좋은 아침입니다
joeun achimimnida
The phrase "good morning politely" in Korean is 좋은 아침입니다 (joeun achimimnida).
좋은 아침입니다 is used to wish someone a good morning in a polite manner.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 좋은 (good), 아침 (morning) and the formal verb ending 입니다 (is).
Which one should you use?
While 좋은 아침입니다 is a specific greeting for the morning, you may also use 안녕하세요, which is a versatile greeting used at any time of the day. If you are in a very formal situation or greeting someone for the first time, 안녕하십니까 serves as an alternative formal greeting equivalent to "how do you do" in English.
How does it change in a sentence?
To change the level of politeness, you can replace the formal ending 입니다 with the polite ending 이에요 to create 좋은 아침이에요.
How do you pronounce it?
joeun achimimnida
Did you know?
- Adding 좋은 to 아침 to create a greeting is a relatively modern influence from Western languages like English.
- In a business setting, instead of using 좋은 아침입니다, colleagues often use 식사하셨어요? which means 'Have you eaten?' This serves as a way to check on someone's well-being during the morning.
- The word 아침 (morning) is also used to refer to 'breakfast' in many contexts. While 좋은 아침입니다 specifically refers to the time of day, a similar construction could be confusingly interpreted as 'It is a good breakfast'.
Examples in context
- 좋은 아침입니다, 선생님.Good morning, teacher.
- 안녕하십니까, 회사 대표님.How do you do, company representative.
- 좋은 아침입니다.joeun achim-imnida.Good morning.
- 모두 좋은 아침입니다!modu joeun achim-imnida!Good morning, everyone!
Example conversation
Two colleagues meet in the office hallway in the morning.
- 지은 Ji-eun지훈 씨, 좋은 아침입니다.Jihoon ssi, joeun achim-imnida.Jihoon, good morning.
- 지훈 Ji-hun아, 지은 씨도 좋은 아침입니다.A, Jieun ssi-do joeun achim-imnida.Oh, good morning to you too, Jieun.
- 지은 Ji-eun오늘 날씨가 정말 좋네요.oneul nalssiga jeongmal jonneyo.The weather is really nice today.
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 정말 상쾌하네요.ne, jeongmal sangkwe-haneyo.Yes, it is very refreshing.
