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저희 · 저 · 제가

저희 — the humble ‘we’ and ‘our’

Taught in Speech Room, Unit 5: Honorifics 3: humble words

you have said 저 and 제가 for 'I' since Unit 1. The plural has a humble form too, and at a desk, with customers and with elders you will need it all the time: 저희 학교, 저희 가게.

Example

  • 저희 부모님은 부산에 사세요.

    My parents live in Busan. (저희 = humble 'our', said to someone you honour)

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 2 Pass, opening soon · Speech Room, Unit 5

Honorifics 3: humble words

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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