Family
해체(반말) · 해요체
Most people speak banmal with parents and siblings. With grandparents — and in some families with parents too — people use haeyo plus honorific words like jinji (a respectful word for a meal).
Common mistakeUsing plain 먹었어 with grandparents. For elders, swap in honorific words: 진지 for meal, 드시다 for eat.
Examples
엄마, 나 왔어!
eomma, na wasseo!
Mom, I'm home!
할머니, 진지 드셨어요?
halmeoni, jinji deusyeosseoyo?
Grandma, have you eaten? (honorific)
아빠, 이따 전화할게.
appa, itta jeonhwahalge.
Dad, I'll call you later.