Korean Language: Formal and Informal Language

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What is the purpose of using honorific language in Korean?

  • To speak informally with friends
  • To show respect to the listener, subject, or topic (correct)
  • To show disrespect to the listener
  • To use only with people of similar age or social status

What is the difference between (gamasida) and (gada)?

  • They are both formal words
  • They are both informal words
  • (gada) is formal and (gamasida) is informal
  • (gamasida) is formal and (gada) is informal (correct)

What is the meaning of the proverb (mok-eun jae-ui gwang-ye)?

  • The mouth is the door to happiness
  • The house is the door to happiness
  • The house is the foundation
  • The mouth is the door to disaster (correct)

What is the origin of the word (gyosu, teacher)?

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What is the level of politeness of the formal polite (jondaemal)?

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What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression (neomu meolli-ga isseoyo)?

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Study Notes

Vocabulary

Formal and Informal Language

  • Formal language (, jondaemal): used in writing, formal speeches, and when speaking to someone who is older or in a position of authority
  • Informal language (, banmal): used with friends, family, and people of similar age or social status

Honorifics

  • Honorific language (, johap-eui eoneo): used to show respect to the listener, subject, or topic
  • Six levels of honorifics:
    1. Extremely polite (, jondaemal)
    2. Polite (, jondaemal)
    3. Formal polite (, jondaemal)
    4. Informal polite (, banmal)
    5. Intimate (, haengbok-eui eoneo)
    6. Blunt (, gaseum-eui eoneo)

Word Choice

  • Formal and informal words:
    • Formal: (gamasida, to go) vs. Informal: (gada, to go)
    • Formal: (meokda, to eat) vs. Informal: (mokda, to eat)
  • Words with different connotations:
    • (jip, home) - more formal
    • (tae, home) - more informal

Idiomatic Expressions

  • Proverbs (, salm-eui haengbok):
    • (mok-eun jae-ui gwang-ye, "The mouth is the door to disaster")
    • (jip-eun jok-eul, "The house is the foundation")
  • Idiomatic expressions (, eui-hwa):
    • (neomu meolli-ga isseoyo, "It's really far")
    • (joh-ah-ha-go sip-eo-yo, "I like it and miss it")

Sino-Korean Vocabulary

  • Words borrowed from Chinese (, hanja):
    • (gyosu, teacher)
    • (hakgyo, school)
  • Words with Chinese characters (, hanja):
    • (seon-mul, gift)
    • (jung-won, garden)

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