 맞아요.
- 아니요, 아니에요.
Mini Pronunciation Notes (Common for English Speakers)
“안녕히” as one chunk
You can pronounce it slowly at first, but aim for 안녕히 as a single unit.
“계세요” should stay together
Beginners often split it too much. Practice 계세요 as one chunk.
“아니에요” — start slow to avoid mixing with “아니요”
Slow: 아-니-에-요 → then smooth it out.
8-Second Mini Script: Read → Shadow
A: 안녕하세요.
B: 안녕하세요. 잘 지내요?
A: 네, 괜찮아요. 감사합니다.
B: 네, 좋은 하루 보내세요.
How to shadow (important)
- Read one line with your eyes (accurate)
- Read one line aloud (slow)
- Read all 4 lines smoothly (natural)
- Record once and check your endings
Drill 1: One-Line Speed Reading (30 sec × 3 rounds)
Repeat these 6 lines three times. Increase speed each round.
- 감사합니다.
- 죄송합니다.
- 괜찮아요.
- 잘 지내요?
- 네, 맞아요.
- 아니요, 아니에요.
Goal: The “I know it but my mouth won’t move” feeling should disappear.
Drill 2: Response-Switch Practice (Change only the answer)
Don’t create new sentences. Just swap responses—this connects reading to real conversation fast.
1) Greeting responses
- A: 안녕하세요.
- B: 안녕하세요.
- B: 네, 안녕하세요.
2) “How are you?” responses
- A: 잘 지내요?
- B: 네, 잘 지내요.
- B: 네, 괜찮아요.
- B: 아니요, 요즘 바빠요. (reading challenge)
3) Thank you / Sorry responses
- A: 감사합니다. → B: 괜찮아요.
- A: 죄송합니다. → B: 괜찮아요.
Drill 3: “안녕히 가세요” vs “안녕히 계세요”
If you don’t attach the situation, you’ll keep mixing them. Lock it in with context.
- (The other person leaves) 안녕히 가세요.
- (You leave) 안녕히 계세요.
Quick check:
- You stay, they go → 가세요
- You go, they stay → 계세요
Mini Reading Quiz (Answers Below)
Read these and chunk them correctly.
- 좋은하루보내세요
- 네맞아요
- 아니요아니에요
- 안녕히가세요
- 안녕히계세요
Answers (chunking)
- 좋은 / 하루 / 보내세요
- 네, / 맞아요
- 아니요, / 아니에요
- 안녕히 / 가세요
- 안녕히 / 계세요
Practical Tip: “괜찮아요” Is a Power Phrase
If you only remember one thing from American Learns Korean Day18, make it 괜찮아요.
- Accepting an apology: 괜찮아요.
- Replying to thanks casually: 괜찮아요.
- Smoothing a small mistake: 괜찮아요.
Beginners often try to produce too many sentences and freeze. One “power phrase,” said clearly, is faster and more natural.
Homework (3 minutes)
- Record the 12 phrases once slowly.
- Record them once naturally.
- Read “안녕히 가세요 / 안녕히 계세요” with context, 5 times each:
- They leave → 안녕히 가세요
- I leave → 안녕히 계세요