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Unit 1: GreetingsPersonFree referenceEnriched examples

선생님

seon-saeng-nim

teacher

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About this word

님 is an honorific suffix. Use 께서/께 for honorific particles with 선생님.

Production steps: (1) listen, (2) repeat, (3) cover English and say a full sentence, (4) change one word, (5) review tomorrow.

Continue in Chamelingo with spaced repetition so this word leaves short-term memory.

Collocations

한국어 선생님선생님께선생님 말씀

Example sentences

선생님, 질문이 있어요.

seonsaetnim, jilmuni ingeoyo.

Teacher, I have a question.

우리 선생님은 친절하세요.

uri seonsaetnimeun chinjeolhaseyo.

Our teacher is kind.

선생님이 되고 싶어요.

seonsaetnimi doego siteoyo.

I want to become a teacher.

한국어 선생님.

hangukeo seonsaetnim

Common phrase with this word: 한국어 선생님

선생님께.

seonsaetnimkke

Common phrase with this word: 선생님께

선생님 말씀.

seonsaetnim malsseum

Common phrase with this word: 선생님 말씀

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