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Nice to meet you
Dialogue
Nice to Meet You
- Emma Hi! I'm Emma. Nice to meet you.
- Minsu Hello! I Minsu.
- Emma Nice to meet you, Minsu! You know Jack?
- Minsu Yes, I know Jack. Nice to see you again!
Dialogue
Together Again
- Jack Come, Minsu! We eat together. Everyone is there.
- Minsu I see everyone again. I love this!
- Jack Yes! Eat and drink, Minsu.
- Minsu We are together again. Nice to see everyone!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| meet | /miːt/ | v. | meet |
| again | /əˈɡen/ | adv. | again |
| together | /təˈɡeðər/ | adv. | together |
| everyone | /ˈevriwʌn/ | pron. | everyone |
| know | /noʊ/ | v. | know |
| see | /siː/ | v. | see |
| say | /seɪ/ | v. | say |
| eat | /iːt/ | v. | eat |
| drink | /drɪŋk/ | v. | drink |
| love | /lʌv/ | v. | love |
Grammar
Putting it all together Putting it all together
No new grammar this time — just a review of the whole book. To introduce yourself and talk about your world, combine the pieces you know: "be" (I am, you are, it is), "have" (I have, she has), pronouns and possessives (my, your, his, her), "a/an" with the singular and "-s" with the plural (a book / two books), wh-questions (what, where, which, how many), and prepositions (in, on, under). For example: "Hi, I am Minsu. I have two sisters. This is my bag — it is on the table. Nice to meet you!" Every sentence here uses rules from earlier chapters. That is the whole of Band 1.
No new grammar this time — just a review of the whole book. To introduce yourself and talk about your world, combine the pieces you know: "be" (I am, you are, it is), "have" (I have, she has), pronouns and possessives (my, your, his, her), "a/an" with the singular and "-s" with the plural (a book / two books), wh-questions (what, where, which, how many), and prepositions (in, on, under). For example: "Hi, I am Minsu. I have two sisters. This is my bag — it is on the table. Nice to meet you!" Every sentence here uses rules from earlier chapters. That is the whole of Band 1.
- Hi! I am Minsu. Nice to meet you. /haɪ aɪ æm ˈmɪnsuː naɪs tə miːt juː/ Hi! I am Minsu. Nice to meet you.
- I have two brothers and one sister. /aɪ hæv tuː ˈbrʌðərz ænd wʌn ˈsɪstər/ I have two brothers and one sister.
- What's this? It's my bag. It's on the table. /wʌts ðɪs ɪts maɪ bæɡ ɪts ɒn ðə ˈteɪbl/ What's this? It's my bag. It's on the table.
- I know everyone. See you again! /aɪ noʊ ˈevriwʌn siː juː əˈɡen/ I know everyone. See you again!
Culture
Politeness without honorifics Politeness without honorifics
English has no 존댓말/반말 system — no verb endings that rise or fall with the listener's status. Politeness rides on words and tone instead: which little words you add, and how warm you sound.
"Please" and "thank you" do the work
Adding "please", "thank you", "sorry", and "excuse me" is how you stay polite in English — and speakers use them far more often than a Korean speaker might expect. "Coffee, please" and "Thank you!" carry the courtesy that a raised speech level would carry in Korean. Leaving them out does not sound neutral; it sounds blunt.
Soften, do not raise the level
Where Korean would raise the speech level, English softens the words around the request. "Could you…", "Would you mind…", and "Maybe we could…" make an ask gentler without any change to the verb endings. The full forms come in later bands, but the instinct starts now: to be polite, wrap the request, do not re-conjugate it.
"Sorry", warmth, and no bowing
English speakers say "sorry" a lot — for bumping into someone, interrupting, even for mishearing. It is social lubrication, not a deep apology. And there is no bow: a nod, a smile, and eye contact do the work instead. Over-formality can even read as cold, so keep your tone warm and friendly.
When unsure, add "please", "thank you", and "sorry" generously and keep your tone warm — that covers most of what honorifics would cover in Korean.
pronunciation
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