선생님

Korean

Etymology

From 선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) +‎ -님 (-nim, honorific particle).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋnim] ~ [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [선생님/선셍님]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonsaengnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsaengnim
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnsaengnim
Yale Romanization?sensayngnim

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 선생님의 / 선생님에 / 선생님까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (counter 분, hanja 先生님)

  1. (honorific) teacher
    한 선생님, 저는 매일 공부할 것입니다.
    Han seonsaengnim, jeoneun maeil gongbuhal geosimnida.
    Respected teacher Han, I will study every day.
  2. sir, mister, Ms (polite term of address for an elder male or female)
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