Vocabulary

Family and Relatives

식구 members of the family
식구가 몇 명이에요? How many people in your family?
사촌 cousin
사촌누나(누님) cousin (boy’s older female cousin)
사촌형님 cousin (boy’s older male cousin)
사촌언니 cousin (girl’s older female cousin)
사촌동생 cousin (boy or girl’s younger cousin)
삼촌 uncle (on father’s side)
외삼촌 uncle (on mother’s side)
큰아버지 uncle (father’s elder brother)
작은아버지 uncle (father’s younger brother)
이모 aunt (mother’s sister)
이모부 uncle (mother’s sister’s husband)
고모 aunt (father’s sister)
고모부 uncle (father’s sister’s husband)
아드님 son (honorific)
따님 daughter (honorific)
아저씨 uncle (generic); mister
아주머니 aunt (generic); ma’am
아줌마 auntie (casual for 아주머니)

Brothers and Sisters

형님 elder brother (for males)
남매 brother and sister
저 두 사람은 남매예요. Those two are brother and sister.
자매 sisters
누나 elder sister (for males)
남동생 younger brother
여동생 younger sister

In-laws

장인 father-in-law (for males)
장인어른 father-in-law (elegant)
장모 mother-in-law (for males)
시아버지 father-in-law (for females)
시어머니 mother-in-law (for females)
시부모 parents-in law (for females)
시댁 esteemed house/home of the parents-in law (for females)
장인장모 parents-in-law (for males)
사위 son-in-law
며느리 daughter-in-law

Other

조부모 grandparents
할아버지 grandfather
외할아버지 grandfather (on mother’s side, if you need to specify this)
할머니 grandmother
외할머니 grandmother (on mother’s side, if you need to specify this)
손주 grandchild(ren)
손자 grandson
손녀 granddaughter
손녀딸 (same)
조카 nephew
조카딸 niece
자녀분 children (honorific)
자녀분이 있으세요? Do you have children?
자제분 children (honorific, interchangeable with 자녀분)
친척 relative

Family and Relatives

드리- give (to somebody esteemed)
설거지 dirty dishes
설거지(를) 하- wash the dishes, do the dishes
걱정 a worry; worries
걱정(을) 하- worry
데이트 a date
데이트(를) 하- go on a date
흐리- become/get cloudy
날씨가 흐렸어요. The weather has become cloudy/clouded over.
비(가) 오- rain comes (it rains)
비가 쏟아지고 있어요. It is pouring down/It is raining buckets.
눈(이) 오- snow comes (it snows)
운동 sports; exercise
운동(을) 하- do sports; exercise
운동장 sports stadium
골프 golf
골프(를) 치- play golf

Verbal Expressions (2)

미혼(이에요) (is) unmarried
말씀(을) 하시- (somebody esteemed) says
말씀(을) 드리- humbly say, say to somebody esteemed
사장님께 말씀 드릴까요? Shall I tell the boss?
늦- be late
이상하- be strange, odd
통하- go through; (a language/message) is understood, gets across
추w-  [춥다] be cold
가까w- [가깝다] be close, nearby
어리- (a child) be young; be childish
맞- be right, correct; hit the mark
네, 맞습니다. Yes, that’s right.
이혼(을) 하- get divorced
이혼했어요. is divorced
졸업(을) 하- graduate
런던 대학을 졸업했어요. I graduated from the University of London. (not with 에서)
넥타이(를) 매- put on/wear a tie
콘택트렌즈(를) 끼- wear contact lenses
버리- throw it away

Nouns

숙제 homework
-데 a place
스포츠 sports (especially in the newspaper or on TV)
프로 pro (sports); TV program
프로 야구 professional baseball
코미디 프로 a television comedy show
날씨 weather
마루 the living area in a Korean-style apartment/house; wooden floor
진지 cooked rice (honorific equivalent of 밥)
할아버지, 진지 잡수세요. Grandfather, the meal is served.
장마 Korea’s rainy season, Korea’s seasonal rains
장마(가) 지- the rainy season sets in
한국은 여름에 장마가 집니다. The rainy season in Korea comes in the summer.
spring
여름 summer
가을 autumn, fall
겨울 winter
군인 soldier, serviceman
선교사 missionary
둘 다 both, both of them [Literally: all two]

Adverbs

아까 a short while ago; just a moment ago
모두 all, everyone
그냥 just (as one/it is), without doing anything; just
맛없지만 그냥 먹읍시다. It doesn’t taste like much, but let’s eat (it as it is).
이렇게 in this way, like this
그렇게 in that way, like that; so
그렇게 어렵지는 않아요. It’s not so difficult.
저렇게 in that way
멀리 far
멀리 가지 마세요. Don’t go far.
멀리서 from a distance
그러니까 So, what I mean to say is; So, what you’re saying is
아마 maybe, probably (often used with -(으)ㄹ거에요 and -겠어요)
아마도 maybe, probably (but a bit more tentative than just 아마)