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기사님

driver, knight

기사 driver, chauffeur + 님 honorific suffix marking respect for a person
noun Uncommon #13,053
driver A polite, respectful way to address a driver, such as a bus or taxi driver.
KO: 기사님, 여기서 세워 주세요.
EN: Driver, please stop here.
knight Used especially for a storybook or romantic knight, often in the expression “a knight on a white horse.”
KO: 백마 탄 기사님이 나타났어요.
EN: A knight on a white horse appeared.

버스 기사님 감사합니다.

Thank you, bus driver.

기사님 빨리 좀 부탁드릴게요

Could you please hurry?

— Unlocked (2023)

기사님, 애들 딴 데 내려 주지 마세요

Driver, please don’t drop the kids off anywhere else.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

김 기사님, 먼저 들어가세요

Mr. Kim, please go in first.

— Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)

기사님, 천천히 가 주세요

Please drive slowly.

— Officer Black Belt (2024)