Korean lesson 21: Thanks for the compliment.

별말씀을요.
[byeolmalsseumeuryo.]
Thanks for the compliment.

A: 제니 씨, 어제 노래 정말 잘 들었어요.
[Jeni ssi, eoje norae jeongmal jal deureosseoyo.]
A: Jenny, it was great to hear you sing yesterday.

B: 아니에요. 뭘요.
[anieyo. Mworyo.]
B: Oh, really?

A: 노래뿐만 아니라 춤도 너무 멋있었어요. 제니 씨는 못하는 게 없는 것 같아요.
[Noraeppunman anira chumdo neomu meosisseosseoyo. Jeni ssineun motaneun ge eomneun geot gatayo.]
A: You danced well, too. You're good at everything, aren't you?

B: 별말씀을요. 민수 씨도 잘 하시던데요.
[Byeolmalsseumeuryo. Minsu ssido jal hasideondeyo.]
B: Thanks for the compliment. Min-soo, you were good too.

How do you respond to a compliment in Korean? When responding to compliments respectfully (in formal form), the expressions `별말씀을요[byeolmalsseumeuryo.]' `아니에요. 뭘요~~[anieyo. mworyo.]' are used. A bit more formal than those are `과찬이십니다.[gwachanisimnida.],' `천만의 말씀이십니다.[cheonmanui malsseumisimnida.]'