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Unit 6 of 30 in the Kaja Hangul course.
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The phrases
가족
gajok
Family
가족 is the family as a unit. 식구 is the same people counted as mouths at the table.
어머니
eomeoni
Mother (respectful)
Casual 'mom' is 엄마 (eomma).
아버지
abeoji
Father (respectful)
Casual 'dad' is 아빠 (appa).
여자친구
yeojachingu
Girlfriend
여자 woman + 친구 friend. 남자친구 is the other one; in messages they shrink to 여친 and 남친.
이름이 뭐예요?
ireumi mwoyeyo?
What's your name?
이름 (ireum) = name.
형제자매가 있어요?
hyeongjejamaega isseoyo?
Do you have brothers or sisters?
형제 = brothers, 자매 = sisters. Together they mean siblings in general.
언니가 한 명 있어요
eonniga han myeong isseoyo
I have one older sister
A woman says 언니 (older sister) and 오빠 (older brother); a man says 누나 and 형. 명 is the counter for people.
결혼했어요?
gyeolhonhaesseoyo?
Are you married?
결혼하다 = to marry. The past tense is used because it's a completed state.
아이가 있어요?
aiga isseoyo?
Do you have children?
아이 = child, often shortened to 애 in speech.
할머니, 할아버지
halmeoni, harabeoji
Grandmother and grandfather
할아버지 is said 하라버지 — the ㄹ slides across into the next syllable.
엄마, 아빠
eomma, appa
Mum and Dad
엄마/아빠 are the everyday pair. 어머니/아버지 are the respectful ones — for someone else's parents, or when speaking to your own formally.
동생이 있어요
dongsaengi isseoyo
I have a younger sibling
동생 = younger brother OR sister. Add 남 or 여 if it matters: 남동생, 여동생.
Words introduced here
가족 — family이름 — name아이 — child언니 — older sister (said by a woman)동생 — younger sibling할머니 — grandmother할아버지 — grandfather전화 — telephone명 — counter for people엄마 — mum아빠 — dad컴퓨터 — computer종이 — paper가게 — shop시장 — market백화점 — department store우체국 — post office공원 — park극장 — cinema / theatre교회 — church
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