어무이
eomui
🇰🇷 Korean slang from Busan
What does “어무이” mean?
mum
Example
“어무이, 내 왔심더!”
eomui, nae wassimdeo!
Mum, I'm home!
Good to know
왔심더 is the polite Busan 왔습니다.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: 어머니
Heard in a conversation
Fish market with grandma
Jun 와 이리 마이 샀어예? 천지삐까리네!
Why did you buy so much? That's tons!
Halmae 아이가, 니 어무이도 온다 안 카나. 단디 들고 가라.
Well, your mum's coming too, isn't she. Carry it carefully.
Jun 맞나? 그라모 쫌 무겁겠네. 우짜노.
Really? Then it'll be a bit heavy. Oh no.
👩 How other countries say “mum”
- 🇰🇷 엄마Seoul
More from Busan
- 머하노what are you doing?; what's up?
- 와why?
- 억수로really, super
- 단디carefully, properly
- 뭐라카노what are you on about?
- 가가가is it that kid?
- 고마just (stop it); enough already
- 아이다no; it's not
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