Korean Phrases Concerning “Teacher”

Educators are crucial members of society who perform an critical part in serving to instruct students. Their role is a critical one mainly because they shape thoughts and affect their students' contribution to society. Consequently, teachers also impact how the students may perceive life. Teachers often take challenging information and present it in such a way that the material can be more easily grasped. The instructor additionally helps reinforce and aids in information retention, since the pupil has to learn and memorize the information that is taught. Examinations and tests also helps the pupil retain information. With the good influence of the educator and a healthy learning atmosphere, the students can turn out to be genuine achievers and superb students.

Educators are called "Sunsengnim" in Korea. Observe that the suffix "-nim" at the end of the word is put in to convey high impression or respect for somebody you are speaking about or referring to. In the past, the words "Suseong" or "Suseongnim" were used for teacher. However today, those names are not frequently used but they are still a part of the language. "Susengnim" is the more often used term for teacher today.

The following are several examples using the word education in the Korean language. The sentence "Teachers teach knowledge to students" is translated in Korean as "Sunsengnim-eun Jishik-eul Hakseng-ehgye Gareuchinda." The term "Sunsengnim" is teacher; the word "gareuchinda" is teach; the term "Jisik" is knowledge and the term "Hakseng" is students. If you want to say "The teacher is approaching" in Korean, you say "Sunsengnim-ggyesuh Oshinda."

When one is called "Sunsengnim" in Korea, it generally follows that he is a person who physically does a teaching job in school. But the term can also be used in another context such as when referring to someone with a higher public rank. What's more is that an individual who is called by that name should be someone from whom something can be learned. In some cases, the speaker uses the term "Sunsengnim" to demonstrate that the person is highly regarded although the person may not be an actual educator who works in a school.

University pupils usually call their instructors as "professor." In the Korean language, there is a corresponding term for that. In Korea, the words "Gyosu" or "Gyosunim" are the same as the term "professor." As mentioned above, the ending "-nim" is added to "gyosunim" to indicate politeness and courtesy. Some expressions using the word professor in Korean are "professor's office" which is "Gyosunim Samusil" in Korean and "phone call appointment with the professor" which is translated to Korean as "Gyosunimgwa-eui Juhnhwatonghwa Iljung."

Educators are important and highly regarded members of the community. Not only are they mentors of academic information and pass on skill sets to students but they can also be someone to look up. Their role is an important one mainly because they pass on information from which both the person and community can benefit.

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