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Vocabulary: Family 가족
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아버지 father 형 (boy’s) elder brother
어머니 mother 남동생 younger brother
아들 son 여동생 younger sister
딸 daughter 첫째 first
남편 husband 둘째 second
아내 wife 셋째 third
할머니 grandmother 막내 youngest child/sibling
할아버지 grandfather 사촌 cousin
언니 (girl’s) elder sister 삼촌 uncle
누나 (boy’s) elder sister 숙모 auntie
오빠 (girl’s) elder brother 혼자 by one’s self
In Korea, the arrangement of family relationships is extremely important, and
there is an elaborate system of kinship terms to describe the relationship you
have to your relatives.
So for example, there are different words for older brothers and sisters
depending on your sex. These words for older sister and brother, 언니/누나
and 오빠/형, are also commonly used between people who are not related.
When you feel close to someone who is older than you, you can call him or
her by the appropriate term for your sex. Koreans don’t refer to or speak to
people who are older than them using their given names.
Koreans also distinguish between the father’s family and the mother’s. The
terms given above for grandparents, uncles and aunts only refer to the father’s
family. If you were speaking about your mother’s side, you would add the