Cultural Post #2

[Ann Pongsakul]

From what I have been seeing so far, there is definitely a formal and informal way of saying things in Korean. Within the formal way, there are different ways to say a sentence. For example, to say my name is Ann I can say Choneunmigooksaramimnida or Choneunmigooksaramyeyo. For now, I am not so sure about the difference between the 2, like if one is more formal than the other, but I from what I have been searching it seems both are just fine to use. To switch to informal, it seems that the imnida or yeyo part are cut off in general. From what I have seen in Korean dramas, formal greetings are usually accompanied by bowing. Most books and online resources seem to teach the formal ways over informal. Although the formal way of saying things would be useful for when I am out, I am a bit more interested in learning how to say things informally to have a conversation with friends.