5. What does 편찮다 mean? 아프다 vs 편찮다 (Casual vs Polite)
This means "sick or ill so not feeling well"
6. 힘들어요 and 힘들어서요? I know they both mean 'It's hard' but does having a different ending change anything?
This is not "Casual vs Polite".
힘들어서요 is like "Because it's hard."
and if you go, 힘들었어요, it is like "It was hard"