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언니

eonni = older sister (said by a girl)

Listen

An Umbrella hangs from a Nail; a teenage girl swings from its handle by one Knee, and her little sister gazes up in awe at her daring Older Sister.

How to remember 언니

Each sound in eonni has a picture. Put them together and you get the scene above.

언
eo → Umbrella
n → Nail니
ni → Knee

Only girls and women say eonni. A boy calls his older sister nuna.

In a sentence

Also in lesson 15

엄마 eomma · mom아빠 appa · dad오빠 oppa · older brother (said by a girl)빵 ppang · bread