Useful Korean Words: Family

Korean vocabularies relating to a family are quite various and complicated compared to English ones.

For example, in English, you can just call an aunt for both your mother's sister and your father's sister.

However, in Korean, there are different terms for each of them.

Here are Korean words relating to a family.

1. 가족 [gajok] family
2. 친척 [chincheok] relative
3. 어머니 [eomeoni] mother
4. 아버지 [abeoji] father
5. 엄마 [eomma] mom
6. 아빠 [appa] dad
7. 부모님 [bumonim] parents
8. 아들 [adeul] son
9. 딸 [ttal] daughter
10. 자녀 [janyeo] son and daughter
11. 오빠 [oppa] girl's elder brother
12. 언니 [eonni] girl's elder sister
13. 형 [hyeong] boy's elder brother
14. 누나 [nuna] boy's elder sister
15. 여동생 [yeodongsaeng] younger sister
16. 남동생 [namdongsaeng] younger brother
17. 막내 [mangnae] youngest child
18. 외동 [oedong] only child
19. 할머니 [halmeoni] grandmother
20. 할아버지 [harabeoji] grandfather
21. 조부모님 [jobumonim] grandparents
22. 외할머니 [oehalmeoni] mom's mother
23. 외할아버지 [oeharabeoji] mom's father
24. 외조부모님[oejobumonim] mom's parents
25. 이모 [imo] mom's sister
26. 이모부[imobu] husband of mom's sister
27. 고모 [gomo] dad's sister
28. 고모부 [gomobu] husband of dad's sister
29. 외숙부 [oesukpu] mom's elder brother
30. 외숙모 [oesungmo] wife of mom's brother
31. 외삼촌 [oesamchon] mom's younger brother
32. 큰아버지 [keunabeoji] dad's elder brother
33. 큰어머니 [keuneomeoni] wife of dad's elder brother
34. 작은아버지 [jageunabeoji] dad's younger brother
35. 작은어머니 [jageuneomeoni] wife of dad's younger brother
36. 사촌 [sachon] child of uncles or aunts
37. 조카 [joka] siblings' child

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