How to Say "YOU" in Korean (NOT 너 or 당신)
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- How do you say the second person pronoun YOU in Korean? The dictionary will tell you 너 and 당신, but there is actually much more to it!
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I should also add that often times, the subject/object is omitted altogether in Korean conversation, in which case it isn't even necessary to say "you" or anything else to use in place of "you"! Example: 저녁 먹었어요? = Did (you) eat dinner?
Why 너 isn't always "You": 1:17
What 당신 means and why it isn't always "You": 7:28
What you should say for "You" in Korean: 14:00
Also I'm sorry if I talk too fast... I think I felt a bit hyper when I was filming this for some reason. ^^;;
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You my dream
It's okay it was funny
I would be more than happy if every single RUclips channel teaching Korean made a video about this same topic. It's really super important to know, and something that EVERYONE learning Korean has wondered about once or twice (or more). Good job covering it!
Woah. Korean Billy noticed you
I've watched a few videos about this topic but yours had a lot of interesting new examples I haven't heard before. Great video!
no cause your channel is literally so helpful for explanations of things... i’m surprised more people don’t know about it /pos
Definitely informative and helpful. Thank you for the verbose and interesting examples and descriptions!
Probably the best video on RUclips I've seen on the subject. Detailed and clear. Thank you very much.
Very helpful and informative! Thank you for the examples also! 감사합니다 😊 subscribed!
Thank you so much for this video ✨
Very well explained and illustrated, specially when you talked about the song I think it really gave a nice glimpse into Korean social dynamics. I'm loving your videos, they're really helpful :)
thank you so much for the detailed explanation, this helped me a lot!
So good! Even when I think I know the subject, I always learn something new in your videos! Keep it up :D
I LOVED this video. Thank you so much for explaining it.
Thank you so much! That was very helpful
You are an amazing teacher .. 감사합니다!
I am binge watching this channel because I just discovered it a few hours ago, and I can listen to her all day!!! All day err day! 진짜 재밌어요!!! I’m a fan!
This was awesome!!!!!!
The first time I really understand how it works! Very instructive!
Very clear video. Thank you
Appreciated what you did here. Keep up the good work. 1 lesson vid + 1 follow-up practical use vide would be great
I came here because this channel recommended by go billy in one of his video. And as i watch this video it is so much helpful for us learning korean. Thank you for a very informative videos. Hope more to come... I'm happy to discover this YT channel.😊
This was just amazing
THANK YOU
Wow u are a wonderful teacher because I was so confused at first and then after ur breakdown I completely understood how to say "you"😁 ty and great job
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I don't think that the explaining was excessive at all. In fact, the different illustrations were very helpful. Thank you for doing this, repetition is the essence of learning :) and teaching
Thank you so much for this video. I have been learning Korea on my own for 3 years now and translation of you has been really bugging. I have resulted to saying the person's name+씨. I like talking to people my age or younger because then I can use 너 pretty casually with them which I have associated the most with you however I switch back snd forth between saying their name and 너. I used to use 당신 but after watching and actually paying attention I never heard 당신 so I stopped using it. My problem now is when someone older than me tells me to use 반말 however I feel uncomfortable using 오빠/언니 if they don't tell me too, I don't know if it is something I should automatically just do or if I need permission 😅 so I just say there names and drop the 씨 but I feel like I am being very rude when I do this but no one has corrected me yet so I just dont know. Thank you so much! 감사합니다 다음영상 만나요!
선생님 샘물, 감사해요. 'You' is very common in the English language as you know. I was watching another video not long ago and the teacher said that about the only time you hear 당신 anymore in Korea is when a foreigner is speaking. Native speakers almost never say 당신. I think I understand now why 한국어 is a level 4 language and takes at least 2,200 to grasp....seven levels of speech. I really appreciate you making these videos, they really help. 데이브 드림
I am just starting to learn Korean in my 70's. I struggle with pronunciation and comprehension. At the same time, I find it fascinating to learn about the language and culture while I'm trying to absorb the basics. Thanks so much for your excellent videos! 감사하니다!
Hi me too! I'm 71 and have been learning for 6 months. This was very helpful. Are you still studying? Do you have someone to talk to ? I'm getting to where I can read but not always understand -- but it is soo interesting! Nice to meet another senior keeping our brains active!
@@margueritewalkerii7304 Hello, Marguerite. Since I wrote that comment, I have started using Tandem, a language exchange app. It has connected me to native Korean speakers in the US and Korea. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience. Speaking the language is still the hardest part for me! Peg
I knew this channel and subscribed for 2 years almost. I also used to live in Seoul for 2 years, during that time I met my Korean NuNa누나. She has been my best girlfriend. She has a great character as she is a caring, giving and truly honest person. She is very adorable and that makes her always simply gorgeous to me.
Your story in this video and your cute gestures (as I found similar from her) have reminded me very much about my lady. Thanks for this as I miss my Korean 👧 ☺️
i found this video by accident and i watched the entire thing. super interesting !
This video is very helpful but I think it's kinda funny how now the channel title has the word " 당신" in it!
