Speech Room · Unit 6 · On the Level 2 path

Casual speech 1: 반말

Two friends at a convenience store

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What you’ll learn

V/A-아/어 · N이야/야 · 아니야Casual speech (반말): the 해요체 form minus 요
-네 · -지 · -(으)ㄹ게 · -(으)ㄹ래 · -(으)ㄹ까 · -(으)ㄴ데The Level 1–2 endings without 요
-아/어 · -지 마 · -자 · (-아/어라)Commands and suggestions among friends
-니? · -냐?Two more casual questions

Sori’s tips in this unit

Casual 'I' and 'you': 나, 너, 내가, 네가 — and calling a friend by name
The sound of 반말: intonation, sound changes and little words
-(으)시- and the special honorific words in 반말
Before you use any of this: 반말 has to be agreed

The scene opens

B

Bori

야, 호야! 너 지금 뭐 하냐?

Hey, Hoya! What are you up to right now?
편의점에 가. 너도 갈래?

I'm going to the convenience store. Do you want to come too?
B

Bori

좋아, 같이 가자. 나 배고파.

Sure, let's go together. I'm hungry.

Inside the unit

1
SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
2
Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
3
Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
4
Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
5
Words26 words, which go into your spaced review
6
PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
7
Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
8
Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
9
Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card