The Korean term for mother-in-law can be expressed in a number of ways. The term or title used to address mother-in-law in Korean depends on which side of the family she belongs to. Mother-in-law in Korean for the husband’s side is called 어머님 (eomeonim) or 시어머...
Family is calledkajok(가족) in Korean. In the family, the great-grandparents are referred to asjungjobumo(증조부모), with great-grandfatherjungjobu(증조부) and great-grandmotherjungjomo(증조모). The grandparents are referred to asjobumo(조부모), with grandfatherjob...
Now, we’ll move on to the words you use specifically for your grandmother and grandfather in Korean. “Grandma” in Korean Whether you are referring to a Korean grandma or your own grandma, there’s a common term if you want to say “grandma” in Korean. This means that whether you’...
It tells the heart-warming story about a grandmother and her city-born grandson who comes to live with her in a rural village. The film, which reminds the younger generation of the unconditional love and care that old people selflessly give, won South Korea's equivalent of the Oscars...
7900 won for a pax. Tonkatsu + Kimbap . Gosh this is soo sinful. On the day we “climb” or walked up the mountain to my father-in-law’s , grandfather and grandmother-in-law’s graves. That’s my MIL with her pet chihuahua Bomi. After paying respect at the graves , we drove ...
I’ve written about this before,most recently in 2019about a new term for stroller that removes the notion that it’s a mother that should be pushing it. Sadly however, I’ve yet to encounter that new term personally, as An Hyae-min also laments in theirApril 24 “Mabu News” column...
grandmother (maternal) 외할머니 oe halmeoni husband 남편 nampyeon wife 아내 anae I go on a trip with my family 가족들과 함께 여행을 가요 gajokdeulgwa hamkke yeohaengeul gayo We are a family of five 우리 가족은 5(다섯)명이에요 uri...
And, I think a good illustration of how this is relevant still today, is something that happened in 2020. There were prominent members of the main political party, the LDP, and there was an event there on a program that was looking at (unintelligible Japanese term?) through comfort women ...
In other news, term starts soon! If anyone in the London area is looking for Korean classes, check out King's College's courses here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/evening/level/syllabus/korean.aspx (There are also discounts available, eg for University of London alumni or st...
If you’re anoppa/hyungoruhnnie/noona,the person calling you that is yourdongsaeng.The term can be used for male and female friends younger than you. 선배(Seon-bae) In the context of work or school,seonbaeare people who have seniority. Maybe they have more experience in the profess...