Great! :)
Could you make a video talking about pronunciation rules when reading phrases in Korean? Because I realized that in uttering phrases they connect all the words and pronounce it as if it were something only and it confuses me. And I love you channel.
I think this will just get easier over time as you get used to the nuances and such... but mostly I would say we cut the sentences by phrase. So each chunk with a subject and predicate we'll say in one breath. Or by noun phrase, adjective phrase, verb phrase, etc. I suggest you listen to other natives speaking, then try to imitate the same thing multiple times. :)
Onnie its really helpful
Can you make a vedio on naturally fighting and querreling with sibllings
I need those words how to natually start a fight
I understood the concept really quickly because it's pretty much the same in my mother tongue (Malayalam). Ever since I started learning Korean I keep finding similarities between the two and sometimes translations make more sense in Malayalam than in English! Anyways, I appreciate such videos - or I'd be using 'dangshin' XD
Nitya Annah This is really interesting!! 😃
I think Koreans often use the other persons name instead of "you" and their own name instead of 'I.'
Looking forward to watching this long video though tomorrow.
i just start studying korean and always wonder what's "you" in korea since my 선생님 haven't mentioned anything abt it, luckily i found you video, this is EXTREMELY USEFUL for me!!!! 감사합니다!💖
who’s on ur profile ?
@@foreverhonest. i think it's haerin from new jeans:D
@@foreverhonest. nwjns haerin
It's interesting how 당신 can both be a form of endearment, and also an inflammatory fight-starter 😂 😂
Hahaha!! I never thought of it that way 😂
Thank 너
:P
This actually cleared up a lot of confusion for me. I am still a beginner so I do not know some the cultural subtleties of the language and this makes more sense than anything I have read on the topic. Thank you very much for the video:)
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When we speak our close friend then what we will say ?When we speak our family than what will we say? And when we speak with older or any stranger then what will we say?
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What if it's a stranger what should I use, can I use 당신 even for a person my age or older or also younger , or should I use something else? Like what
Very intuitive. Makes totally sense. Btw. I like 이승기 as an actor in 구가의 서 and 내 여자친구는 구미호😆
Can I say 누나 to a younger woman?😝
"하오제" sounds Chinese.
If I am writting something to my idol what should i say??
So in English it would be “what do (random name) Bob what to eat”
S a e m, I take it to be mere coincidence you showed the vid of a pretty 누나 who looks like you?
As she said I think this was rather long winded. But I'm glad she went in to depth here. Alot of channels put too much effort into making the video interesting, and cut study material as a result.
I know this video is a year old, but I hope you can answer this. I always talk to koreans that come to the drugstore I’m working at (I’m living in Malaysia), and I always find it hard to address them by their social titles because I have no idea how old they are or what they do for a living. I know I cannot simply call them 아줌마/아주머니 if they are women nor can I call them 언니 of I’m talking to them for the first time. Let’s say I want to ask “How about you?” if they ask me how I’m doing. In many situations I find myself wanting to put the word “you” in a korean sentence and because of that restriction I ended up not asking the questions/say things I wanted to them to be more friendly. Most of the women customers I talk to are moms and maybe around 30-40 years old? Please help me 언니🙏🏼🙏🏼
Sabrina You can say “고객님” which means customer :) How about you? 고객님은요?
Wait.. all this time i thought of 당신 as a sweet "you" like calling someone you love darling. Bcz of a clip of taeyeon singing here ruclips.net/video/sOWuqEaBgII/видео.html she start with 당시는.. and I always sang this but i don't understand it.
It’s used in a lot of song lyrics because in songs “you” doesn’t refer to a specific identifiable person.
This time I am trying to be funny, What if someone's name is 당 신 은,, will you address him or her as Dang Shin Eun-sshi-neun?
Hi. I write posts on my Instagram account in English and I sometimes write Korean translations if needed, or for harder English terms. Which form of "you" should I use for the following phrase, "My motivation? YOU! My students" Is 당신 ok? Gomuapsamhapnidaaayyy(Busan accent). ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
from what she said, when you're addressing a broad or group 'you,' you'd use KuhDeh (I'm so very sorry, I can't get the Hangeul keyboard to work!)
@@margueritewalkerii7304 thanks 👍
But what should I use when someone is stranger for me and I don't know the status of that person?
Depends on the situation/context! Sometimes you can just omit the pronouns altogether
@@YourKoreanSaem got it. But sometimes we need to say you like You are my best teacher without saying 선생님, then what can I say ?
What if you have two older brothers? Would you use their name instead of 오빠?
Din O You would address them both as 오빠! If context doesn’t help and you NEED to specify which 오빠 then you would say 큰오빠 (big big brother) and 작은오빠 (small big brother) 😁
@@YourKoreanSaem
Hahaha small big brother. I like it!
Well in my case they would be 큰형 and 적은형
Korean culture really values respect to elders and people with higher social status. Which I think it's good, but one of the downsides is that it's easier to offend people.
I'm sure I will offend a couple of Koreans in my journey to learn Korean. But with your help I think the amount of misunderstandings will be much lower.
