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😎 Speaking Casually
Unit 24 of 30 in the Kaja Hangul course.
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The phrases
안녕
annyeong
Hi (casual)
반말 — casual speech — is offered by the OLDER person, not assumed by the younger. Using it uninvited is genuinely rude.
밥 먹었어?
bap meogeosseo?
Have you eaten? (casual)
반말 is mostly the polite form with the 요 taken off. 먹었어요 → 먹었어.
뭐 해?
mwo hae?
What are you up to?
해요 → 해. Same rule again.
나 지금 가
na jigeum ga
I'm on my way
나 is the casual 'I', where 저 is the polite one. 내 = my, 제 = my (polite).
진짜?
jinjja?
Really?
진짜 = real / really. 정말 does the same job and is slightly softer.
알겠어
algesseo
Got it
알겠어요 → 알겠어. The formal cousin is 알겠습니다.
나도
nado
Me too
도 = also, and it replaces the subject particle rather than joining it.
괜찮아?
gwaenchana?
You okay?
괜찮아요 → 괜찮아. Said 괜차나 — the ㅎ is silent.
고마워
gomawo
Thanks (to a close friend)
고마워요 → 고마워. Never use this one with an elder.
미안해
mianhae
Sorry (to a close friend)
미안해요 → 미안해. For anything more serious, 죄송합니다.
잘 자
jal ja
Night
잘 자요 with the 요 removed.
우리 말 놓을까?
uri mal noeulkka?
Shall we drop the formalities?
말을 놓다 = 'to put down one's speech'. It should come from the older person.
Words introduced here
놓다 — to put down진짜 — really / genuinely말 — words / speech운동 — exercise / sport공부 — study소리 — sound여행 — travel질문 — a question대답 — an answer값 — price요즘 — these days작년 — last year벌써 — already (sooner than expected)
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