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가족
a family
몇 명
how many people
가족이 몇 명이에요？
how many people are in your family?
일곱명이에요
7 people
엄마
mum
다니다
to go (somewhere regularly)
엄마는 회사에 다녀요
my mom works in a company
아빠
dad
변호사
lawyer
유명하다
to be famous
아빠는 유명한 변호사예요
my dad is a famous lawyer
형
an older brother (for a boy)
우리 형은 유명한 가수예요
my elder brother is a famous singer
외국
abroad
형은 외국에서 유명해요
my elder brother is famous in a foreign country
누나
an elder sister (said by man)
대학교
a university
누나는 서울에서 대학교에 다녀요
my elder sister is at a university in Seoul
여동생
a younger sister
고등학생
high school student
여동생은 고등학생이고 열여섯살이에요
my younger sister is a high school student and 16 years old
남동생
a younger brother
유치원
kindergarten
남동생은 유치원에 다니고 다섯살이에요
my younger brother is in kindergarten and 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 man)
결혼하다
to marry; to get married
우리 누나는 결혼했어요
my elder sister is married
신혼
newly-married
신혼부부예요
they're a newly-married couple
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
a 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
a thought; thinking
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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