Thanks for making these videos! You make really unique and useful content
@@DinO-zs7ou 첫째 오빠 (first big brother)
둘째 오빠 (second big brother)
셋째 오빠 (third big brother)
막내 오빠 (the youngest big brother)
What about using 본인?
That’s more like “yourself” than “you” when it comes to meaning!
If i want to ditch the status deal a little bit (cause I'm Spanish and it makes me very uncomfortable) using the name instead of 너 would be weird?
Also, how weird would be to actually use geude? because it seems really convenient to be vague and abstract when your uncomfortable with hierarchies, could people just think, "oh well, he's foreigner, he's doing his best" or would it be actually very weird?
Miguel Rico You could use name if you don’t know what the social title of the other person is. Otherwise it is best to use social title. If both are vague (for example, there was one time where every social title wasn’t correct and it was a much older person so using name was kind of rude) I had to do my best to avoid using the word “you” at all. Very tricky but possible. :P
Unfortunately ditching the social status isn’t an option in Korea. If you’re a foreigner people might let you off but if you really want to blend in and sound natural you have to take all these into account. ^^; Also I’m sorry but what did you mean by geude?
@@YourKoreanSaem The song one, i can' type Korean in my computer and that's how my learning app romanizes those letters. you mentioned that it's a very generic form of you so i thought it might be a sneaky trick to look like I learnt with kpop or something
I guess i just feel very uncomfortable positioning myself over someone cause if you do that here you're the dickest of dicks, I could deal with age or trust because we do have tú and usted, but social status just feels so wrong to me. I guess this things happens when you learn a language just because of the language. some things about the culture might not be your cup of tea
Thanks for answering
Miguel Rico oh haha got it. Using social title doesn’t necessarily mean putting yourself above or below anyone. It really comes down to the level of speech (honorific or not). Perhaps this will take some getting used to 😊
You can't really ditch these terms and speak the language naturally. It's about relationship more than rank. Words like "rank" or "class" are what we end up using because western languages don't deal with this. Think of it as another variable alongside age and trust - does this person have some social distance from me?
There are absolutely people who use this culture and this feature of the language to "pull rank" and lord over people. But, just because you call someone 형 or 아저씨 doesn't mean you have to take orders from them. And if someone is younger than you and calls you by a title, it doesn't mean they have to do the same. It would be more strange if we, as foreigners, acted like being called 형 made us "the boss"!
@@AKADriver I don't know it's probably just a cultural clash. In Spain unless you're talking to someone really old you're expected to answer with the same level of respect that the other person is using with you, if you call me usted and i call you tú, I'm being an asshole. the boss of your boss will call you usted.
I understand it's simply politeness. anyway I'm interested in the language just because of the language. I'm not planing on moving to Korea anytime soon I guess this just makes another layer for me to learn
Like now ...I am really confuse how to say you to an idol who is 13 to 18 years older? Ex (taeyung jimin 13 y older and jin 18 y older than me)
You can call them 오빠 😁
How to use "You" is the hardest thing to me🤣
I'm surprised 그쪽 didn't come out in the dictionary, if I'm correct it is used as a last resort if you don't know that person and have no other way of calling them ?
Actually you wouldn't want to use that word cuz it can sound really rude😂😂 I'd prefer 아줌마/아저씨 if the person seems lot older or just omit the word you. In Korean you don't really have to address the other person and it's totally ok
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Im here bcz i just watch this video ruclips.net/video/JEXDPoIHBI8/видео.html and she said you as dangshineun, but i thought 너 was the correct you that's why I search it and end up here. Im still confused but this video cleared a lot of my questions. Tysm!
So should I ask taehyung "taehyung what do taehyung love to eat?????????"
Go on, say the other word for “you”
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POV it is 2024
Waaait 🤔 so, 당신 is used to talk to the spouse, to pick a fight with someone, and to talk about the president? 😅 Am I the only one that finds this weird?
ni-ga 😳
Bruh
thats racist ?! since ur saying it in english and obviously ur trying to say the n word but if u said it like 니가 it wouldve still been racist cuz ur saying it with no context and it’s obvious ur trying to get away by saying the n word in another way
Longer video - but really informative! Learned a lot :)
The longer videos are good because she is covering and researching in a much more in depth way than any other teachers.
This is her main USP, business wise.
If you are learning Korean outside of Korea then this information is GOLD to people like you. There are literally so many quirks when Koreans talk in real life that you could have earned TOPIK level 5 outside of Korea but you wouldn't be able to understand 50% of a normal conversation. You'd also sound horribly awkward to Koreans.
She also has 20 second videos ever day on Instagram that are useful.
@@gaugaucauvong3731 ...yah? I didn't mean longer in a negative way and I like the channel too. Just a statement that is true....it's longer than her other videos.
@@christopherwu4422 You did mean it negatively, but you tried to hide your true intention by following the criticism with two compliments and a smiley face.
The reason you first wanted to make this comment was to express that it was too long. You are not strong enough as a human to be direct or honest if you feel it might offend someone because you're afraid.
So after you decided to complain , you needed to sugarcoat it. @christopher wu
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