Korean Family Terms, How to Say "Brother" in Korean?

Korean Family Terms

한국의 가족 호칭 [hangug gajog hoching]

How to Say "Brother" in Korean?

형제를 한국어로 어떻게 말하나요?

["hyeong"eul hangug-eolo etteohge malhanayo?]

 

 

I will tell you about the Terms

that you call your family in Korea!

한국에서 가족들을 부르는 호칭에 대해 알려드릴게요!

[hangug-eseo gajogdeul-eul buleuneun

hoching-e daehae allyeodeulilgeyo! ]

 

There are much data related

to this on the Internet.

인터넷에는 이것과 관련한 많은 자료가 있습니다.

[inteones-eneun igeosgwa gwanlyeonhan

manh-eun jalyoga issseubnida.]

 

So I'm going to tell you

something special today.

그래서 저는 오늘 특별한 내용을 말씀드리려고 합니다.

[geulaeseo jeoneun oneul teugbyeolhan naeyong-eul

malsseumdeulilyeogo habnida.]

 

How to use it in various situations.

여러 상황에서 사용하는 방법을 알려드리겠습니다.

[yeoleo sanghwang-eseo sayonghaneun

bangbeob-eul allyeodeuligessseubnida]

 

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1. Basic terms

기본 호칭[gibon hoching]

English	Korean	Pronunciation
Family	가족	gajog
Parents	부모님	bumonim
Dad	아빠	appa
Father	아버지	abeoji
Mom	엄마	eomma
Mother	어머니	eomeoni
Grandfather	할아버지	hal-abeoji
Grandmother	할머니	hal-meoni
Grandparents	조부모님	jobumonim

But we don't usually use the world "조부모님"

그런데 우리는 조부모님 이라는 말을

[geuleonde ulineun jobumonim ilaneun mal-eul]

자주 사용하지 않습니다.

[jaju sayonghaji anhseubnida]

 

We usually say "할머니, 할아버지"

(Grandmother and Grandfather)

주로 할머니, 할아버지 라고 말합니다.

[julo halmeoni, hal-abeoji lago malhabnida.]

 

English	Korean	Pronunciation
Sisters	자매	jamae
Brothers	형제	hyeonje
Younger sibling	동생	dongsaeng
Younger sister	여동생	Yeo-dongsaeng
Younger brother	남동생	nam-dongsaeng

Siblings have different names in terms of age

형제는 나이에 따라 호칭이 다릅니다.

[hyeongjeneun naie ttala hoching-i daleubnida.]

 

 

 

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□ You are a man, 20 years old

English	Kroean	Pronunciation
older brother and acquaintance man [30 years old]	형	hyeong
	형님 [respect]	hyeong-nim
Younger brother and acquaintance man [10 years old]	남동생	nam-dongsaeng
	야 [common]	ya
Older sister and acquaintance woman [30 years old]	누나	nuna
	누님 [respect]	nu-nim
Younger sister and acquaintance woman [10 years old]	여동생	yeo-dongsaeng
	야 [common]	ya

 

□ You are a woman, 20 years old

English	Kroean	Pronunciation
older brother and acquaintance man [30 years old]	오빠	oppa
	오라버니 [respect]	ola-beoni
Younger brother and acquaintance man [10 years old]	남동생	nam-dongsaeng
	야 [common]	ya
Older sister and acquaintance woman [30 years old]	언니	eonni
	[respect, common]	-
Younger sister and acquaintance woman [10 years old]	여동생	yeo-dongsaeng
	야 [common]	ya

 

 

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□ Appearance

English	Korean	Pronunciation
A stranger man looks older than me	아저씨	ajessi
A stranger woman looks older than me	아줌마	ajumma
A stranger man looks younger than me	형 [you are a man]	hyeong
	오빠 [you are a woman]	oppa
A stranger woman looks younger than me	누나 [you are a man]	nuna
	언니 [you are a woman]	eonni

The terms can be different depending on

the appearance of the person.

상대방의 겉모습에 따라 호칭이 달라질 수 있습니다.

[sangdaebang-ui geotmoseub-e ttala

hoching-i dallajil su issseubnida.]

 

But It's better to say as the person wants.

하지만 상대가 원하는대로 불러주는게 좋습니다.

[hajiman sangdaega wonhaneundaelo

bulleojuneunge johseubnida.]

 

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