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Middle School - Grade 6 Quiz

Formal vs. Informal Polite Speech

Informal Polite (-아요/어요) vs. Formal Polite (-(스)ㅂ니다)

Time to check your understanding of Informal Polite (-아요/어요) vs. Formal Polite (-(스)ㅂ니다).

Which ending is the everyday polite style you already know?

-아요 / -어요 / -해요 -(스)ㅂ니다 -(으)ㄹ까요? -(으)ㄴ 적이 있어요

Which ending is the formal polite style used in news, business, and announcements?

-아요 / -어요 / -해요 -(스)ㅂ니다 -(아/어)야 돼요 -(으)ㄹ래요

Informal polite speech (해요체) is usually used with:

Close friends and normal daily conversations Military commands only Very rude situations Writing laws

Formal polite speech (합니다체) is often used in:

Talking to your pet TV news and presentations Texting your best friend Whispering in class

How do you form -(스)ㅂ니다 when the verb stem ends in a vowel?

Add -습니다 Add -ㅂ니다 Add -ㄹ까요? Add -ㄹ 수 있어요

How do you form -(스)ㅂ니다 when the verb stem ends in a consonant?

Add -ㅂ니다 Add -습니다 Add -ㄹ래요 Add -게요

Which one is more formal/respectful?

갑니다 가요

Which one sounds like normal polite conversation?

합니다 해요

Why do Korean endings change?

To show tense only To show who you are talking TO and how respectful you're being To mark plural nouns It is random style with no rule

Which is most natural when giving a formal self-introduction on stage?

저는 미국에서 왔어요. 저는 미국에서 왔습니다.

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