Textbook Korean uses 그래서 (so). Colloquial audio uses 그니까 (a contraction of 그러니까 ). Count how many times a native speaker uses 근데 (but/anyway) as a filler. You will find it every 4–5 seconds.
But step into a Seoul pojangmacha (street food tent) or listen to a group of friends gaming online, and you hear something entirely different: “나 김밥 먹을래,” “맛나?,” or simply “ㄱㄱ” (gogo). colloquial korean audio
Colloquial Korean audio is not "bad" Korean. It is Korean. It is the language of laughter, arguments, late-night confessions, and instant messages. And until you can understand a drunk Seoulite slurring “아이 씨, 뭐 한 거야?” without subtitles, your Korean is still living in a textbook. Textbook Korean uses 그래서 (so)
If you have studied Korean using traditional methods, you have probably mastered a specific type of sentence: “저는 김밥을 먹고 싶습니다” (I would like to eat kimbap). You will find it every 4–5 seconds
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