Thursday, May 19, 2011

Korean PRONOUNS

언니 (eonni, "older sister" if speaker is female)
누나 (nuna, "older sister" if speaker is male)
오빠 (oppa, "older brother" if speaker is female)
(hyeong, "older brother" if speaker is male)
아줌마 (ajumma, "middle aged woman")
아주머니 (ajumeoni, also "middle aged woman" but more polite)
아저씨 (ajeossi, "middle aged man")
아버지 (apeoji, "father")
아빠 (appa, "daddy")
어머니 (eomeoni, "mother")
엄마 (eomma, "mommy")
할머니 (halmeoni, "grandmother")
할아버지 (harabeoji, "grandfather").
아가씨 (agassi, "young lady")
선생님 (seonsaengnim, "teacher", although 선생님 is also often used as a general honorific term for other professions like managers etc.)

"I" in Korean
FORMAL: (jeo)
INFORMAL: (na)

"You" in Korean
(neo)
Seldom used: 당신 (dangsin)

"He/She" in Korean
그, 그녀(f) (geu/geunyeo)

"We" in Korean
저희 (jeohui)
우리 (uri)

"You"(plural) in Korean
너희들 (neohuideul)
Seldom used: 당신들 (dangsindeul)

"They" in Korean
그들, 그녀들 (f) (geudeul/geunyeodeul)


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