Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Korean“.

Family & Friends in Korean

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Family & Relatives

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
friendship우정wu jungko-sing_friendship
family [Sg]가족ga jokko-sing_family
families [Pl]가족들ga jok deulko-plur_family
parents부모님bu mo nimko-sing_parents
father [Sg]아버지ah bur jiko-sing_father
fathers [Pl]아버지들ah bur ji deulko-plur_father
dad [Sg]아빠ah pako-sing_dad
dads [Pl]아빠들ah pa deulko-plur_dad
daddy [Sg]아빠ah pako-sing_daddy
daddies [Pl]아빠들ah pa deulko-plur_daddy
mother [Sg]어머니uh mur niko-sing_mother
mothers [Pl]어머니들uh mur ni deulko-plur_mother
mom [Sg]엄마um mako-sing_mom
moms [Pl]엄마들um ma deulko-plur_mom
mommy [Sg]엄마um mako-sing_mommy
mommies [Pl]엄마들um ma deulko-plur_mommy
siblings / brothers and sisters형제자매
형제자매
hyung jae ja maeko-sing_siblingsbrothers-and-sisters
ko-sing_siblingsbrothers-and-sisters-2
brother
오빠
동생
hyung
o ppa
dong saeng
ko-sing_brother
ko-sing_brother-2
ko-sing_brother-3
sister누나
언니
동생
nu na
un ni
dong saeng
ko-sing_sister
ko-sing_sister-2
ko-sing_sister-3
child [Sg]어린이uh rin eeko-sing_child
children [Pl]어린이들uh rin ee deulko-plur_child
son [Sg]아들ah deulko-sing_son
sons [Pl]아들들ah deul deulko-plur_son
daughter [Sg]ddalko-sing_daughter
daughters [Pl]딸들ddal deulko-plur_daughter
grandparents조부모jo bu moko-sing_grandparents
grandfather [Sg]할아버지hal ah bur jiko-sing_grandfather
grandfathers [Pl]할아버지들hal ah bur ji deulko-plur_grandfather
grandpa [Sg]할아버지hal ah bur jiko-sing_grandpa
grandpas [Pl]할아버지들hal ah bur ji deulko-plur_grandpa
grandmother [Sg]할머니hal mur niko-sing_grandmother
grandmothers [Pl]할머니들hal mur ni deulko-plur_grandmother
grandma [Sg]할머니hal mur niko-sing_grandma
grandmas [Pl]할머니들hal mur ni deulko-plur_grandma
grandchild [Sg]손자soon jako-sing_grandchild
grandchildren [Pl]손자들soon ja deulko-plur_grandchild
uncle [Sg]삼촌sam chonko-sing_uncle
uncles [Pl]삼촌들sam chon deulko-plur_uncle
aunt [Sg]이모ee mooko-sing_aunt
aunts [Pl]이모들ee moo deulko-plur_aunt
cousin [Sg]사촌sa chonko-sing_cousin
cousins [Pl]사촌들sa chon deulko-plur_cousin

Love & Friendship

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
love사랑sa rangko-sing_love
(to) love사랑sa rangko-sing_to-love
I love you사랑합니다sa rang haap ni dako-sing_i-love-you
I love you very much아주 많이 사랑합니다ah ju ma ni sa rang haap ni dako-sing_i-love-you-very-much
boyfriend남자 친구nam ja chin guko-sing_boyfriend
girlfriend여자 친구yuo ja chin guko-sing_girlfriend
Do you want to marry me?저와 결혼하고 싶으세요?jur wa gyol hon ha go ship uu sae yo?ko-sing_do-you-want-to-marry-me
husband [Sg]남편nam pyonko-sing_husband
husbands [Pl]남편들nam pyon deulko-plur_husband
wife [Sg]아내ah naeko-sing_wife
wives [Pl]아내들ah nae deulko-plur_wife
married결혼gyol honko-sing_married
married결혼gyol honko-sing_married
friendship우정wu jungko-sing_friendship

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