老人 vs. お年寄り vs. ご年配:Which Are Used As Rude?
What is the difference between “老人(roujin), お年寄り(otoshiyori) and ご年配(gonenpai)”? Which is used as “the rude meaning in daily conversations”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
[wp-svg-icons icon=”checkmark-circle” wrap=”i”] 老人(roujin) / お年寄り(otoshiyori) and ご年配(gonenpai)
[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Old people, Elderly people / 老人, 老年人, 老人家 / 노인네, 노인, 어르신 / Người già, Người lớn tuổi, Người cao tuổi
“老人(roujin)” means “Old people” and “お年寄り(otoshiyori) and ご年配(gonenpai)” mean “Elderly people” and which has been used as the meaning of “the period of years towards the end of their life”. The tips for using them that “老人” is used as the “RUDE MEANING” in daily conversations, whereas “お年寄り(otoshiyori)” is used as “CASUAL and POLITE” and “ご年配” is used as “POLITE and FORMAL”. The basic ways to use them are that “___は老人だ。(___ are old people/ is an old person.) and “___はお年寄り/ご年配だ。(___ are elderly people/ is an elderly person.), etc. For instance, “彼は老人だ。(He is an old person.)” and “彼はお年寄り/ご年配だ。(He is an elderly person.)”, etc. Everyone could use 老人 as casual and rude such as “あいつは老人だね。(He is an old person.)”. And “お年寄り” is used as casual and polite such as “彼はお年寄りだね。(He is an elderly person.)” as casual and “彼はお年寄りです。(He is an elderly person.)” as polite. Lastly, “ご年配” is used as polite and formal such as “彼はご年配です。(He is an elderly person.)” as polite and formal. However, “老人(Retirement home)” is just one of the name, so that isn’t rude.
ミクが「老人って好きじゃないんだよね。」って言ってたよ。 (Miku said “I don’t like old people.”) (“我不喜欢老人”,miku这么跟我说过呢。) (미쿠가 “노인네들은 별로야”라고 했어.) (Miku đã nói là ” Tôi không thích mấy người già tý nào.” đấy.)
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老人って・・・。でも、なんでお年寄りが好きじゃないんだろう? (Old people… But I wonder why she doesn’t like them?) (老人……但她为什么不喜欢老人呢?) (노인네라… 하지만 왜 노인을 좋아하지 않는 걸까?) (Người già …? Nhưng tại sao cậu ấy lại không thích người lớn tuổi vậy nhỉ?)
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祖母は老人ホームに入っています。 (My grandma is in a retirement home.) (我的祖母在养老院。) (할머니는 양로원에 들어가 계십니다.) (Bà tôi đang ở trong viện dưỡng lão.)
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優先席に座ったらダメだよ。ここはご年配の方専用だよ。 (Don’t seat priority seats! Only elderly people could use here.) (你不能坐在优先座位上。这里专供老年人使用。) (노약자석에 앉으면 안돼. 이곳은 어르신들 전용석이야.) (Nếu ngồi ở ghế ưu tiên là không được đâu. Đây là chỗ dành riêng cho người cao tuổi đấy.)
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ご年配の1人暮らしが増えています。 (More and more elderly people are living alone.) (独居的老年人正在增加。) (혼자 사시는 어르신들이 늘고 있습니다.) (Số người cao tuổi sống một mình đang gia tăng.)
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老人ばっかりだね・・・ (There are lots of old people.) (都是老人……) (노인네들뿐이구나…) (Toàn là người già nhỉ….)
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このサービスのターゲット層はお年寄です。 (This service is targeted at the elderly.) (这项服务的对象是老年人。) (이 서비스의 타겟층은 노인입니다.) ( Mục tiêu của dịch vụ này là hướng đến những người lớn tuổi.)
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これはご年配向けのサービスです。 (This service is intended for the elderly.) (这是一项针对老年人的服务。) (이것은 어르신들을 위한 서비스입니다.) (Đây là dịch vụ hướng đến những người cao tuổi.)
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