What does ajeossi(아저씨) mean in Korean?

If you are reading this, I guess you already know that 아저씨 means middle-aged man and you want to know more about it.

 

아저씨 is an appellation in Korea.
You can use 아저씨 like 'sir'.

Here are some examples.

 

1. 국군 아저씨(Mr. soldier of armed forces)

: Sir,

 

2. 이웃집 아저씨(Mr. neighborhood)

: Sir,

 

3. 기사 아저씨, 여기서 세워주세요.(Mr. driver)

: Sir, pull over the car here please.

 

*Reference: 표준국어대사전

 

아줌마(middle-aged woman) is also an appellation in Korea.
You can use 아줌마 as 'ma'am'.

 

학생(student) is, again, also an appellation in Korea.
You can use 학생 to call a person who is younger than you and it's able to call him or her even if he or she isn't wearing a school uniform.