Formality Levels

Practice polite speech across casual, polite, and formal contexts

Basic Consonants

기본 자음 — Formality levels with basic consonants.

ㄱ[g/k]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
가[ga]go
casual
가요[ga-yo]go
polite
갑니다[gam-ni-da]go
formal

ㄴ[n]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
나가[na-ga]go out
casual
나가요[na-ga-yo]go out
polite
나갑니다[na-gam-ni-da]go out
formal

ㄷ[d/t]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
도와[do-wa]help
casual
도와요[do-wa-yo]help
polite
돕습니다[dup-seum-ni-da]help
formal

ㄹ[r/l]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
만들어[man-deu-reo]make
casual
만들어요[man-deu-reo-yo]make
polite
만듭니다[man-deum-ni-da]make
formal

ㅁ[m]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
먹어[meo-geo]eat
casual
먹어요[meo-geo-yo]eat
polite
먹습니다[meok-seum-ni-da]eat
formal

ㅂ[b/p]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
배워[bae-wo]learn
casual
배워요[bae-wo-yo]learn
polite
배웁니다[bae-um-ni-da]learn
formal

ㅅ[s]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
사[sa]buy
casual
사요[sa-yo]buy
polite
삽니다[sam-ni-da]buy
formal

ㅇ[-/ng]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
읽어[il-geo]read
casual
읽어요[il-geo-yo]read
polite
읽습니다[ik-seum-ni-da]read
formal

ㅈ[j]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
줘[jwo]give
casual
줘요[jwo-yo]give
polite
줍니다[jum-ni-da]give
formal

ㅊ[ch]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
찾아[cha-ja]find
casual
찾아요[cha-ja-yo]find
polite
찾습니다[chat-seum-ni-da]find
formal

ㅋ[k]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
켜[kyeo]turn on
casual
켜요[kyeo-yo]turn on
polite
켭니다[kyom-ni-da]turn on
formal

ㅌ[t]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
타[ta]ride
casual
타요[ta-yo]ride
polite
탑니다[tam-ni-da]ride
formal

ㅍ[p]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
팔아[pa-ra]sell
casual
팔아요[pa-ra-yo]sell
polite
팝니다[pam-ni-da]sell
formal

ㅎ[h]

KoreanPronunciationTranslationFormalityAction
해[hae]do
casual
해요[hae-yo]do
polite
합니다[ham-ni-da]do
formal

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