English-Korean:
Notes:
English term - reference term, Romanized Korean -
address term
Reference term : a word used to refer someone to other people. (e.g. husband, daughter)
Address term : a word used to call someone directly. (e.g. honey, you)
wife - 아내 anae -
여보 yeobo
husband - 남편 nampyeon -
여보 yeobo
father - 아버지 abeoji, 아빠 appa (casual)
mother - 어머니 eomeoni, 엄마 eomma (casual)
son - 아들 adeul
daughter - 딸 ttal
brotherelder brother
(if you are male) 형 hyeong
(if you are female) 오빠 oppa
younger brother - 남동생 namdongsaeng
sisterelder sister
(if you are male) 누나 nuna
(if you are female) 언니 eonni
younger sister - 여동생 yeodongsaeng
grandparentsfather's father - 친할아버지 chinharabeoji
father's mother - 친할머니 chinhalmeoni
mother's father - 외할아버지 oeharabeoji
mother's mother - 외할머니 oehalmeoni
great-grandfather - 증조할아버지 jeungjoharabeoji
great-grandmother - 증조할머니 jeungjohalmeoni
great-great-grandfather - 고조할아버지 gojoharabeoji
great-great-grandmother - 고조할머니 gojohalmeoni
grandchildrenson's son - 친손자 chinsonja
son's daughter - 친손녀 chinsonnyeo
daughter's son - 외손자 oesonja
daughter's daughter - 외손녀 oesonnyeo
great-grandson - 증손자 jeungsonja
great-granddaughter - 증손녀 jeungsonnyeo
great-great-grandson - 현손 hyeonson
great-great-granddaughter - 현손녀 hyeonsonnyeo
great-great-great-grandson - 내손 naeson
great-great-great-great-grandson - 곤손 gonson
great-great-great-great-great-grandson - 잉손 ingson
great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson - 운손 unson
unclefather's elder brother - 큰아버지 keunabeoji (his wife - 큰어머니 keuneomeoni)
father's younger brother - 작은아버지 jageunabeoji (his wife - 작은어머니 jageuneomeoni)
(if he is single) - 삼촌 samchon
mother's brother - 외삼촌 oesamchon (his wife - 외숙모 oesungmo)
auntfather's sister - 고모 gomo (her husband - 고모부 gomobu)
mother's sister - 이모 imo (her husband - 이모부 imobu)
first cousinfather's brother's offspring - 친사촌 chinsachon
father's sister's offspring - 고종사촌 gojongsachon
mother's brother's offspring - 외사촌 oesachon
mother's sister's offspring - 이종사촌 ijongsachon
nephew (or niece) - 조카 joka
niece - 조카딸 jokattal
parents-in-lawwife's father - 장인 jangin - 장인어른 jangineoreun
wife's mother - 장모 jangmo - 장모님 jangmonim
husband's father - 시아버지 siabeoji - 아버님 abeonim
husband's mother - 시어머니 sieomeoni - 어머님 eomeonim
son-in-law - 사위 sawi -
○ 서방 his family name + seobang (e.g. 김 서방 Kim seobang)
daughter-in-law - 며느리 myeoneuri -
아가 aga
brother-in-law(if you are male)
elder sister's husband - 매형 maehyeong or 자형 jahyeong
younger sister's husband - 매부 maebu
(if he is younger than you) ○ 서방 his family name + seobang
wife's brother - 처남 cheonam
(if he is your wife's elder brother, and older than you) 형님 hyeongnim
wife's sister's husband - 동서 dongseo
(if he is your wife's elder sister's husband, and older than you) 형님 hyeongnim
(if he is your wife's younger sister's husband, and younger than you) ○ 서방 his family name + seobang
(if you are female)
elder sister's husband - 형부 hyeongbu
younger sister's husband - 제부 jebu
(if he is younger than you) ○ 서방 his family name + seobang
husband's elder brother - 아주버니 ajubeoni
husband's younger brother - 시동생 sidongsaeng
(if he is married) 서방님 seobangnim
(if he is single) 도련님 doryeonnim
husband's elder sister's husband - 아주버니 ajubeoni
husband's younger sister's husband - 서방님 seobangnim
sister-in-law(if you are male)
elder brother's wife - 형수 hyeongsu - 형수님 hyeongsunim
younger brother's wife - 제수 jesu - 제수씨 jesussi
wife's brother's wife - 처남댁 cheonamdaek
(if she is your wife's elder brother's wife) 아주머니 ajumeoni
wife's elder sister - 처형 cheohyeong
wife's younger sister - 처제 cheoje
(if you are female)
elder brother's wife - 새언니 saeeonni
younger brother's wife - 올케 olke
husband's brother's wife - 동서 dongseo
(if she is your husband's elder brother's wife) 형님 hyeongnim
husband's sister - 시누이 sinui
(if she is your husband's elder sister) 형님 hyeongnim
(if she is your husband's younger sister) 아가씨 agassi
nephew-in-law - 조카사위 jokasawi -
○ 서방 his family name + seobang
niece-in-law - 조카며느리 jokamyeoneuri -
아가 aga
co-parents-in-lawoffspring's spouse's father - 사돈어른 sadoneoreun
offspring's spouse's mother - 사부인 sabuin