What is the difference between 꽤 and 굉장히?

Question

I was told that both of them mean 'really' or 'very' but I am still confused on how to use them in a very natural way in conversation. And what is the difference would it make if I use 아주,엄청, or 너무 instead ?

Answer 1

"꽤" is generally used when there is a greater or greater than expected, and "굉장히" is generally used when there is a significantly great. "아주" and "엄청" are also very similar to "굉장히". But "너무" has been used negatively. it has recently been changed in Korean grammar to be used in positive content.

Answer 2

꽤 actually means 'quite' so it is not to the extent of 굉장히 which is one of the many degree words that translates into 'very/really'. I would say that 아주 and 너무 mean 'very/really' (meaning more than the average or the amount expected), but 굉장히 and 엄청 are even greater or more extreme than that. If I may add one more word in the same category, 매우 would be the preferred and most common term to use in written formal and academic text.