This chapter contains two lessons, the first one is subject omission and the second is all about the honorific language. Let's start shall we?

Subject Omission:

If we are talking about the English language here, subjects can't be omitted. But we're not. We are talking about the Korean Language so subject omission can be done and won't be even recognized.

for an example:

Let's take the question 'Where do you live?' and use subject omission.

어디 사세요? [eodi saseyo?] if we translate it in English it will be translated as 'Where live?'

but have you noticed that even if it sound so awkward in English, it is still considered as a complete question in Korea.

here's another one:

'I am studying' can be translated to 공부하에요 [gongbuhaeyo] which only means 'study'.

Now let's go to the Honorific Language,

This part may be longer than the previous ones so be warned more headaches is coming your way.

The eastern culture still carries it's Confucianist roots with a high regard for social status. The social status can be based in many things, such as: age, job, seniority, role in the family, etc. It's not related to wealth but it is purely based on your role in the society.

So when you speak in Korean, you have to know who you are talking to. It is customary to speak in a manner that is respectful. It also depends on your relationship with the person for you to choose whether to speak formally or informally.

There are also different levels of honorific language in Korea but I will only tackle about the most used forms in this tutorial. The following levels can be useful to those who plans to travel to Korea and can be used in real life situations.So let's continue with the levels and find out what are the particles used.

(a) Formal Polite Form

This is used in formal situations, and is common in men's conversation. 

-mnida (ㅂ니다) is added when the verb ends in vowel or  seumnida(습니다).

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