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오빠, 언니, 누나, 형
Four words replace every name you'll ever use.
Penjelasan ini dalam bahasa Inggris. Kalimat Korea dan artinya mengikuti bahasamu.
A girl calls an older male 오빠, an older female 언니. A boy calls an older male 형, an older female 누나. Younger people are just 동생 (or 이름).
These words create instant hierarchy and instant warmth. Calling your waiter 오빠? No — service workers get 손님 (customer). Family words have boundaries.
Even coworkers use 팀장님, 부장님 (team leader, director) — title-first culture. Names come with 님 attached: 지은님, 태호님.
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오빠, 밥 먹었어요?
oppa, bap meogeosseoyo
Oppa, did you eat?
누나가 사 줄게요.
nunaga sa julgeyo
Noona will buy it for you.
형, 고마워요!
hyeong, gomawoyo
Thanks, hyung!
저는 막내예요.
jeoneun mangnaeyeyo
I'm the youngest.
Kuis
A boy calls his older sister…
What does 동생 mean?