Overview Of Korean Formalities

Overview of Korean Formalities

존댓말

polite formal 합쇼체

most common and safe speech form, can be used with everyone

especially used with clients, business partners, customers, etc

news broadcasts and reporters

~ㅂ니다

ex; 합니다, 하십니다

polite informal 해요체

most common and safe speech, used with everyone as well

tv show hosts use it

more common with younger generations

~아요/여요/어요

ex; 해요, 하세요

반말

impolite formal 해라체

used with friends, family, people of lower status, or younger than you

sort of plain text used in magazines, books, newspapers, songs, etc.

~다/ㄴ다/는다

ex; 한다, 하신다

impolite informal 해체

between friends and children

ex; 해, 하셔

Theres also other speech forms but they are mostly unused so you can get away with ignoring them 

하소서체 - for royalty and religious contexts, you might see it in churches or bibles and some historical dramas but thats it

하오체 - old casual form, might see it in historical dramas as well and for a period it was used online? like 해요체 you stick 오 at the end

하게체 - inbetween 반말 and 존댓말, only really used by people 60+

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