annyeonghaseyo = hello

A suit of Armor hammers a Nail into a red Canyon wall; a little ping-pong ball bounces off it with a bright Ping onto a plush Heart, which waves a stalk of Celery and a Yo-Yo to say Hello.

At the edge of a red canyon, a suit of armor hammers a nail; a little ping-pong ball bounces off it onto a plush heart that waves a celery stalk and a yo-yo in greeting.

How to remember 안녕하세요

Each sound in annyeonghaseyo has a picture. Put them together and you get the scene above.

안
a → Armor

n → Nail

녕
nyeo → Canyon

ng → Ping

하
ha → Heart

세
se → Celery

요
yo → Yo-yo

The standard polite greeting, any time of day.

In a sentence

안녕하세요, 어머니.

Annyeonghaseyo, eomeoni.

Hello, Mother.

Also in lesson 12

주세요 juseyo · please give me

감사합니다 gamsahamnida · thank you

제 je · my (polite)

아주 aju · very

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