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Speech Room · Unit 5

Casual speech 1: 반말

Two friends at a convenience store

Hoya the tiger

This unit is part of the Speech Room Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

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

  1. B

    Bori

    야, 호야! 너 지금 뭐 하냐?

    Hey, Hoya! What are you up to right now?

  2. Hoya

    편의점에 가. 너도 갈래?

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

  3. B

    Bori

    응, 같이 가자. 나 배고파.

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

Inside the unit

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