Korean--Plain Versus Honorific Words And Expressions

Front 1

Name (Plain)

What is your name?

Back 1

이름

이름이 뭐예요?

Front 2

Name (Honorific)

What is your name?

Back 2

성함

성함이 어땋게 되세요?

Front 3

Age (Plain)

How old are you?

Back 3

나이

나이가 몇 살이에요?

Front 4

I am twenty one years old (Plain Age Response).

Back 4

스무한살 이에요.

스무한=native Korean for answering in Plain
살=Age Counter in Polite form

Front 5

Age (Honorific)

How old are you?

Back 5

연세

연세가 어떻게 되세요?

Front 6

I am fifty two years old (Honorific Answer).

Back 6

오십이세되세요.

오십이=sino-korean numbers
세=honorific counter for age

Front 7

Birthday (plain)

Back 7

생일

Front 8

Yesterday it was my little brother's birthday.

Back 8

어제는 남동생의 생일있었어요.

Front 9

Birthday (honorific)

Back 9

생신

Front 10

Today is my grandmother's birthday.

Back 10

오늘은 할머니 생신이세요.

Front 11

To Sleep (Plain)

The baby is sleeping.

Back 11

자다

아이가 자요.

Front 12

To Sleep (Honorific)

My father is sleeping.

Back 12

주무시다

아버지가 주무세요.

Front 13

To Eat (Plain)

My friend is eating lunch now.

Back 13

먹다

지금은 친구가 점심을 먹어요.

Front 14

To Eat (Honorific)

My teacher is eating lunch now.

Back 14

드시다

지금은 선생님이 점심을 드세요.

Front 15

To exist (Plain)

My younger sister is at home.

Back 15

있다

여동생이 집에 있어요.

Front 16

To exist (Honorific)

House (honorific)

My mother is at home.

Back 16

계시다

댁

어머니가 댁에 계세요.

Front 17

To talk (plain)

My friend is talking

Back 17

말하다

친구가 말해요.

Front 18

To talk (honorific)

My teacher is talking

Back 18

말씀하시다

선생님이 말씀하세요.

Front 19

To die (plain)
That person (plain)

That person died.

Back 19

죽다
그 사람
그 사람이 죽었어요.

Front 20

To die (honorific)
President

The president died.

Back 20

돌아가시다
대통령

대통령이 돌아가셨어요.

Front 21

There are ten teachers.

Back 21

10분 선생님있세요.

Front 22

There are three younger siblings.

Back 22

3명 동생이에요.

Front 23

There are three younger siblings.

Back 23

3명 동생이에요.