Gibum Kim
Textbook Korean is polite. Real Korean is both.You’ll talk to a shop clerk in the polite -yo form and to a friend in casual speech (banmal) - often on the same day. Speak Real Korean gives you 1,000 natural expressions that Koreans really use, with both forms side by side, so you always know what to say and who to say it to.Inside you’ll find:1,000 everyday expressions in 20 real-life topics: greetings, small talk, reactions, feelings, plans, cafes and restaurants, shopping, transport, texting, friends, dating, work and school, health, travel, weather, and K-dramas and K-popPolite and casual forms side by side for every phraseShort tips on nuance, politeness traps and the mistakes English speakers makeA real conversation in every chapter, with English translationA Quick Check after every chapter, with answer keyHangul only - no romanizationWritten by a native Korean teacher with 17 years of teaching experience, this book is for advanced beginners and intermediate learners who can read Hangul and want to sound natural, not like a textbook.