Korean Personal Pronouns – Part 1

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Korean Personal Pronouns – Part 1 πŸ‘€
1st Person & 2nd Person

In Korean, personal pronouns (I, you, we, etc.) change depending on politeness level. Let’s look at the 1st person (I / we) and 2nd person (you) first.

πŸ‘€ 1st Person – I / We

English Korean Pronunciation Politeness
I (formal) μ € jeo Polite
I (casual) λ‚˜ na Casual
We (formal) 저희 jeo-hui Polite
We (casual) 우리 u-ri Casual

Examples:
- μ €λŠ” ν•™μƒμ΄μ—μš”. (jeo-neun hak-saeng-i-e-yo) → I am a student.
- 우리 집은 μ„œμšΈμ— μžˆμ–΄μš”. (u-ri jip-eun seo-ul-e i-sseo-yo) → Our house is in Seoul.

πŸ§‘‍🀝‍πŸ§‘ 2nd Person – You

English Korean Pronunciation Politeness
You (formal) λ‹Ήμ‹  dang-sin Polite (but rare)
You (casual singular) λ„ˆ neo Casual
You (casual plural) λ„ˆν¬ / λ„ˆν¬λ“€ neo-hui / neo-hui-deul Casual plural
You (formal plural) μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„ yeo-reo-bun Very polite

⚠️ λ‹Ήμ‹  is grammatically “you,” but it sounds very stiff or confrontational in conversation. Instead, Koreans usually omit the subject or use the person's name + 씨 or a title.

Examples:
- λ„ˆ μ–΄λ”” κ°€? (neo eo-di ga?) → Where are you going? (casual)
- μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„, μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”! (yeo-reo-bun, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo!) → Hello, everyone!






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