As discussed in our previous lesson, there are many speech styles in the Korean language. So today we are going to see another two more important speech styles called 해요 (Haeyo) and 하다 (Hada) styles.

We know 해요 (Haeyo) is the most common speech style for real conversation. But 하다 (Hada) style we only use for writing or delivering information in the text form. So you shouldn’t use 하다 speech style in your daily conversations at all. Let's see some examples

와 진짜 예뻐요!

Wow it’s so beautiful

와 진짜 예쁘다!

Wow, it’s so beautiful!

But as the basic form of any verb,하다 (Hada) style helps you to learn Korean grammar and vocabulary fast. Because it is the most basic form of verbs and adjectives. You will see this speech style when you read newspapers, books, or dictionaries.

먹다 – 먹었다

eat – ate

가다 – 갔다

go – went

Difference between 해요 (Haeyo) and 하다 (Hada)

해요 (Haeyo)

1. Used in a daily conversation with your friends or family

2. Most common, not too formal, not too informal, friendly, and polite

하다 (Hada)

1. Used in newspapers, books, dictionaries, and reports mostly in a text

2. Sometimes used as an exclamation in a daily conversation.

In this lesson, you learned the difference between the most common speech styles in the Korean language. For now, you only need to focus on 해요 (Haeyo) style first. You don’t need to use other styles right now to have any conversation unless you are a business person.

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Have a nice day. See you in the next session!