How do I change 존댓말 to 반말?
I can tell the difference between informal and formal speech when listening and reading, but I don't know how to convert sentences back and forth between them. How do you make a sentence informal? Likewise, how would you make an informal sentence formal again? Thank you for your help!
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To make it 반말, often you simply drop the 요 at the end of the sentence.
And in the case of 이에요/예요, you use (이)야 instead.
예를 들어서: 저는 10월에 한국에 갈 거예요 -> 나는/난 10월에 한국에 갈 거야.
One more: 지금까지 뭐 했어요? -> 지금까지 뭐 했어?
Also in 존댓말 one usually use 저, 저는, 제가 and 제, while in 반말 it is ok to use
나, 나는, 내가 and 내.
There might be more to it, but I've used 반말 with my friend for some months now, so I've gotten a general idea of it. :)
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