Weekly Korean Episode 43 – Mid polite verbs and high polite verbs

25 Sep

We all hear Koreans say ‘ida’ a lot’ We also hear a lot of ‘heyo’s’. Also, how to speak politely?
Today, Nahyun and Joop dive into the grammar behind these questions, in a special, extra long episode. Enjoy the show!

PART I: MID POLITE: When to use IDA, OYO, AYO and HEYO

1: 어요 – apply whenㅓ and ㅜ in the stam
주다 (To give) -> 주 + -어요 -> (주어요) -> 줘요
먹다 (to eat) -> 먹 + -어요  -> 먹어요
읽다 (to read) -> 읽 + -어요 -> 읽어요

2: 아요 – apply when ㅏ and ㅗ in the stam
작다 (small) -> 작 + -아요 -> 작아요
오다 (come) -> 오 + -아요 -> (오아요) → 와요

3: 해요 Easy one: Everything with 하다 … -use 여요 instead of -아요
일하다 (work) -> 일해요 
공부하다 (study) -> 공부해요
착하다 (kind) ->  착해요

PART 2: High polite; When to use SEYO
If the stem ends without a patch’im, use -세요;
If the stem ends with a patch’im, use -으세요.

가다   (go) -> 가 + 세요 -> 가세요
웃다  to laugh -> 웃 + 으세요 -> 웃으세요
안녕하다 (hello) -> 안녕하 + 세요 -> 안녕하세요
괜찮다 (are you ok?) -> 괜찮 + 으세요 -> 괜찮으세요

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3 Responses to “Weekly Korean Episode 43 – Mid polite verbs and high polite verbs”

  1. Lauren 27. Sep, 2011 at 8:01 am #

    Thank you so much for this! So helpful. It helps me teach myself. I tried using Rosetta Stone and it confused me >.< because it didn't have any english to go along with it. THANK YOU AGAIN!

  2. Joop 29. Sep, 2011 at 9:16 am #

    Great to hear Lauren, and good luck with your studies!

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