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)

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).