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Korean Greetings & Farewells

Third graders begin Korean (한국어, Hangugeo) with the words that open and close every conversation — 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo, hello) and 안녕히 가세요 (goodbye). A fun surprise: Korean has TWO goodbyes — one for the person leaving, one for the person staying!

Grade 3Greetings & Farewells40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Say Korean greetings.
  • ✓Say farewells.
  • ✓Sort hellos from goodbyes.
  • ✓Greet a partner.
Essential Question

Every conversation begins and ends with a friendly word. What are the Korean greetings and farewells?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Greeting or Farewell?

Project this and sort each Korean phrase into Greetings (hello) or Farewells (goodbye).

👋 Sort each — a greeting or a farewell?Try it
👋 Greetings (hello)
👋 Farewells (goodbye)
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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Annyeong!

5 min

Every conversation begins and ends with a word — what are they in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Annyeonghaseyo!”
  • Ask what it means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Greetings & Farewells

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Greeting or Farewell?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a greeting.
  • Say a goodbye.
  • Explain the two goodbyes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

9 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Greet a partner in Korean.
  • Say goodbye.
  • Bow slightly.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Greet.
  • Say it.
  • Bow.
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Reflect — Reflect

4 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a greeting.
  • Say a farewell.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say one.
  • Say one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Low).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: greet others.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand greetings.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore greeting customs (bowing).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: say greetings.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Greeting cards with romanization.
  • Sentence frame: “___ means ___.”
  • Model pronunciation.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with annyeonghaseyo.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Practice the two goodbyes.
  • Greet at different times.
  • Add gamsahamnida (thanks).
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👋Greeting cards
  • 💻Greeting or Farewell?
  • 🗺️A map of Korea
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

인사 (insa)greeting안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)hello안녕 (annyeong)hi (casual)안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo)goodbye (to one leaving)안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo)goodbye (to one staying)반갑습니다 (bangapseumnida)nice to meet you감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)thank you또 봐요 (tto bwayo)see you
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “hello” in Korean?
안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo).
QUESTION 2
What is special about saying goodbye in Korean?
There are two — one for the person leaving, one for the person staying.
QUESTION 3
How do you say “thank you”?
감사합니다 (Gamsahamnida).

Reflect: greetings & farewells.

Have students greet a partner with “Annyeonghaseyo” and say goodbye. A printable Korean greetings sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Korean Greetings & FarewellsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida), 또 봐요 (tto bwayo), 반갑습니다 (bangapseumnida), 안녕 (annyeong), 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo), 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo), 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo), 인사 (insa)
  1. nice to meet you
  2. goodbye (to one staying)
  3. hello
  4. hi (casual)
  5. greeting
  6. goodbye (to one leaving)
  7. thank you
  8. see you

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “hello” in Korean?
  2. What is special about saying goodbye in Korean?
  3. How do you say “thank you”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 반갑습니다 (bangapseumnida) · 2) 안녕히 계세요 (annyeonghi gyeseyo) · 3) 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) · 4) 안녕 (annyeong) · 5) 인사 (insa) · 6) 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) · 7) 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) · 8) 또 봐요 (tto bwayo)
Part B: 1) 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo). 2) There are two — one for the person leaving, one for the person staying. 3) 감사합니다 (Gamsahamnida).