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Family

General Words | brother or sister's husband or wife's name | husband's side of family | wife's side of family


General Words
EnglishHangulPronunciation
family °¡Á· gajok
relative by marriage, in-laws »çµ· sadon
husband's home/family ½ÃÁý sijip
parent's home/family of a married woman Ä£Á¤ chinjeong
parents ºÎ¸ð bumo
cousin »çÃÌ sachon
brothers ÇüÁ¦ hyeongje
sisters ÀڸŠjamae
relation ģô chincheok
house of one's wife's parents ó°¡ cheoga
father ¾Æ¹öÁö abeoji
mother ¾î¸Ó´Ï eomeoni
daddy ¾Æºü appa
mommy ¾ö¸¶ eomma
grand mother ÇÒ¸Ó´Ï halmeoni
grand father ÇҾƹöÁö harabeoji
boy's elder brother Çü hyeong
boy's elder sister ´©³ª nuna
girl's elder brother ¿Àºü oppa
girl's elder sister ¾ð´Ï eonni
younger brother/sister µ¿»ý dongsaeng
uncle »ïÃÌ samchon
maternal aunt À̸ð imo
husband of one's maternal aunt À̸ðºÎ imobu
paternal aunt °í¸ð gomo
husband of one's paternal aunt °í¸ðºÎ gomobu
aunt ¼÷¸ð sungmo
uncle ¼÷ºÎ sukbu


brother or sister's husband or wife's name
EnglishHangulPronunciation
husband's elder brother ¾ÆÁÖ¹ö´Ï ajubeoni
wife of one's elder brother Çü¼ö hyeongsu
younger brother's wife (sister-in-law) Á¦¼ö jesu
husband of a girl's elder sister (brother-in-law) ÇüºÎ hyeongbu
elder sister's husband (brother-in-law) ¸ÅÇü maehyeong


husband's side of family
EnglishHangulPronunciation
father-in-law ¾Æ¹ö´Ô abeonim
mother-in-law ¾î¸Ó´Ô eomeonim
husband's elder brother ¾ÆÁÖ¹ö´Ï ajubeoni
brother-in-law Çü´Ô hyeongnim
sister-in-law µ¿¼­ dongseo
brother-in-law µµ·Ã´Ô doryeonnim
brother-in-law ¼­¹æ´Ô seobangnim
sister-in-law ¾Æ°¡¾¾ agassi


wife's side of family
EnglishHangulPronunciation
father-in-law ÀåÀÎ ¾î¸¥ jangin eoreun
mother-in-law Àå¸ð´Ô jangmonim
brother-in-law ó³² cheonam
wife of brother-in-law ó³²´ì cheonamdaek
sister-in-law óÁ¦ cheoje