이/아 is applicable to those you're friends with (or are fairly comfortable around) AND who are the same age or younger. Example, Yunho can say the following:
1) Jaejoong이 is my good friend. (referring to) 2) Jaejoong아, you're a good friend! (addressing directly)
But if you don't know the other person that well -- regardless of age -- you'd say:
1) Jaejoong씨 is handsome. 2) Jaejoong씨, you are handsome.
And when you are friends (or on friendly terms) with an older person... for example, Changmin can say:
1) Jaejoong형(hyung) beats me up. 2) Jaejoong형, stop beating me up just to have an excuse to touch me all over.
Etc...
are there any times when a younger person can call an older person by their first name (ie dating, etc)?
Yes, but only when there's a...modifier (?? not sure of the correct terminology) attached to that name.
1) Changmin can call Jaejoong "Jaejoong-hyung" but never "Jaejoong" alone (unless he mock-talks down at him, which is quite possible XD). Of course, simply "hyung" is also acceptable.
2) If you don't know someone that well you can still address him/her by his first name by adding 씨 (-sshi), or 님 (-nim) to be super polite. In a dating scenario, if the woman were younger than the man she'd call him [his name]-씨 until she becomes comfortable enough to call him 오빠 (oppa). Still, no first name-basis since she is the younger.
To sum it up: the younger can never address the older by his/her first name alone (either directly or indirectly) regardless of how close they are. There may be exceptions but personally I've not seen evidence to the contrary... unless it's in a joking/mock context as I've mentioned, and even that is restricted to extremely close relationships. And you can tell because they use full names, like how a mother would yell at you by your first-middle-last name to make an emphatic point. "Kim Junsu, your oyaji gags are so bad you have ceased to be human." asdjhka I just confused you even more, didn't I.
If you need further clarification on any of this let me know. XD
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Date: 2008-07-10 04:33 pm (UTC)이/아 is applicable to those you're friends with (or are fairly comfortable around) AND who are the same age or younger. Example, Yunho can say the following:
1) Jaejoong이 is my good friend. (referring to)
2) Jaejoong아, you're a good friend! (addressing directly)
But if you don't know the other person that well -- regardless of age -- you'd say:
1) Jaejoong씨 is handsome.
2) Jaejoong씨, you are handsome.
And when you are friends (or on friendly terms) with an older person... for example, Changmin can say:
1) Jaejoong형(hyung) beats me up.
2) Jaejoong형, stop beating me up
just to have an excuse to touch me all over.Etc...
are there any times when a younger person can call an older person by their first name (ie dating, etc)?
Yes, but only when there's a...modifier (?? not sure of the correct terminology) attached to that name.
1) Changmin can call Jaejoong "Jaejoong-hyung" but never "Jaejoong" alone (unless he mock-talks down at him, which is quite possible XD). Of course, simply "hyung" is also acceptable.
2) If you don't know someone that well you can still address him/her by his first name by adding 씨 (-sshi), or 님 (-nim) to be super polite. In a dating scenario, if the woman were younger than the man she'd call him [his name]-씨 until she becomes comfortable enough to call him 오빠 (oppa). Still, no first name-basis since she is the younger.
To sum it up: the younger can never address the older by his/her first name alone (either directly or indirectly) regardless of how close they are. There may be exceptions but personally I've not seen evidence to the contrary... unless it's in a joking/mock context as I've mentioned, and even that is restricted to extremely close relationships. And you can tell because they use full names, like how a mother would yell at you by your first-middle-last name to make an emphatic point. "Kim Junsu, your oyaji gags are so bad you have ceased to be human." asdjhka I just confused you even more, didn't I.
If you need further clarification on any of this let me know. XD