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Ash 애슐리
Aunt in Korean???
I have a question about the meaning of 'aunt' in Korean. I know that if it's your mother's sister it's '이모' and your father's sister is '고모'. However, on an episode of the Return of Superman, Haru (Tablo's daughter) addresses the 2NE1 members as '이모' but shouldn't it be 고모 since they are the friends of Tablo and not her mother? Or can 이모 work for any female?
Thanks!
19 de mai de 2015 00:12
Respostas · 2
When we call an old lady whom we don't know well, we can call her "이모". For example, if you eat at a Korean restaurant and you need some more side dishes, you can call "이모" to a woman working at the restaurant to ask more side dishes. We don't use "고모" to call a woman we don't know well. We use "이모" mostly. So it is cprrect for Haru call 2NE1 members '이모'. As 2NE1 members are not married, Haru can call them "언니", as Haru is a girl.
Calling a woman who we don't know '이모' sounds strange for foreigners, but we use the word to make a woman feel more comfortable and familiar.
Thanks.
19 de maio de 2015
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Ash 애슐리
Habilidades linguísticas
Chinês (Mandarim), Inglês, Francês, Japonês, Coreano, Língua de Sinais, Espanhol
Idioma de aprendizado
Coreano, Espanhol
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