- Inglés (US)
-
Coreano
Why do Koreans add "ssi" and "ah" to the ends of names? what do they mean?
- País o región Corea Del Sur
~씨 (ssi), ~님 (nim) are neutral and polite appendages, respectively, when you call a person by name.
~님 is more often used with her(his) occupation like 선생님 (teacher + 님).
When you call someone younger than or at your age, you can use ~야 (ya).
When you omit it, it sounds aggressive.
Was this answer helpful?
Obviously wrong
Explanation is not enough
Written in a language I can't understand
Answer is not related to the question
Other reason
- País o región Polonia
from what I know, in korean when you talk to somebody you can't say their names without these endings. (not sure if it's rude or grammatically incorrect, probably both). you use ssi to people older than you, and ah to people your age or younger
Was this answer helpful?
- País o región Corea Del Sur
씨 is like Mr. Ms.
아 is a casual, informal ending
Was this answer helpful?
- País o región Corea Del Sur
you never say “ssi” when you call somebody older than you
it is polite but only use younger than you
and it is also used in official place
like... office
Was this answer helpful?
- País o región Corea Del Sur
~씨 (ssi), ~님 (nim) are neutral and polite appendages, respectively, when you call a person by name.
~님 is more often used with her(his) occupation like 선생님 (teacher + 님).
When you call someone younger than or at your age, you can use ~야 (ya).
When you omit it, it sounds aggressive.
Was this answer helpful?
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by both native speakers and AI 📝✨.
- 그건 좀 비약이 심한 것 같은데요. "비약이 심하다" 무슨 뜻인가요 ?
- can i smoke in public area ?
- does anyone know at what universities can I study korean-arabic translation major for bachelor/ma...
- 파묘 영화를 어디서 무료로 볼수있을까요? (오프라인)
- how do Koreans usally study 한자? 학습 자료에 대한 추천이 있어요?
¿Qué significa este símbolo?
El símbolo de habilidad de lenguaje indica tu dominio en el lenguaje de interés. Establecer tu habilidad de idioma ayuda a otros usuarios a proveerte de respuestas que no son muy complejas o muy simples.
-
Principiante
Difícil de entender incluso respuestas cortas en este idioma.
-
Principiante-Intermedio
Capaz de hacer preguntas sencillas y puede entender respuestas sencillas.
-
Intermedio
Capaz de hacer cualquier tipo de preguntas generales y capaz de entender respuestas semi-largas.
-
Avanzado
Capaz de entender respuestas largas y complejas.
Show your appreciation in a way that likes and stamps can't.
By sending a gift to someone, they will be more likely to answer your questions again!
If you post a question after sending a gift to someone, your question will be displayed in a special section on that person’s feed.
Thank you very much! Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
