Korean phrases / Everyday Korean
안녕하세요~ / 좋은 아침이에요
an-nyeong-ha-se-yo~ / jo-eun a-chim-i-e-yo
“Hello~ / Good morning”
🏷️ Any casual settingTextbook vs Real
Textbook안녕하십니까, 좋은 아침입니다an-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-kka, jo-eun a-chim-ip-ni-da
Real안녕하세요~ / 좋은 아침이에요an-nyeong-ha-se-yo~ / jo-eun a-chim-i-e-yo
Why Koreans say it this way
Unlike with friends, you DO say 안녕하세요 at work — but with a soft ~ at the end. 좋은 아침 is becoming more common in modern Korean offices (borrowed from English "good morning"). Some offices are still more formal.
Situation: morning