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Family in Korean (가족)

So here are the family members!

Family - 가족 - ka-jog

Children - 자녀 - ja-nyeo

Mother - 어머니 - eo-meo-ni (check out the mom and dad chapter for more information!)

Father - 아버지 - a-beo-ji (check out the mom and dad chapter for more information!)

Brother - 형제 - hyeong-je

Sister - 자매 - ja-mae (ja sounds like cha)

Younger sibling - 동생 - dong-saeng

Younger sister - 여동생 - yeo-dong-saeng (yeo comes from yeo-ja = woman/female)

Younger brother - 남동생 - nam-dong-saeng (nam comes from nam-ja = man/male)

Parents - 부모 - pu-mo

Grandmother - 할머니 - hal-meo-ni

Grandfather - 할아버지 - hal-a-beo-ji

Grandparents - 조부모 - jo-pu-mo (we already know 부모 - pu-mo from parents)

Aunt (on mother's side) - 이모 - i-mo

Aunt (on father's side) - 고모 - ko-mo

Uncle - 삼촌 - sam-chon

Son - 아들 - a-deul

Daughter - 딸 - dal

Cousin - 사촌 - sa-chon

Niece - 조카딸 - jo-ka-dal (jo - 조 sounds slightly like cho)

Nephew - 조카 - jo-ka

Toddler - 유아 - yu-a

Culture

When you have to call out for an old person who is a stranger stranger, in Korea you say 할머니 or 할아버지 depending on the gender.

For example:

할머니 이거 하나 주세요
Grandmother, please give me one of this.

할머니 - grandmother - hal-meo-ni

이거 - this - i-geo

하나 - one - ha-na

주세요 - please - ju-se-yo (check out the chapter about please for more information!)

삼촌 And 이모  can also be used to address someone older than you who is in their middle ages. 30-50 years old. But be careful! You can only call them this if you know them and are close to them.