Korean culture is more formal than most Western cultures.If you plan to travel to Korea, or just want to talk to Korean friends, you need to learn how to say thank you.In Korean, the most common way to say thank you is (gam-sa-ham-ni-da).It's appropriate in any situation when you're talking to a stranger.There are other ways to say thank you in Korean.
Step 1: Say in most settings.
In Korean, this is the most common way to say thank you.You would use it with adults you don't know because it's considered polite and formal.You can use it with people you don't know.Korean culture is more formal than you might think.When thanking a shopkeeper, server, or sales clerk, use polite, formal language.
Step 2: You can switch to in public when you want.
(go-map-seum-ni-da) can be used in similar situations.(go-map-seum-ni-da) is also used frequently.The politeness of this phrase can be used to communicate more sincere gratitude.It can be used to thank a friend for going out of their way to help you.
Step 3: Use to politely turn down the offer.
If someone offers you something that you don't want, you should still be polite."no, thank you" is appropriate with adult strangers.To refuse an offer from someone familiar to you, but with whom you should still be polite.If you want to say "no, thank you" to someone you're familiar with, say (a-ni gwaen-chan-a).It will be considered rude if you use this phrase with strangers or people older than you.
Step 4: When you need to be polite, use.
This form indicates a respectful respect for the person's age if you are thanking someone who is close to you but older than you.This is a relatively informal phrase and should not be used with strangers.Go-ma-weo-yo becomes rude if you use it with people you don't know.If you don't know if it would be okay to use this phrase, use one of the formal expressions of gratitude.
Step 5: Say when thanking someone.
If you're talking to close friends or family around your age or younger, you should use this phrase.If you have a lot of Korean friends or are going to school in Korea, you may use this frequently.Unless they are small children, don't say "Thank you" to anyone other than you.Even if there is a significant age gap between you, casual Korean is never used.
Step 6: Adding before your thanks indicates deeper gratitude.
You mean something similar to "Thank you very much" or "I'm very thankful" if you say "jeong-mal go-ma-weo-yo".If someone really goes out of their way to help you, you can use this.Adding to the beginning of formal expressions of gratitude is possible.If you lost your passport in a restaurant, you might say "jeong-mal go-ma-weo-yo" to the server.Adding (jeong-mal) will be more emphatic about turning down something offered to you.You could say "A-ni-yo jeong-mal gwaen-chan-a-y".It's similar to saying "Thank you very much, but no" in English.
Step 7: Say in most situations.
A-ni-ae-yo is the most common way for Koreans to say thank you."No, it is not" is similar to saying "not at all" or "no problem" in English.If you know a little Korean, it may seem strange to say thank you, but Koreans don't mean it that way.The polite form is a-ni-ae-yo.If you need to be more formal, such as if you're responding to someone older than you or in a position of authority, use.
Step 8: Don't mention it, that's what means.
It's a common way to say "you're welcome" in Korean when someone thanks you.When you're talking to strangers, this is the polite form of this phrase.You were glad to do whatever you did or it was no problem for you, that's what the phrase means.If you are talking to someone older than you or someone in a position of authority, you might not want to use this particular phrase.You could come off as rude.
Step 9: (gwen-chan-ah-yo) is an alternative.
In Korean, (gwen-chan-ah-yo) is a common thank you.This phrase means "it's okay" in English.It's used the same way as (a-ni-ae-yo).The polite form is (gwen-chan-ah-yo).If you need to be more formal, such as with an adult you don't know or a person in a position of authority, use.