Gentleman in Korean 🇰🇷

신사 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that “신사” sounds like “shin” (as in shiny) and “sah.” Imagine a gentleman with a shiny personality and impeccable style to help lock the image in your mind.
• Associate “신사” with the familiar English word “gentleman” by picturing a well-dressed man whose refined behavior sparkles like something shiny.

Explanations:
• “신사” means a gentleman, a man who is courteous, well-mannered, and dignified.
• It is a formal term and conveys respect when addressing or describing a man with admirable qualities.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 예의 바른 남자 (yeyi bareun namja) – a man with good manners
• 신사분 (sinsabun) – an honorific, adding “분” for extra politeness

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• In casual slang, “신사” might be used ironically to describe someone who overacts polite or who is trying too hard to seem refined.
• It can also appear in compound phrases like “신사 숙녀” (sinsah sunryo), meaning “ladies and gentlemen.”

Example Sentences with Romanization and English Translation:
1. 그는 진정한 신사이다.
Romanization: Geuneun jinjeonghan sinsaida.
Translation: He is a true gentleman.
2. 저 신사는 언제나 예의 바르게 행동합니다.
Romanization: Jeo sinsaneun eonjena yeyi bareuge haengdonghamnida.
Translation: That gentleman always behaves courteously.
3. 신사 숙녀 여러분, 자리에 앉아 주십시오.
Romanization: Sinsa sukryo yeoreobun, jarie anja jusipsio.
Translation: Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.

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