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오빠

oppa = older brother (said by a girl)

An Ogre swings a baseball Bat at a pitch from a teenage boy, and the boy's little sister cheers on her Older Brother.

A green ogre swings a baseball bat at a pitch thrown by a teenage boy, while his little sister cheers.

How to remember 오빠

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

오
o → Ogre
빠
ppa → Bat

Only girls and women say oppa. A boy calls his older brother hyeong.

In a sentence

오빠도 있어요.
Oppa do isseoyo.
I have an older brother too.
오빠는 학생이에요.
Oppa neun haksaeng ieyo.
My older brother is a student.

Also in lesson 15

엄마 eomma · mom아빠 appa · dad빵 ppang · bread언니 eonni · older sister (said by a girl)

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