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이랑 vs 하고
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이랑/랑 is very colloquial: 친구랑 만나요. Batchim → 이랑, open → 랑.
하고 is also spoken and slightly more neutral in many textbooks.
Neither replaces formal 과/와 in careful writing.
Mistake: writing 이랑 in a formal TOPIK essay without adjusting register.
Level: beginner. Read both sides of the contrast, say the examples out loud, then write one correct and one incorrect sentence and fix it.
Cross-link: open the related grammar or tools page the same day so the fix sticks in your study graph.
Examples
동생이랑 게임해요.
I play games with my younger sibling.
친구하고 점심 먹었어요.
I had lunch with a friend.
Common mistakes
- Translating the English pair word-for-word without checking which Korean form carries the real distinction.
- Treating the two forms as free synonyms after memorizing only one example.
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