Lesson overview
These words and phrases will help you talk about your family in Korean, which can be beneficial when in conversations with locals. Talking about family is a great way to know each other, so being able to talk about your family shows that you are interested in learning more about the culture and that you respect the customs of the country.
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63 words/phrases to learn
가족
family
몇 명
how many people
가족이 몇 명이에요？
how many people are in your family?
일곱명이에요
7 people
엄마
mom
다니다
to go (somewhere regularly)
엄마는 회사에 다녀요
my mom works for a company
아빠
dad
변호사
lawyer
유명하다
to be famous
아빠는 유명한 변호사예요
my dad is a famous lawyer
형
older brother (for a boy)
우리 형은 유명한 가수예요
my older brother is a famous singer
외국
abroad
형은 외국에서 유명해요
my older brother is famous in a foreign country
누나
elder sister (said by man)
대학교
university
누나는 서울에서 대학교에 다녀요
my older sister is at a university in Seoul
여동생
younger sister
고등학생
high school student
여동생은 고등학생이고 열여섯살이에요
my younger sister is a high school student and is 16 years old
남동생
younger brother
유치원
kindergarten
남동생은 유치원에 다니고 다섯살이에요
my younger brother is in kindergarten and is 5 years old
대가족
big family
우리 가족은 대가족이에요
we are a big family
이 사람은 누구예요？
who is this?
우리 매형이에요
he is my brother-in-law (said by a man)
결혼하다
to marry; to get married
우리 누나는 결혼했어요
my older sister is married
신혼
newly-married
신혼부부예요
they're newlyweds
조카
nephew; niece
조카는 이제 한 살이에요
my niece is one year old now
돌잔치
first birthday party
우리 조카 돌잔치 사진이에요
this is my niece's first birthday party photo
너무 귀여워요
she's so cute
딸
daughter
바보
fool; idiot
딸 바보
father who loves his daughter a lot
우리 매형은 딸 바보예요
my brother-in-law loves his daughter a lot
살다
to live (in a place)
혼자 살아요？
do you live alone?
예, 혼자 살아요
yes, I live alone
자취해요
I cook for myself; I live alone
부모님과 함께 살아요
I live with my parents
여자친구 있어요？
do you have a girlfriend?
남자친구 있어요
I have a boyfriend
여자친구 없어요
I don't have a girlfriend
독신이에요
I'm single
하고 싶다
to want to do
결혼하고 싶어요
I want to get married
생각
thought
생각이 없다
to be inconsiderate; to not be in the mood to do something
결혼 생각이 없어요
I don't want to get married
이혼했어요
I got divorced
돌싱이에요
I'm a divorcee
한부모 가족
single parent family
다문화 가족
multi-cultural family
가족 형태
family type; family form
다양하다
to be various
요즘
recently; nowadays
요즘은 가족 형태가 다양해요
these days there are various types of families
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