day 53what do I call you?

what do I call you?

Choose the right form of address, talk about closeness and first meetings, and question an order or a suggestion with -으라니요? / -자니요?

today’s words

• 친근하다 chingeunhada · friendly, familiar, approachable
• 친밀 chinmil · closeness, intimacy
• 친밀감 chinmilgam · sense of closeness
• 친분 chinbun · acquaintance, friendship
• 두텁다 duteopda · close, deep (friendship, trust)
• 서먹하다 seomeokada · awkward, uncomfortable (between people)
• 낯 nat · face (낯을 가리다: be shy with strangers)
• 낯익다 nannikda · familiar (face, place)
• 초면 chomyeon · first meeting
• 첫인사 cheodinsa · first greeting, introduction
• 호칭 hoching · form of address
• 애칭 aeching · pet name, term of endearment
• 본명 bonmyeong · real name (vs a stage or pen name)
• 실명 silmyeong · real name (not anonymous)
• 여사 yeosa · Mrs, Madam (for an older woman)
• 양 yang · Miss (after a young woman’s name)
• 군 gun · Mr (after a young man’s name)
• 자네 jane · you (an elder to a younger adult)
• 이 i · person (dependent noun: 말하는 이)
• 놈 nom · fellow, guy (rude); little rascal
• 동지 dongji · comrade, kindred spirit
• 동행 donghaeng · going together, accompanying
• 동반 dongban · accompanying, (going) with
• 연하 yeonha · younger (than oneself)

sentences

• 초면에 실례지만, 성함이 어떻게 되세요? · Excuse me for asking when we’ve only just met, but may I ask your name?
• 얼굴이 낯익은데 이름이 생각이 안 나요. · Your face looks familiar, but I can’t think of your name.
• 처음에는 서먹했는데 이제는 친한 사이가 됐어요. · It was awkward at first, but now we’re close.
• 남의 이름을 팔아먹는 사람도 있다. · Some people cash in on other people’s names.
• 조의금 봉투 뒤에는 보내는 사람의 실명을 쓴다. · On the back of a condolence envelope you write the sender’s real name.