언니

eonni · /ʌn.ni/

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noun

older sister; older female (familiar)

Used by a female speaker for her older sister, and also as a warm address to an older female friend or woman in service settings.

Examples

  • 언니가 대학에 입학해서 기숙사에 살아요.

    My older sister entered college and lives in a dorm.

  • 언니, 이 옷 어때 보여?

    Eonni, how does this outfit look?

  • 카페에서 언니가 친절하게 메뉴를 추천해 주셨어요.

    At the café, the eonni kindly recommended a menu item.

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