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13 May 2017
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What is the difference between oppa, sunbae and sunbaenim ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between oppa, sunbae and sunbaenim ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- Korean
oppa use when girls called elder brother
sunbae is higher grade(normally elder person) than you in school, sunbaenim more polite expression than sunbae
- English (US)
@everlastst37 - I heard Korean girls call guys that they like oppa too. But isn't it weird that you are calling the guy they like 'brother'?
- Korean
oppa used to call elder guys its not matter family or not
- Korean Near fluent
oppa is a close man or your brother. but sunbae is tallk down, sunbaenim is honorific. i hope it helps
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