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day 73the in-laws

unit 10 · family & life

    the in-laws

    Name the in-laws and the family around a marriage, speak about elders with respect, and add “even …” with N까지.

    today’s words

    • 가장 gajang · head of the household
    • 남매 nammae · brother and sister
    • 누님 nunim · older sister (of a man, respectful)
    • 따님 ttanim · (someone else’s) daughter (respectful)
    • 며느리 myeoneuri · daughter-in-law
    • 사위 sawi · son-in-law
    • 시댁 sidaek · husband’s family (home)
    • 시부모 sibumo · parents-in-law (husband’s parents)
    • 아드님 adeunim · (someone else’s) son (respectful)
    • 어르신 eoreusin · an elder, senior (respectful)
    • 외갓집 oegatjip · mother’s parents’ home
    • 외아들 oeadeul · only son
    • 장남 jangnam · eldest son
    • 장모 jangmo · mother-in-law (wife’s mother)
    • 장인 jangin · father-in-law (wife’s father)
    • 찾아뵙다 chajaboepda · visit (someone senior)
    • 친아들 chinadeul · one’s own son (by birth)
    • 친아버지 chinabeoji · one’s own father (by birth)
    • 친어머니 chineomeoni · one’s own mother (by birth)
    • 친언니 chineonni · one’s own older sister (of a woman)
    • 친오빠 chinoppa · one’s own older brother (of a woman)

    sentences

    • 길이 막히는데 비까지 오네요. · The roads are jammed, and now it’s raining too.
    • 그 남매는 얼굴에 목소리까지 똑같아요. · That brother and sister look alike, and even sound the same.
    • 요즘은 엄마가 가장인 집도 많아요. · These days many families have a mum as the breadwinner.
    • 따님과 아드님이 모두 대학생이세요? · Are your daughter and son both at university?
    • 어릴 때 방학마다 외갓집에 놀러 갔어요. · As a child I visited my mum’s parents every school holiday.