🇰🇷 Korean · A2 · The working world
A job interview
Vocabulary
- 소개하다to introduce
- 경험이 있어요I have experience
- 장점strength / advantage
- 단점weakness / disadvantage
- 목표goal
- 팀워크teamwork
- 책임감sense of responsibility
- 성취하다to achieve
- 관리하다to manage
- 계획하다to plan
- -ㅂ/습니다formal speech ending
- 잘 부탁드립니다pleased to work with you
Formal Speech: -ㅂ/습니다
Korean has multiple speech levels. In formal situations like job interviews, use -ㅂ/습니다 (formal polite):
- If verb stem ends in vowel: add -ㅂ니다
- 하다 → 합니다 (I do / it is done)
- 가다 → 갑니다 (I go)
- If verb stem ends in consonant: add -습니다
- 먹다 → 먹습니다 (I eat)
- 있다 → 있습니다 (there is / I have)
For questions: -ㅂ니까? / -습니까?
- 어디에서 일하셨습니까? — Where did you work?
To introduce yourself formally:
- 저는 [name]입니다. — I am [name].
- 잘 부탁드립니다. — I look forward to working with you.
Past experience: -았/었습니다 (formal past)
- 3년간 일했습니다. — I worked for 3 years.
Expressions
- 잘 부탁드립니다.Formal greeting / I look forward to your guidance
- 저는 [이름]입니다.Formal self-introduction: I am [name]
- 3년간 경험이 있습니다.I have 3 years of experience
- 제 장점은 책임감입니다.My strength is a sense of responsibility
- 팀워크를 중요하게 생각합니다.I think teamwork is important
- 열심히 하겠습니다.I will work hard (formal commitment)
- 잘 모르겠습니다.I am not sure (formal, honest answer)
Common mistakes
경험 있어요 삼 년3년간 경험이 있습니다Duration comes first; use formal -있습니다 in interviews
합니다 팀워크 잘팀워크를 잘 합니다Object 팀워크를 comes before the verb; adverbs 잘 immediately precede the verb
Quick quiz
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How do you say “pleased to work with you” in Korean?
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