반말

Korean

Etymology

From 반(半) (ban, “half”) +‎ 말 (mal, “speech”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)말]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banmal
McCune–Reischauer?panmal
Yale Romanization?pānmal

Noun

반말 • (banmal)

  1. crude language
  2. talking down to

Usage notes

The term 반말 (banmal) describes various truncated forms of speech where particles or suffixes are dropped, usually resulting in a loss of the suffixes that reflect social differences. The 해체 (haeche) style of speech is a common example of 반말 (banmal).

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