When to use older sister in Korean

When to use it

An older sister is your sister who is older than you. In Korean, a girl or woman says (언니) when talking to or calling her older sister. It is a warm, common family word you hear a lot in everyday life.

Example sentences

1. 언니랑 저녁을 먹어요.

   I eat dinner with my older sister.

2. 언니가 학교에 데려다줘요.

   My older sister takes me to school.

3. 공원에서 언니와 사진을 찍었어요.

   I took a photo with my older sister at the park.

4. 언니, 이거 뭐예요?

   Older sister, what is this?

5. 언니랑 마트에서 과자를 샀어요.

   I bought snacks with my older sister at the mart.

6. 작년에 언니와 부산에 갔어요.

   I went to Busan with my older sister last year.