Qu'est-ce-que c'est en Coréen? "unnie, i’m sorry i spoke informally earlier, i’m still learning a bit more korean and i get mixed up" (2024)

• Coréen

언니, 아까 반말해서 미안해요, 아직 한국어를 조금 배우고 있는데 헷갈리는 바람에 그랬어요

• Coréen
• Anglais (USA)Courant

언니, 좀 전에 반말해서 미안해요. 아직 한국어를 배우고 있어서 헷갈릴 때가 있어요.

one tip:
It's better and accurate to use terms 존댓말-반말 or 높임말-낮춤말 or polite/non-polite or honorifics/non-honorifics instead of formal/informal.
One, English "formal" has a very wide nuance and usage,
(in a more informal culture, formality & politeness aren't distinguished)
two, because politeness and formality are two different factors in Korean honorifics and apply complexly,
three, politeness has more importance,
and four, if the addressee is someone you ought to use polite speech, you still speak in polite speech going from formal to informal
(ex. Formal relationship: 언니, 점심 드셨어요? → Informal: 언니, 점심 먹었어요?, but then, this is just a general example, it also depends on many factors and this is not the only way how it's spoken)(e.g. actually '언니' wouldn't be used in formal relationship)

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• Anglais (USA)

• Anglais (USA)

@eoneo thank you so much, it makes much better sense now :). also the translation you gave me would that be speech for informal relationship but polite?

• Coréen
• Anglais (USA)Courant

@ftnat23
no problem
and yes that's correct :)