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Relationships & honorifics

Oppa

‘Older brother’ used by a female can also be a term of endearment for older male friends or a boyfriend

Hyung

‘Older brother’ used by a male can refer to an older male friend or close acquaintance

Eonni

‘Older sister’ or an ‘older female friend’ used by a female

-ssi

A gender-neutral suffix showing respect when addressing someone by name or title.

In Korean names, the family name comes first, so in Yang Baekhyun, ‘Yang’ is the family name and ‘Baekhyun’ is the given name.

Other Vocabularies

Annyeong: ‘Hello’, ‘hi’

Chaebol: family-owned business conglomerate in Korea

Otokke : ‘How’ or ‘what should I do?’

Omo: Korean expression that is used to convey surprise

Gwenchani: To ask someone if they’re okay (informal)

Daebak : ‘Awesome’ or ‘great success’