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Korean grammar · Speech Room

말(을) 놓다 · -아/어도 돼요? · -(으)ㄹ게요

말 놓기: asking and offering to be casual

Taught in Speech Room, Unit 6: Casual speech 2: switching and social rules

in the last unit you learned how to sound casual. This unit answers the more important question: with whom, and who decides. In Korean there is a small ritual for it, and knowing the words for it is the safest thing you can learn.

Example

  • 말 놓아도 될까요?

    Would it be all right if I spoke casually?

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Speech Room Pass, opening soon · Speech Room, Unit 6

Casual speech 2: switching and social rules

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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