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How do I say "I'm nervous to meet you" in Korean?
I'm meeting my penpal for the first time ib person, and I want to tell her that "I'm nervous to meet you because I can't speak Korean well and I'm shy."
P.S. how would I say "I'm excited to meet you"?
May 15, 2016 3:51 PM
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"I'm nervous to meet you." => (NAME 씨를) 만나 보니 긴장이 되네요 / 만나 뵈니 가슴이 두근거리네요 / 만나 뵈니 떨리네요.
* 만나 보다: meet someone (in person).
* 뵈니: an honorific form of 보니.
* 긴장되다: become tense and nervous.
* 가슴이 두근거리다: one's heart beats fast.
* 떨리다: be afraid and nervous. shaky.
"I'm nervous to meet you because I can't speak Korean well and I'm shy."
=> 제가 한국말도 잘 못하고 내성적이라서 [수줍어서] (NAME 씨를) 만나 뵈니 떨리네요.
"I'm excited to meet you"
=> 만나 뵈서 너무 좋으네요 (I'm so happy to meet you).
(There doesn't seem to be an expression matching "I'm excited" exactly. We use 너무/정말 좋아요 very widely)
UPDATE: "뵈서" is an wrong spelling. 봬서 is correct (뵈다->뵈어서 >봬서). Also, "좋으네요"->좋네요.
May 15, 2016
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