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TOPIK 4noun

사범님

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사범님이 · 사범님을

(martial arts) instructor, master

Example

사범님이 발차기를 자세히 가르쳐 주셨어요.

The instructor taught me kicks in detail.

Word parts

사 teacher범 model, example

사범 'instructor' (literally 'teacher-model') + honorific -님.

Good to know

Students call the instructor 사범님 directly; the head of the gym is 관장님.