요/ㅂ니다
This is an extract from a dialogue in a text book. I want you to explain why the first speaker uses -세요, not 십시오 in the first case. Does it mean that we can use 세요 together with ㅂ니다? And why does he say 별말씀을요 when in all the other cases he used ㅂ니다?

- ...사거리에서 횡단보도를 건너세요. 그러면 바로 우체국이 있습니다.
- 정말 감사합니다.
- 별말씀을요.

Question

요/ㅂ니다
This is an extract from a dialogue in a text book. I want you to explain why the first speaker uses -세요, not 십시오 in the first case. Does it mean that we can use 세요 together with ㅂ니다? And why does he say 별말씀을요 when in all the other cases he used ㅂ니다?

- ...사거리에서 횡단보도를 건너세요. 그러면 바로 우체국이 있습니다.
- 정말 감사합니다. 
- 별말씀을요.

Answer

-세요 and 십시오 have similar mean. But -세요 is used informal situation. 십시오 have a formal situation and means follow direction or command. Most dialogue text book assume informal situation, so not use 십시오 use 세요.

But when you say Hi in Korean,
안녕하 세요 is right, but 안녕하 십시오 is wrong.

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