Korean Personal Pronouns

..., 밥 먹었어? (young spouses or couples)

• 자기

• 여보

• 당신

• 자네

(a)   , 안녕하셨어요? (addressing an elderly person respectfully)​

• 어르신
• 당신
• 그들
• 여러분

​​ (a)   먼저 들어가시지요?​ (addressing a stranger of similar age)

• 그쪽이
• 그대
• 본인이는
• 귀하는

Due to the collectivistic value system, reflected in the Korean language and culture, 저희/우리 is also used as the first person possessive pronoun when mentioning communal possessions (one’s family or household, the school he/she attended, and so on).

• Yes

• No

오늘은 ... 설거지 해라. (addressing a child, a childhood friend, one’s younger sibling, one’s son or daughter).

• 자네가

• 너가

• 애들

• 그쪽이

​ (a)   만을 사랑해. (observed between older spouses over 40 years old)

• 당신
• 자기
• 너
• 귀하

​ (a)   is used in automated calling instructions.

• 귀하
• 그 애들
• 어르신
• 그쪽

Match the following.

• elder speaker adresses a stranger

• 그쪽

• used in song lyrics or poems

• 귀하

• addressing a stranger

• 그대

• used in automated calling instructions

• 댁

Koreans do not use a demonstrative (this, these, that, and those) and a noun (child, man, woman, thing, people, and so on) when referring to the third person.

• Yes

• No

​ (a)   몇 살인데, 나한테 반말이야? (engaging in arguments or confrontation)

• 당신
• 자네
• 너
• 자기