How To Introduce Yourself in Korean?

Meeting new Korean friends? A good way to break the ice is to create small talks in Korean. I bet your friends would be amazed! 

As the saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a great first impression." So, I prepared phrases that you could use to help your friends get to know you more. Let's get to it! 

Introducing Oneself in Korean

English 한국어 (Korean) Romanization

Hello 안녕하세요? annyeong haseyo? 

Nice to meet you 만나서 반가워요 mannaseo bangawoyo

What is your name? 이름이 뭐예요? ireumi mwoyeyo?

My name is _______ 제 이름은 _______이에요 je ireumeun _______ieyo

Where are you from? 어디에서 왔어요? eodieseo wasseoyo?

I’m from _______ 저는 _______에서 왔어요 jeoneun _______eseo wasseoyo

Where do you live? 어디에 사세요? eodie saseyo?

What is your nationality?, 어느 나라 사람이에요?  eoneu nara saramieyo?

I am _____.  저는 (country) 사람이에요. jeoneun (country) saramieyo. 

To help you with this, I made a list of countries where you might be from. Some of them are easy to remember since they sound almost just the same as their English counterpart.

Canada: 캐나다 kaenada

England: 영국 yeongguk

South Korea: 한국 hangguk

America: 미국 miguk

Ireland: 아일랜드 airlaendeu

Japan: 일본 ilbon

New Zealand: 뉴질랜드 nyujilaendeu

India: 인도 indo

China: 중국 jungguk

Australia: 호주 hoju

Thailand: 태국 taeguk

The Philippines: 필리핀 pilipin

Russia: 라시아 rasia

Germany: 독일 dogil

Singapore: 싱가포르 shinggaporeu

How old are you? 몇 살이에요? myeot sarieyo?

I’m _______ years old 저는 _______살이에요 jeoneun _______sarieyo

What is your job? 무슨 일 하세요? museun il haseyo?

I am a/an _____. 저는 _____이에요/예요. jeoneun ____ ieyo.

Samples:

Student: 학생 haksaeng

Doctor: 의사 uisa

Nurse: 간호사 ganhosa

Assistant/Secretary: 비서 biseo

Cook: 요리사 yorisa

Driver: 운전기사 unjeongisa

I can’t speak Korean well 한국말 잘 못해요 hangungmal jal mothaeyo

I’m learning Korean these days 요즘 한국말 배워요 yojeum hangungmal baewoyo

Really? 정말요? jeongmallyo?

Are you married? 결혼했어요? gyeolhonhaesseoyo?

Do you like ____? ____를 좋아해요? ____reul joahaeyo?

I like ____ ____를 좋아해요 ____reul joahaeyo

There are different types of formality in Korean. In this article, we used the most common and the safest form, the polite informal way of speaking.