Korean Family Terms

How to address relatives & friends

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 Korean Family Terms

From: Korean Family Terms – How to address relatives & friends

Korean terms for immediate family members

English Korean Romanization

Family 가족 gajok

Father 아버지 abeoji

Dad 아빠 appa

Mother 어머니 eomeoni

Mom 엄마 eomma

Parents 부모님 bumonim

Grandparents 조부모님 jobumonim

Grandfather 할아버지 harabeoji

Grandmother 할머니 halmeoni

Big brother 형 hyeong

(if you are a boy)

Big brother 오빠 oppa

(if you are a girl)

Big sister 누나 nuna

(if you are a boy)

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Big sister 언니 eonni

(if you are a girl)

Younger sibling 동생 dongsaeng

Younger brother 남동생 namdongsaeng

Younger sister 여동생 yeodongsaeng

Brothers 형제 hyeongje

Sisters 자매 jamae

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 Korean terms for father’s side of the family

English Korean Romanization

Father’s side 친가 chinga

of the family

Father’s 큰아빠, keunappa,

older brother 백부 baekbu

Father’s 큰엄마, keuneomma,

older brother’s wife 백모 baengmo

Father’s 작은아빠 jageunappa

younger brother

Father’s younger 작은엄마 jageuneomma

brother’s wife

Father’s unmarried 삼촌, samchon,

younger brother 숙부 sukbu

Father’s sister 고모 gomo

Father’s 고모부 gomobu

sister’s husband

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 Korean terms for mother’s side of the family

English Korean Romanization

Mother’s side 외가 oega

of the family

Maternal 외할아버지 oeharabeoji

grandfather

Maternal 외할머니 oehalmeoni

grandmother

Mother’s brother 외숙부 oesukbu

Mother’s 외숙모 oesungmo

brother’s wife

Mother’s sister 이모 imo

Mother’s sister’s 이모부 imobu

husband

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 Korean terms for married couples
to use with each other

English Korean Romanization

Husband 남편 nampyeon

Wife 부인 buin

In-laws 사돈 sadon

Father-in-law 아버님, abeonim,

(husband’s side) 시아버지 siabeoji

Father-in-law 장인 jangin
(wife’s side)

Mother-in-law 어머님, eomeonim,

(husband’s side) 시어머니 sieomeoni

Mother-in-law 장모님 jangmonim

(wife’s side)

Brother-in-law 아주버님, ajubeonim,

(husband’s side, 형님 hyeongnim
older brother)

Brother-in-law 시동생 sidongsaeng

(husband’s side,
younger brother)

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 English Korean Romanization

Brother-in-law 서방님 seobangnim

(husband’s side,
younger, married,
addressed directly)

Brother-in-law 도련님 doreyonnim

(husband’s side,
younger, unmarried,
addressed directly)

Husband’s older 형님 hyeongnim

brother’s wife

Husband’s younger 동서 dongseo

brother’s wife

Brother-in-law 형님 hyeongnim
(wife’s side,
older brother)

Brother-in-law 처남 cheonam
(wife’s side, younger
brother)

Wife’s older 아주머님 ajumeonim

brother’s wife

Wife’s younger 처남댁 cheonamdaek

brother’s wife

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 English Korean Romanization

Sister-in-law 서방님 seobangnim

(husband’s side,
older sister)

Sister-in-law 도련님 doreyonnim

(husband’s side,
younger sister)

Sister-in-law 처형, cheohyeong,

(wife’s side, 형님 hyeongnim
older sister)

Sister-in-law 처제 cheoje
(wife’s side, younger
sister)

Husband’s 서방님 seobangnim

older sister’s
husband

Husband’s 서방님 seobangnim

younger sister’s
husband

Wife’s older 형님 hyeongnim

sister’s husband

Wife’s younger 동서 dongseo

sister’s husband

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 English Korean Romanization

Husband (when 주인, juin,

talking about him 바깥양반, bakkatyangban,
with other people) 주인양반 juinyangban

Husband (when 애비 aebi

talking about him
with adults with
children)

Wife 아내 anae
(when talking
about her
to non-relatives)

Wife 안사람 ansaram

(when talking
about her
with other people)

Wife 에미 emi
(when talking
about her
with adults
with children)

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 Terms for your siblings’ spouses

English Korean Romanization

Older brother’s 형수님 hyeongsunim

wife (for men)

Older sister’s 매형 maehyeong

husband (for men)

Younger brother’s 제수 jesu

wife (for men)

Younger sister’s 매제 maeje

husband (for men)

Older brother’s 새언니 saeeonni

wife (for women)

Older sister’s 형부 hyeongbu

husband
(for women)

Younger 올케 olke
brother’s wife
(for women)

Younger 제부 jebu
sister’s husband
(for women)

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 Other related vocabulary

English Korean Romanization

Relatives 친척 chincheok

Parent’s family 친정 chinjeong

Husband’s family 시집 sijip

Child / Children 아이 ai

Son 아들 adeul

Daughter 딸 ttal

Cousin 사촌 sachon

Uncle 삼촌 samchon

Aunt 숙모 sungmo

Nephew 조카 joka

Niece 조카딸 jokattal

Grandchildren 손자 sonja

Grandson 자 sonja

Granddaughter 손녀 sonnyeo

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