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Be / have vs Be (honorific) in Korean

Use these when talking about people or things 👇 🔴 있다 [itda] - to be / to have

Be / have vs Be (honorific) in Korean — Korean vocab chart
Be / have vs Be (honorific)

Words in this chart

KoreanRomanizationEnglish
있다itdaBe / have
계시다gyesidaBe (honorific)

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