day 42how old is she?
unit 6 · people & familyhow old is she?
Ask an elder's age and name politely, use the honorific words 연세, 성함, 댁, 뵙다, and say how long it's been since something happened: -(으)ㄴ 지.
today’s words
- 지 ji · since (in -(으)ㄴ 지: time since)
- 나이 nai · age
- 연세 yeonse · age (honorific, for elders)
- 성함 seongham · name (honorific)
- 성 seong · surname, family name
- 세 se · years of age (formal, written: 30세)
- 댁 daek · home, house (honorific)
- 뵙다 boepda · meet, see (humble, for elders)
- 모시다 mosida · live with and look after; take (an elder)
- 여쭙다 yeojjupda · ask (humble, an elder)
- 어른 eoreun · adult; your elders
- 노인 noin · elderly person
- 젊다 jeomda · young
- 늙다 neukda · grow old, age
- 청년 cheongnyeon · young man; young people
- 청소년 cheongsonyeon · teenager, young people
- 어린이 eorini · child (formal: signs, prices)
- 어린아이 eorinai · little child
sentences
- 서울에 다시 온 지 세 달이 됐어요. · It's been three months since I came back to Seoul.
- 한국어를 배운 지 벌써 2년이 됐어요. · I've been learning Korean for two years already.
- 할머니, 연세가 어떻게 되세요? · Grandma, may I ask how old you are?
- 한국에서는 김 씨 성이 제일 많아요. · In Korea, Kim is the most common surname.
- 노인과 어린이, 청소년은 박물관이 무료예요. · The museum is free for older people, children and teenagers.