Honorifics
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A list of honorific terms.
Word | Honorific | English | Comment |
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나 | 저 | I | |
나이 | 연세, 춘추 | Age | 연세 is used more often |
내가 | 제가 | I + subject marker | |
데리고 가다 | 모시고 가다 | Take someone somewhere | |
만나다 / 보다 | 뵙다 | To meet, to see | See as in "see you next time." |
말(하다) | 말씀(하다) | To say, to speak | |
먹다 | 잡수시다 | To eat | |
먹다 / 마시다 | 드시다 | To eat/drink | |
묻다 | 여쭈다 | To ask | |
밥 | 진지, 식사 | Rice (literally), meal | |
배고프다 | 시장하시다 | To be hungry | |
병 | 병환 <病患> | Disease, sickness | |
사람 | 분 | Person | |
생일 | 생신 | Birthday | |
술 | 약주 | Liquor, alcohol | |
아이 | 자녀분, 자제분 | One's child, kid | |
아프다 | 편찮으시다 | To be hurt, be in pain | |
우리 | 저희 | We | |
이 | 치아 | Tooth | |
이름 | 성함, 함자, 존함 | Name | |
있다 | 계시다 | To exist, to be somewhere | There is no honorific applied for the meaning of 'to have' for 있다. For example "돈 있어" (I have money) has no honorific form. |
자다 | 주무시다 | To sleep | |
주다 | 드리다 | To give | |
죽다 | 돌아가시다 | To die | This is similar to the difference between die and pass away in English. |
집 | 댁 <宅> | House | |
화가 | 화백 | Painter, artist |
님
Words and titles that use 님