so how do you say "take me to seoul station" then?

Hello jhi29

It could be different depending on the context. 제발 is often translated as 'please', but it's not quite accurate to use in the same circumstances as you would use it in English.

Enjoy your study and feel free to let us know if you have any inquiries!

Kind regards,

Hyeon Yeong Seo

Team KoreanClass101.com

So what is the more accurate or useful way to say please other than 주세요?

Is it 제발? Or something else?

야 = Yes in Indonesian too :)

Hi ʻAnalū Kalaka,

Thank you for posting, that is quite a long post! :smile: I hope I can provide you with the answers that you need:

The phrase '야' is impolite and is not really used unless you are really familiar with someone, even then it is used in an impolite way (it is an impolite way to out to someone). Friends may use it with each other and family members, but it would not be used in a polite phrase.

Regarding your question on addressing the older sibling of a friend and their parents, you can say 형 and 누나 (if you are male, if you are female you would refer to them as 오빠 or 언니). As for the mother and father of your friend, you would just refer to them as 어머님 and 아버님. You would NOT refer to them as their name plus the honorific suffix 'ssi', that would be considered very rude, same goes for addressing the older siblings of your friends.

As for the expression 'jigen' in the lesson transcript, we will get back to you on this.

And lastly, it is best to use formal expressions until the listener tells you that you can use informal speech when addressing them, it is always better to be safe than sorry!

Cheers,

Lyn

Team KoreanClass101.com

안녕하세요.

I have heard 야 being used in Korean dramas before and although I still haven't grasped how to use it properly and when to use it, it seems that it is indeed very rough like Tim says in our lesson. In the dramas the people seem to use it when they are angry and call out to another person to get their attention. I once tried to use it with a Korean friend, but he told me that I shouldn't say it. Perhaps the situation where I was using it was totally wrong.

Addressing people causes me some problems in Korean. I know that in many situations, we don't need to use the person's name and leave out the subject completely. However, I have a question about when I am talking with the family members of my Korean friends. Since my friends use words like 형, 오빠, (older brother) 누나, 언니 (older sister) would it be impolite for me to also refer to these people as 형 or 누나? I know that Koreans often use these terms for people who are not actually related to them but they use them in place of their names. Also, how would I refer to a friend's mother or father? Probably the full name followed by 씨 would be best but since I sometimes meet the same people again and again, should I be saying 아버님 or perhaps just 아버지 (father) and 어마님 or just 어마니? Meeting a new person for the first time doesn't cause too many problems, but I never know how to refer to a person after I have meet them on several occasions or I have known them for some time.

In the Lesson Transcript, I found the word jigen and wonder what it means. I looked in my dictionary and couldn't find anything. Here it is from the transcript:

Tim: The number 1 mistake

(Jigen, sound effect - drum here) – ""don’t use informal language without permission"".

The number 1 mistake as mentioned in our lesson today is don't use informal language without permission. I had to laugh a bit because for me it has always been the opposite! When I first started learning Korean, all of my textbooks used mainly the -습니다 form of the verbs and teachers/students used the 아요/어요 form in conversation. However, when I go to Korea, my friends and especially younger people, tell me that I am being too formal with them and I must drop the -요 at the end of my sentences but although I truly try to make a conscious effort to correct myself and drop the -요, this is undoubtedly my biggest mistake. I need to practice more!

Looking forward to the next lesson!

고맙습니다.

Hi Ian,

Thanks for commenting. You could never go wrong with being polite all the time!! :smile:

Once you start getting to know people better, however, they may break the ice and suggest that you speak to them more informally.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Lyn

Team KoreanClass101.com

What about speaking politely all the time? Would this ever be a problem? :smile:

Hi 루빈,

Thank you for posting.

Did not know that. Very interesting. :)

감사합니다.

Claire

Team KoreanClass101.com

야 = Yes in german ^_^

Hey Nisha,

Thank you for your comment and you could definitely use -ssi regardless.

Hmm probably not for government body which would have their own status.

(President Obama would probably better than Mr.Obama right?;))

For omitting jeoneun from the sentence, I would say it is completely fine when it is naneun, but since it is jeoneun which is the most polite way of saying, it is better to keep it than omitting.

However, it is fine and nobody will see it as rude or so when cancelling them but it is nice to have :)

Thank you

Madison

Team KoreanClass101.com

What about, say, a celebrity? Do you also add -ssi to their name when talking to them for the first time? also, will the sentence sound incomplete if we omit jeo-neun from it?

Gamsahamnida!

Nisha

Hello Evelina,

Thanks for listening and leaving the comment,

About your question - “take me to Seoul station”...

"Seoul station" is 서울역 [seo-ul-yeok]

"take me to (a name of place)" is (a name of place) 까지요 [kka-jiyo]

So, all together, "take me to the Seoul station" is...

서울역 까지요 [seo-ul-yeok kkajiyo]

Hello Jacek & Livia,

Thanks for your reply...

Yes, simply remove 나 [na] "I" and say,

이거 주세요 [i-geo juseyo] "please give (pass) me this".

Thanks,

Tim :cool:

I agree with you Jacek. I would say it's only 이거 주세요.

IMHO the answer is: "나"　is too much.

Am I wrong?