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dizzy
06-10-2007, 06:35 AM
what are the names for like mom, dad, older brother, older sister, etc. etc.

onkeikun
06-15-2007, 02:39 AM
I wish I could type Korean text, but I'm still not used to the keyboard. Just pronunciation for now:

Mother: uh-muh-ni (formal), umma (casual)
Father: ah-buh-ji (formal), appa (casual)
Older brother: o-ppa
Older sister: un-nee

tetron
06-15-2007, 02:02 PM
I wish I could type Korean text, but I'm still not used to the keyboard. Just pronunciation for now:

Mother: uh-muh-ni (formal), umma (casual)
Father: ah-buh-ji (formal), appa (casual)
Older brother: o-ppa
Older sister: un-nee

including
aunt - go-mo
uncle - sam-chun
grandpa - ha-ra-bu-jee
grandma - hal-mu-nee

btw I suck at typing korean in english >_>
(ish the only korean in forums from what I've heard :p)

Anything else? :D

onkeikun
06-15-2007, 03:11 PM
including
aunt - go-mo
uncle - sam-chun
grandpa - ha-ra-bu-jee
grandma - hal-mu-nee

btw I suck at typing korean in english >_>
(ish the only korean in forums from what I've heard :p)

Anything else? :D

You forgot to mention which side of the family the names come from. ;)

tetron
06-15-2007, 03:39 PM
including
aunt - go-mo
uncle - sam-chun
grandpa - (dad's side)ha-ra-bu-jee (mom's side)weh-ha-ra-bu-jee
grandma - (dad's side)hal-mu-nee (mom's side) weh-hal-mu-nee

btw I suck at typing korean in english >_>
(ish the only korean in forums from what I've heard :p)

Anything else? :D

Thats all I knwo fo sides. I don't knwo about the aunts and uncles since I don't have an aunt and uncle on my mom's side :(

onkeikun
06-15-2007, 03:49 PM
Ah, I'm sorry. :(

aunt - go-mo (dad's side), e-mo (mom's side) [No jokes, please D: ]
uncle - sam-chun (dad's side), e-mo-bu (mom's side)

tetron
06-15-2007, 05:07 PM
ah tehre we go
e-mo LOL

dizzy
06-22-2007, 05:39 AM
how about little brother & little sister?

mojojojo
06-23-2007, 12:17 AM
Thats all I knwo fo sides. I don't knwo about the aunts and uncles since I don't have an aunt and uncle on my mom's side :(

grandfather:할아버지 ha ra bu ji
grandmother:할머니 hal mu ni
father: (formal) 아버지 a bu ji (informal) 아빠 appa
mother: (formal) 어머니 u mu ni (informal) 엄마 umma
older brother:
from a girl: 오빠 oppa
from a boy: 형 hyung
older sister:
from a girl: 언니 unni
from a boy: 누나 nuna

as of little sister/brother, you usually call them by their first name.

aunt:
mom's side: 이모 imo (yes, pronounced like emo)
dad's side: 고모 gomo
uncle:
mom's side: 삼촌 samchon
dad's side: 숙부 sookboo (but more commonly called 큰아버지/큰아빠, which literally means "big father"/"big dad", respectively)

i hope this helps.