님
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Grammar · 1 sense
Honorific
Examples
옆집에 사는 아저씨가 선생님이래요.
I heard that the man who lives next door is a teacher.
사장님께서 출장을 가십니다.
The boss is going on a business trip.
손님, 이게 신상품입니다.
Sir/Madam, this is a new product.
When you'd hear it
님 is common in customer service, workplaces, and titles such as 선생님, 사장님, and 손님. It also frequently follows usernames in online Korean and appears in careful speech and writing.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat 님 as interchangeable with 씨. 씨 commonly follows a person’s name, while 님 is especially natural with titles, customer-service address, and usernames, and sounds more respectful.
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