Korean Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Korean language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Korean with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Korean vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	KOREAN	PRONUNCIATION
the great-grandfather	증조부	jenzobu
the great grandmother	증조할머니	jeungjohalmeoni
the grandfather	할아버지	halabeoji
the grandmother	할머니	halmani
the grandson	손자	sonja
the granddaughter	손녀	sonnyeo
the grandchildren	손자	sonja
the father	아버지	abeoji
the mother	어머니	eomeoni
the parents	부모	bumo
the child	아이	ai
the children	아이들	idle
the son	아들	addle
the daughter	딸	ttal
a baby	아기	agi
a teenager	십대	sipdae
the adults	어른들	eoreundeul
the brother	형제	hyeongje
the sister	자매	jamae
half-brother	이복 형제	ebok hyeongje
half-sister	이복 자매	ebok jamae
a twin	쌍둥이	ssangdung
the uncle	삼촌	samchon
the aunt	이모	emo
the cousin	사촌	sachon
the nephew	조카	joka
the niece	조카	joka
a friend	친구	chingu
the boyfriend	남자 친구	nanza chingu
the girlfriend	여자 친구	yeoja chingu
the fiancé	약혼자	yakhonja
the groom	신랑	sinrang
the husband	남편	nampyeon
the wife	아내	anae
the parents-in-law	시부모	sibumo
father-in-law	시아버지	siabeoji
the mother-in-law	시어머니	sieomeoni
the brother-in-law	처남	chenam
the sister-in-law	시누이	sinui
the son-in-law	사위	sawi
the daughter-in-law	며느리	myeoneuri
a family member	가족 구성원	gajok guseongwon
adopted	양자가 된	yangjaga doen
only son	외아들	oeadel

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