Korean noun

반말

banmal

informal speech

An informal speech used when two people are very close or their relationship does not clearly define who is the senior.

Standard pronunciation: [반말]
Level: Intermediate

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반말 in a sentence

From the dictionary. We added the reading — these are not translated.

그 둘은 어느새 친해졌는지 반말로 얘기하고 있었다.
그 두른 어느새 친해전는지 반말로 얘기하고 이썯따.said like thisgeu dureun eoneusae chinhaejeonneunji banmallo yaegihago isseotda.
내가 상대방보다 나이가 많다 하더라도 초면에 반말을 하는 것은 옳지 않다.
내가 상대방보다 나이가 만타 하더라도 초며네 반마를 하는 거슨 올치 안타.said like thisnaega sangdaebangboda naiga manta hadeorado chomyeone banmareul haneun geoseun olchi anta.
승규는 버릇없이 아버지께 반말을 내뱉었다.
승규는 버르섭씨 아버지께 반마를 내배턷따.said like thisseunggyuneun beoreuseopsi abeojikke banmareul naebaeteotda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.