Learn Korean Chapter 3 | 7 ways to say sorry

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📝: 7 ways to say sorry.

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I. 미안/미안해 (Mi-yan/Mi-yan-hae)
• The most informal way of saying sorry.
• Use this to close friends or someone that is younger than you.
• Pure korean word.

II. 미안해요 (Mi-yan-haeyo)
• This is slightly casual than 미안해.
• You just need to add 요 at the end to make it a little bit formal.
• It is more used in korea because it's not that heavy or light.

III. 미안합니다 (Mi-yan-ham-nida) 
• Even more formal than the other two.

IV. 죄송해요 (Jeui-song-hae-yo)
• 죄송 (jeuisong) is a sino-korean word.
• The Difference between Sino-Korean word and Pure korean word is, Sino-korean is more heavier and formal than pure-korean.

V. 죄송합니다 (jwi-song-ham-nida)
• This is the most formal way of saying sorry in modern korea.
I suggest you to use this.
• You can say this to your teacher, Boss or even to your parents.

VI. ㅈ ㅅ (jeu-seu)
• In text you can just say ㅈ ㅅ
• but remember, only to your close friends.

VII. 송구하웁니다 (song-gu-ha-ub-ni-da) 
• This is the old way of saying sorry in korea.
• If you watch korean history, you would hear this.

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