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What is the difference between 이바요 and 야?
Jan 8, 2011 3:38 PM
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이바요 and 야 , both are used when you are calling somebody, but, 이바요 is a bit more polite than 야. 야 is used only between friends or you can use it to someone lower than you. but actually i would use 저기요 to call somebody. 저기요 is more formal way to call somebody that you dont know.
January 8, 2011
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이봐요 is like saying "Look.", it's more informal than "이보세요". I'd not say 이봐요 or 이보세요 to mean "Look." or to call a stranger. In spoken Korean, 이봐요 can also mean "Look here" or "Look at this". You can call your close friend(your age or younger than you) 야("Hey!"), it's very casual.
January 9, 2011
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