Family in Korean culture has three parts;
- General, Brother or Sister's Husband or Wife's Name,
- Husband's Side of Family and
- Wife's Side of Family.
General Words |
English | Hangul | Pronunciation |
Family | 가족 | Kajok |
Relative by marriage, in-laws | 사돈 | Sadon |
Husband's home/family | 시집 | Sijip |
Parent's home/family of a married woman | 친정 | chinjeong |
Parents | 부모 | Bumo |
Cousin | 사촌 | Sachon |
Brothers | 형제 | Hyeongje |
Sisters | 자매 | Jamae |
Relation | 친척 | Chincheok |
House of one's wife's parents | 처가 | Cheoga |
Father | 아버지 / 아빠 | Abeoji / Appa |
Mother | 어머니 / 엄마 | Eomeoni / Eomma |
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Grand mother | 할머니 | halmeoni |
Grand father | 할아버지 | harabeoji |
boy's elder brother | 형 | hyeong |
boy's elder sister | 누나 | nuna |
girl's elder brother | 오빠 | oppa |
girl's elder sister | 언니 | eonni |
younger brother/sister | 동생 | dongsaeng |
uncle | 삼촌 | samchon |
maternal aunt | 이모 | imo |
husband of one's maternal aunt | 이모부 | imobu |
paternal aunt | 고모 | gomo |
husband of one's paternal aunt | 고모부 | gomobu |
aunt | 숙모 | sungmo |
uncle | 숙부 | sukbu |
Brother or Sister's husband or wife's name |
English | Hangul | Pronunciation |
husband's elder brother | 아주버니 | ajubeoni |
wife of one's elder brother | 형수 | hyeongsu |
younger brother's wife (sister-in-law) | 제수 | jesu |
husband of a girl's elder sister (brother-in-law) | 형부 | hyeongbu |
elder sister's husband (brother-in-law) | 매형 | maehyeong |
Husband's side of family |
English | Hangul | Pronunciation |
father-in-law | 아버님 | abeonim |
mother-in-law | 어머님 | eomeonim |
husband's elder brother | 아주버니 | ajubeoni |
brother-in-law | 형님 | hyeongnim |
sister-in-law | 동서 | dongseo |
brother-in-law | 도련님 | doryeonnim |
brother-in-law | 서방님 | seobangnim |
sister-in-law | 아가씨 | agassi |
Wife's side of family |
English | Hangul | Pronunciation |
father-in-law | 장인 어른 | jangin eoreun |
mother-in-law | 장모님 | jangmonim |
brother-in-law | 처남 | cheonam |
wife of brother-in-law | 처남댁 | cheonamdaek |
sister-in-law | 처제 | cheoje |
Ok, that's all for today's lesson. If you want me to post anything, just let me know by comment. I'll read all your comment and try my best to fulfil it.
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