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yes sir; yes ma'am

1.Interjection

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    yes sir; yes ma'am

    An exclamation uttered when the speaker answers the call of his/her elder.

    Korean definition: 윗사람의 부름에 대답할 때 쓰는 말.

    • The students answered "Yes" when the teacher called the roll.

    • When her grandfather called Ji-yeong, she said "Yes" and came running.

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    yes sir; yes ma'am

    An exclamation uttered when the speaker affirmatively answers the call or order of his/her senior or superior.

    Korean definition: 윗사람의 물음이나 명령 등에 긍정하여 대답할 때 쓰는 말.

    • Son, could you run an errand to the store in front of the house?

      Yes, Mother. What's the errand?

    • Assistant Manager Kim, please write up a new proposal and report it by the end of today.

      Yes, understood.

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    yes sir; yes ma'am

    An exclamation uttered when the speaker asks again what his/her elder said.

    Korean definition: 윗사람의 말을 다시 물을 때 쓰는 말.

    • Pardon? What do you mean by that?

    • Pardon? What did you just say?

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    please

    An exclamation uttered when the speaker pesters his/her elder to do something.

    Korean definition: 윗사람에게 무엇을 조를 때 쓰는 말.

    • Mom, please raise my allowance. Please?

    • Dad, please play with me and have fun today. Please?

2.Noun

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    old times

    Long ago.

    Korean definition: 오래 전.

    • Since olden times, our people have valued etiquette.

    • My younger sibling has grown up, but now as in the old days, still loves dolls.

3.NounSino-Korean: 例

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    example

    An instance of something used to illustrate or argue for something else.

    Korean definition: 어떤 것을 설명하거나 주장하기 위한 실제 본보기가 되는 것.

    • I will explain by giving an example.

    • We can easily find examples of good deeds around us.

4.NounSino-Korean: 禮

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    politeness; courtesy

    Good mental attitude and manners that a person should keep.

    Korean definition: 사람이 당연히 지켜야 할 바른 마음가짐과 태도.

    • The young man who knew courtesy tried to live rightly.

    • The student showed courtesy and behaved respectfully in front of the teacher.

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    ceremony

    A ritual performed according to certain manners and rules.

    Korean definition: 예의와 규범에 따라 행하는 의식.

    • The head family of the clan lived by complicated ceremonial rules.

    • The grandson bowed with due ceremony at his grandmother's memorial rite.

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    etiquette; decorum

    Rules that should be followed as manners.

    Korean definition: 예의로써 지켜야 할 규칙.

    • An elderly man got on the bus, so I politely offered him my seat.

    • The mother taught her child the etiquette of eating only after the elders pick up their spoon and chopsticks.