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Welcome to Episode 16 of the Essential Korean Podcast! In this episode, we dive deeper into Korean communication by reviewing Speech Styles using examples from popular K-dramas and a hit K-pop song. Then, we move on to today’s main topic: Speech Levels in the Korean language.
🎯 What you’ll learn in this episode:
1️⃣ A review of Speech Styles (Polite vs. Casual) with K-drama and K-pop examples.
2️⃣ An introduction to Speech Levels—including an outline of their key aspects and significance.
3️⃣ Speaking practice: Verbs describing a daily routine in neutral and honorific forms—repeat along with Teacher Kay to improve your pronunciation and understanding!
✨ This episode serves as an introduction to Speech Levels, and we’ll explore their practical usage in future lessons as we build a stronger vocabulary and grammar base.
🎵 Featured Song:
Title: 반말송 [bahn-mahl-sohng] ("For First-time Lovers")
Artist: 정용화 (Jung Yong Hwa from CNBLUE)
Watch here! https://youtu.be/TFd0af4x7z8
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💬 Let us know in the comments which part of the episode you enjoyed the most!
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