높임말

nopimmal · [노핌말]

honorific

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. honorificA form of speech used to address or refer to a person or an object in a deferential manner.

Examples from Lessons (3)

It's important to use honorifics when meeting an adult.

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김 이사님께도 정중하게 높임말을 사용해야겠습니다.

I should use polite, honorific language with Director Kim as well.

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It is important to use honorifics correctly when speaking to superiors.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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