Korean Family and People Words
If you are looking for a place to improve your basic Korean vocabulary - especially when it comes to learning Korean family and people words, then this is the place to be!
Anyone can pick up some new Korean family words with our Korean to English dictionary! Scroll down to see our full list of Korean family and people translations.
Family and People Words in Korean:
Here is our list of family and people words in Korean. You can also view this list with translations from English to Korean.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
General People Words in Korean
Saram ➔ Person
Chin-gu ➔ Friend
Ya! Ching-gun ➔ Hey! Friend
Mother and Father in Korean
Eomma ➔ Mom (Less formal)
Eomeoni ➔ Mother (More formal)
Appa ➔ Dad (Less formal)
Abeoji ➔ Father
Grandmother and Grandfather in Korean
Halmuhnee ➔ Grandmother / Old lady
Hadabuhjee ➔ Grandfather / Old man
Sisters and Brothers in Korean
Noona ➔ Big sister (only used by young men to address an older female that they are close to)
Unnie ➔ Big sister (used by young women to address an older female)
Hyung ➔ Big brother (used by young men to address an older male)
Oppa ➔ Big brother (used by young women to address an older male)
Dongsaeng ➔ Little brother/Little sister (used by both genders to address a younger brother or sister)
Teacher and Student in Korean
Seonsaengnim ➔ Teacher
Hagsaeng ➔ Student
*Family and people words last updated: October 4, 2024.
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