day 73the in-laws
unit 10 · family & lifethe 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.