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여러분, 안녕하세요 (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo) ?

Korean people use that phrase when greeting each other, like 'how are you?' 

A word 'An-nyeong,' which is combination of two characters, '安' and '寧,' means health of body as well as peace of mind. All people who live in or visited Korea have heard that phrase at least once. But, do you know that phrase is related to 'war'?

These days, I enjoy reading the blog of Gang-won branch and sometimes the articles about Korean vocabularies and culture make me surprised because I didn't know or think of it before. And, the meaning of Korean greeting was also new to me. 

In fact, these Koran greetings are related to war. In the past, there were so many wars in Korea that it was not easy for people to spend every day peacefully or safely. Nobody knew what would happen in the next minute. People might have to unexpectedly leave their homes, suddenly guard against the enemy, or unfortunately lose their lives. Therefore, when Korean people spent a night and got up the next morning, the first greeting they ask was “An-nyeong-ha-se-yo?” — “Have you spent a peaceful or safe night?” 

-From 'Let’s Make An “An-nyeong-han (Peaceful)” World Together!' Retrieved from mannamgw.blogspot.com

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