like someone else said He might have said Noona or noonim in Korean, doesn't necessarily have to translated as sister
I know that noonim refers to an older female in korean but like she's your girlfriend why would you call her that ?
Im late lol but noonim isnt limited to family title. Could also be used as a polite way to call older girls
Isn't that what i just said ?
Why wouldn't he call her that? It is a respectful way for males of addressing females older than ythemselves (which frankly I feel it's kinda rude to constantly keep track of who is older/younger but...) the issue is the translation, they picked the wrong or first option on the MTL
it’s like how girls would call their bf’s “oppa”. it’s like another way of saying “honey” for them. it’s kinda an endearing way to call someone that’s older than you
It's just culture. It's also a term of endearment in SKorea and even in China it's pretty common to call your partners that way.
Yeah~
it just sounds wrong when directly translated to english, because the connotation changes into something inappropriate
(*sigh* I wish they just stick to the original honorifics.... no one loses anything right?)
It actually doesn't bother me that much, maybe cause I'm used to it. I think it only sounds wrong cause it's not within your culture maybe?
OH! sry I meant the usage of "sister" rather than "noona" in an english dialogue sounds wrong because it takes on a different meaning (like blood relation rather than an honorific for someone not necessarily blood related to you)
Hahaha, I'm also asian, so we do use similar honorifics as "noona" to someone who's not a blood related sister :P
Ohh that's interesting. Cause for my culture whether blood related or not, it's the same term. But ya, maybe it's best for translations, just change it to their own names in English or like what you said, just use "noona" since that makes more sense than "sister". Probably cause in English that could also mean a nun
Why does he call her sister