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KOREAN VERB

반갑다

to be glad to meet, to be glad to see

  • #393 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am glad to meet
NegativeI am not glad to meet

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was glad to meet
NegativeI was not glad to meet

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be glad to meet
NegativeI won’t be glad to meet

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am glad to meet (respectfully)
PastI was glad to meet (respectfully)
FutureI will be glad to meet (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) being glad to meet, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) being glad to meet, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I am glad to meet
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I am glad to meet
  5. But (-지만) I am glad to meet, but…

How to use 반갑다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    일라이 씨, 만나서 정말 반가워요.

    Eli, I'm really glad to meet you.

  2. Past

    공항에서 가족을 다시 봐서 너무 반가웠어요.

    I was so glad to see my family again at the airport.

  3. Future

    할머니도 수아를 보면 반가울 거예요.

    Grandma will be glad to see Su-a, too.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님은 옛날 학생을 만나서 반가우셨어요.

    Mrs. Park was glad to meet an old student.

  5. Connectives

    반갑지만 지금은 시간이 없어요.

    Glad to see you, but I have no time right now.

Good to know

  • 만나서 반갑습니다 is the "Nice to meet you" of a first meeting.

Where you hear 반갑다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 만나서 정말 반가워요. I'm really glad to meet you.
  • 어제 일라이 씨를 만나서 반가웠어요. Yesterday I was glad to meet Eli.
  • 내일 친구들을 만나면 반가울 거예요. Tomorrow I'll be glad to see my friends.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.