Once you start learning Korean, you realize that sometimes you need to use the formal versions of words. It can be a bit confusing at first as you may not know all the words. Here is part 1 of some common formal and informal words in Korean. Part 2 can be found here!
List of words in this infographic:
댁 (daek) = house (formal)
집 (jib) = house (informal)
어머니 (eo-meo-ni) = mother (formal)
엄마 (eom-ma) = mother (informal)
아버지 (a-beo-ji) = father (formal)
아빠 (a-ppa) = father (informal)
무료 (mu-ryo) = free (formal)
공짜 (gong-jaa) = free (informal)
생신 (saeng-sin) = birthday (formal)
생일 (saeng-il) = birthday (informal)
말씀 (mal-sseum) = speech (formal)
말 (mal) = speech (informal)
성함 (seong-ham) = name (formal)
이름 (i-reum) = name (informal)
진지 (jin-ji) = meal (formal)
밥 (bab) = meal (informal)
You can review and practice these words more with our printable PDF worksheets for beginners here.