예사낮춤

Korean

Etymology

From 예사 (yesa, “ordinary, common”) +‎ 낮춤 (natchum, “casual lowering”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)sʰa̠na̠t̚t͡ɕʰum]
  • Phonetic hangul: [예(ː)사낟춤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yesanatchum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesanajchum
McCune–Reischauer?yesanatch'um
Yale Romanization?yēysanacchwum

Noun

예사낮춤 • (yesanatchum)

  1. (grammar) familiar, 3rd speech level in Korean.

Usage notes

예사낮춤 (yesanatchum) is a speech level used mainly by older people when addressing younger people, friends or relatives.

Korean words inflected in this speech level are characterized by the suffix -요 (-yo). E.g.:

  • 하게 (hage): (non-honorific) "does"
  • 하시게 (hasige): (honorific) "please do"
  • 했네 (haenne): (non-honorific) "did"

See also

(Other speech levels)

Synonyms

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