여아
yeo-a
The Korean phrase for "baby girl" is 여아 (yeo-a).
여아 is used to refer to a female infant or a young child.
How do you pronounce it?
yeo-a
Did you know?
- While English uses 'baby girl' as a term of endearment for adult women, using 여아 this way in Korean would be seen as strange or insulting.
- While 여아 is the formal term for a female child, people often use 공주님 meaning 'princess' when speaking affectionately to a baby girl.
- Korean has a specific word 딸내미 which is a more colloquial and endearing way to refer to a daughter or baby girl.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Do-hyun are talking about a baby gift.
- 지은 Ji-eun도현 씨, 아기 선물을 샀어요?Do-hyeon ssi, a-gi seon-mul-eul sass-eo-yo?Do-hyun, did you buy a gift for the baby?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 여아라서 분홍색 옷을 샀어요.ne, yeo-a-ra-seo bun-hong-saek os-eul sass-eo-yo.Yes, since it's a baby girl, I bought pink clothes.
- 지은 Ji-eun정말 센스 있네요!jeong-mal sen-seu it-ne-yo!You have great taste!
- 도현 Do-hyeon고마워요, 지은 씨.go-ma-wo-yo, Ji-eun ssi.Thank you, Ji-eun.
