누나

nuna · [누나]

elder sister · sister

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. elder sisterA word used by a male to refer to or address his female siblings or cousins older than himself.
  2. sisterA word of endearment used by a man to refer to or address a young woman who is older than him.

Examples from Lessons (3)

Yes, the older sister is drinking coffee with the older brother.

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And my older sister reads books.

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Noona, I want to convey my feelings to Jiyoung in a nice way, but what should I do?

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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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