Textbook vs Real
Textbook죄송합니다joe-song-ham-ni-da
Real아 미안미안a mi-an-mi-an
Why Koreans say it this way

죄송합니다 is for serious/formal situations. Between friends: 미안 (sorry) or 미안미안 (sorry sorry, lighter). Doubling words makes them more casual in Korean.

Situation: social

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