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만나서 반갑습니다

I am pleased to meet you

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Explanation

만나서 반갑습니다 literally connects “meeting” with being glad, and functions naturally as “I am pleased to meet you.”

It is polite and suitable for first introductions at work, school, events, language exchanges, and meetings through friends. 만나서 반가워요 is a softer polite version common in less formal situations.

처음 뵙겠습니다 focuses on the respectful fact that this is the first meeting. 만나서 반갑습니다 focuses on positive feeling. Saying both is possible in a formal introduction.

The phrase is normally exchanged: one person says 만나서 반갑습니다, and the other can answer 저도 만나서 반갑습니다 or simply 네, 반갑습니다.

Examples

만나서 반갑습니다. 저는 수진입니다.

mannaseo bangapseumnida. jeoneun sujinimnida.

I am pleased to meet you. I am Sujin.

저도 만나서 반갑습니다.

jeodo mannaseo bangapseumnida.

I am pleased to meet you too.

안녕하세요! 만나서 반가워요.

annyeonghaseyo! mannaseo bangawoyo.

Hello! Nice to meet you.

A warmer polite version for a relaxed first meeting.

Mini dialogue

안녕하세요. 저는 민지예요. 만나서 반가워요.

Hello. I am Minji. Nice to meet you.

저는 에릭이에요. 저도 반가워요.

I am Erik. Nice to meet you too.

Common mistakes

  • Do not keep repeating 만나서 반갑습니다 every time you see the same person; it belongs to the introduction stage.
  • Do not assume the 합니다 form is required in every friendly meeting. 반가워요 may fit a relaxed polite context better.

How to practice

  1. Use 반갑습니다 in formal or businesslike introductions.
  2. Use 반가워요 for a warmer but still polite tone.
  3. Answer with 저도 반갑습니다 or 저도 반가워요 at the same speech level.

Check yourself

Question 1 of 1

Which reply naturally matches 만나서 반갑습니다?

Connected learning paths

When to use itAll Korean greeting situationsConnect this first-meeting expression to the broader greeting system.CounterpartMore formal first-meeting line: 처음 뵙겠습니다Use the respectful “this is our first meeting” expression in formal introductions.Compare처음 뵙겠습니다 vs 만나서 반갑습니다Compare a formal first-meeting statement with “pleased to meet you.”PracticePractice 만나서 반갑습니다Complete a polite introduction with “pleased to meet you.”

Keep learning

Korean greetings by situation안녕: casual hello and goodbye안녕하십니까: formal-deferential hello처음 뵙겠습니다여보세요: Korean phone hello안녕히 가세요안녕히 계세요잘 가요 and 잘 가

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