day 41Seoyeon's family

Seoyeon's family

Name your family and relatives, Korean-style (which aunt? which uncle?), and give things to elders politely with 께.

today’s words

• 께 kke · to (honorific 에게/한테: 할머니께)
• 아버님 abeonim · father (polite: someone's father)
• 어머님 eomeonim · mother (polite: someone's mother)
• 아빠 appa · dad
• 엄마 eomma · mum
• 아들 adeul · son
• 형제 hyeongje · brothers and sisters, siblings
• 식구 sikgu · family members (in one home)
• 친척 chincheok · relatives
• 고모 gomo · aunt (father's sister)
• 이모 imo · aunt (mother's sister)
• 삼촌 samchon · uncle (father's brother)
• 조카 joka · nephew, niece
• 손녀 sonnyeo · granddaughter
• 자식 jasik · (one's) children, sons and daughters
• 시어머니 sieomeoni · mother-in-law (husband's mother)
• 부부 bubu · married couple, husband and wife
• 부인 buin · wife (polite: someone's wife)

sentences

• 김 선생님께 꽃다발을 드렸어요. · I gave Ms Kim a bunch of flowers.
• 할머니께 과일을 드렸어요. · I gave some fruit to Grandma.
• 삼촌은 아빠의 남동생이고, 고모는 아빠의 여동생이에요. · Their 삼촌 is their dad's younger brother, and their 고모 is his younger sister.
• 이모는 엄마의 언니예요. · Their 이모 is their mum's older sister.
• 할머니는 자식이 셋이에요. 아들 둘하고 딸 하나예요. · Grandma has three children: two sons and a daughter.