반갑다
bangapda · TOPIK 1
to be glad (to meet)
🤝 ban-GAP-da: glad to close the GAP between us
The middle syllable sounds like English gap. Meeting someone closes the gap, and that is the moment you say it: 반갑습니다 (bangapseumnida) is the polite form used in greetings like 만나서 반갑습니다, glad to meet you.