110 Learning Journal #12

[Stephen Huffnagle]

For week 12, I decided to learn more vocabulary for the family. Grandfather is "jobu" and grandmother is "jomo". From there, great-grandfather is "jungjobu" and great-grandmother is "jungjomo". Parents are called "bumo". "Nim" is added as a polite term, aka "jungjobunim" for great-grandfather. Father is "appa" or "aboji", while mother is "omma" or "ohmoni". Older brothers are "hyeung", while younger brothers are "namdongsaeng". This is particularly interesting to me, because Korean men refer to older friends as "hyeung", and younger friends as "namdoungsaeng". Older/younger sisters are "noona" and "yeodongsaeng" respectively. I found this source to be really helpful: https://thetalkingcupboard.com/2013/05/11/korean-family-and-kinship-terms/