Let's Learn Korean - Polite and Intimate Particle -

 

The Level of Politeness

There are some levels of Politeness in Korean that be used at the end of every word in a statement. But we're just gonna discuss two of them that's usually being used.

a. Polite (아요/어요)

Example:  -  마시다 =       마시+어요= 마셔요
                  -  찾다      =      찾다+아요= 찾아요

So, when a word ends by vowel, add "어요" and if it ends by consonant, then add "아요" into the last word. There are some words that break this rules, but i'll explain it in the next posts.

Example:  -  코피를 마시다 = drink coffee
                   -Declarative:      코피를 마셔요
                   -Interrogative:   코피를 마셔요?
                   -Imperative:       코피를 마셔요!
                   -Exclamatory:    코피를 마셔요

confuse? Korean makes the meaning of the sentences different in this form by the intonation when speaking.

b. Intimate (아/어)

Example:  -  보다  =  봐 
                   -  TV를 봐 = i'm watching TV
                   -Declarative:    TV를 봐
                   -Interrogative: TV를 봐?
                   -Imperative:     TV를 봐!
                   -Exclamatory:  TV를 봐

화이팅!! ^^