언니

eonni · TOPIK 1

older sister (said by a female)

언니 — older sister (said by a female)

👭 eonni sounds like oh, honey — how a girl greets her big sister

언니 is what a female speaker calls her older sister, and also any slightly older female friend. A male speaker says 누나 (nuna) instead. Sound hook: eon-ni is close to uh-nee, like a fond oh, honey said to the older girl you look up to.

More Korean words · How Korean works