존댓말이 · 존댓말을
polite speech, honorific language
Example
처음 만난 사람에게는 존댓말을 써요.
You use polite speech with people you've just met.
Word parts
존 respect+대 treat
존대 'treating with respect' plus 말 'speech'.
Good to know
Pronounced [존댄말] — the ㅅ between 존대 and 말 nasalizes to ㄴ.
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