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아버님 is the Korean word referring to a father in general and includes the honorific suffix "님".

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아버지 is the Korean word for one's own father.

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어머니 is the Korean word referring to one's own mother. You will also often here a shorter version of this as "엄마" which is akin to "mom".

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어머님 is a word referring to a mother (i.e., someone else's mother), or talking about your mother to someone else. It can even be used to address one's mother-in-law depending on the closeness of the relationship

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언니 is a Korean term referring to one's older sister, however this term is used by females to refer to their older sisters.

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없다 is a Korean verb which literally means to not exist, although this often is used to show the lack of possession (i.e., to not have something) though it technically doesn't take any direct objects-meaning you cannot quite use it like you would in English with the verb "to not have". In any case, you will also see it appear in various verbs based on speech register/level of politeness or humility. The three most common for survial purposes are:

• 없다 (dictionary form/very informal)
• 없어 (informal)
• 없어요 (formal, generic politeness)

You will likely use 없어요 for the vast majority of your communication in Korean.

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여동생 is a term referring to one's female younger siblings. It can be used by both men and women. It is made up of two parts: 여 meaning female and 동생 which means younger sibling. 

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예민하다 is the Korean adjective meaning "to be sensitive". You will commonly see and hear it as 예민해 or 예민해요. It can refer to sensitive issues, topics, or people's emotions, or personality.

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예쁘다 is the Korean adjective which means "to be pretty". You will commonly see and hear it as 예뻐 or 예뻐요.

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오빠  is a Korean word referring to one's older brother. However, this term is used by females to refer to their older brothers.