So far, we’ve explored ways to express ideas in formal Korean. Today we’ll learn a little about informal Korean.<\/p>\n
Just as a reminder, informal Korean should not be used with an elder or superior. In written communication, informal Korean is mostly used with friends through chatting and email, but remember no informal Korean with bosses and strangers!<\/p>\n
In many cases, leaving off the ending can render an expression informal.<\/p>\n
For example, the standard polite of the verb \uac00\ub2e4<\/strong> (to go) is \uac00\uc694<\/strong>. To make this informal, drop \uc694<\/strong>, which leaves you with just \uac00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n With adjectives like \ucda5\ub2e4<\/strong> (cold), the same rule applies. Drop the \uc694<\/strong>. So \ucd94\uc6cc\uc694<\/strong> in the informal becomes \ucd94\uc6cc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Let’s say you want to say things in the informal past tense.<\/p>\n \uc0b4\uc558\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> is the past tense of \uc0b4\ub2e4<\/strong> (to live). To form the informal past tense, drop the \uc694<\/strong>, so that it becomes \uc0b4\uc558\uc5b4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For \ud558\ub2e4<\/strong> verbs like \uacf5\ubd80\ud558\ub2e4<\/strong> (to study), the standard polite present tense form will be \uacf5\ubd80\ud574\uc694<\/strong>. To form the informal, drop the \uc694<\/strong> so that it becomes \uacf5\ubd80\ud574<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The basic rule to form the informal is to take the standard polite of the verb or adjective and leave off the \uc694<\/strong>. There will be times when more steps will be required to form the informal, but we’ll explore that when we get there. For now, I have listed a few more examples of this basic concept:<\/p>\n \ub4e3\ub2e4<\/strong> (to hear, to listen) : \ub4e4\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> (standard polite, present) : \ub4e4\uc5b4<\/strong> (informal, present) :<\/p>\n \ub4e4\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> (standard polite\u00a0past) : \ub4e4\uc5c8\uc5b4<\/strong> (informal, past)<\/p>\n \ub2e4\ub974\ub2e4<\/strong> (to be different) : \ub2ec\ub77c\uc694<\/strong> : \ub2ec\ub77c<\/strong> : \ub2ec\ub790\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> : \ub2ec\ub790\uc5b4<\/strong><\/p>\n \uc9d3\ub2e4<\/strong> (to build) : \uc9c0\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> : \uc9c0\uc5b4<\/strong> : \uc9c0\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> : \uc9c0\uc5c8\uc5b4 <\/strong><\/p>\n \ud06c\ub2e4<\/strong> (big) : \ucee4\uc694<\/strong> : \ucee4 <\/strong>: \ucef8\uc5b4\uc694 <\/strong>: \ucef8\uc5b4<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So far, we’ve explored ways to express ideas in formal Korean. Today we’ll learn a little about informal Korean. Just as a reminder, informal Korean should not be used with an elder or superior. In written communication, informal Korean is mostly used with friends through chatting and email, but remember no informal Korean with bosses…<\/p>\n