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What is the meaning of these words?
What is the meaning of these Korean words:
Unni
Orabeoni
Oppa
Oct 21, 2012 9:45 AM
Answers · 3
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Unni - it's 'ate' in our language but only used by females while males use 'noona'
October 25, 2012
unni(언니) = this is a term that koreans use when a younger female is calling an elder female. which is similar with english word(sister). but not between different generations.
Orabeoni(오라버니)= a term for younger female calling an elder male in same generation with respective manner.
Oppa(오빠)= same with above but not with respective manner. not considered rude. considered as friendly word for Orabeoni
October 21, 2012
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Louisa Uson
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English, Filipino (Tagalog), Korean
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Korean
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