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I often hear the -라 ending in speech. Is it also commonly spoken as well as written?
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The written speech level (also known as plain speech level) is often intermixed with the casual speech level in spoken Korean. It is used as a way to elevate the speaker and talk down to the listener. Often it is seen as forceful or rude when used colloquially. It is not uncommon to hear people talking to children with this speech level.
what does sentence ending 라 means? i notice it sometimes means do and sometimes means do not?
It means ordering someone to do something. But this is very informal and only can be used by friends to friends, or from boss to their subordinates.
In American English:
Take a rest! means get out of my face and go shut up and stop meddling with me or this situation.
Rest! is telling someone firmly to get well if they are sick or nervous. but gently to take it easy and be okay, don't stress. You will make rverything ok for them or the situation. But is not at all near to the anger or abuse of "Take a rest" using "Take" or "Have'.
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I was born, raised and lived in the United States for my entire life except the six years that I was out of the country on military duty but never heard of "Take a rest" meaning "get out of my face".
I've probably never heard the exact phrase "Take a rest", AmandaStok10 is correct about "Give it a rest" though (being an aggressive phrase)
Yes. 'Give it a rest', can mean 'let it (the topic) go', or 'leave me alone.' Similar to 'knock it off'.
I think just "Rest!" is inappropriate. It should be: "Have a rest!"
Have *a rest, or take a rest. Though considering it's a command, "take a rest" sounds too soft.
