아빠

appa · TOPIK 1

dad, daddy

아빠 — dad, daddy

👨 appa sounds like papa with the first p dropped — dad

아빠 (appa) is the informal, affectionate word a child uses, like dad or daddy. Its doubled pp echoes papa, and it pairs with 엄마 (eomma, mom). The formal word is 아버지 (abeoji), father.

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