Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together! -----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💌 Got suggestions or requests for future episodes? Email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!💬 Let us know in the comments which part of the episode you enjoyed the most!---Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. We’ve created the Essential Korean membership to help provide a complete set of tools to elevate your Korean to the next level. Check that out on our website, along with my weekly newsletter, at essentialkorean.com!Support the show Home page: www.essentialkorean.com Community: my.essentialkorean.com https://www.instagram.com/essential.korean

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