Note
You might say: 저는 터키 사람이에요. But normally the person is detected from the context. So 'Jeo-neun' would only be needed if several persons are contrasted: He is Japanese, she is British and I am a Turk. He said that he is a Turk, but that is wrong, I am a Turk. etc.Test yourself: What does teoki saramieyo. mean?
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“How do speech levels work in Korean?”
Korean has multiple speech levels that indicate formality and politeness. The most common are the formal polite (‑습니다/‑ㅂ니다), informal polite (‑아요/‑어요), and casual (‑아/‑어) forms. Which level you use depends on who you're speaking to and the social context.
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