This took immense research...even Koreans themselves don't know it all. I find this one of the most amazing things in the Korean language! I'll show you why...

I'll try my best, but feel free to correct if I've made any mistakes. Here we go!

Oh, before I begin...
"eo" is pronounced as you'd pronounce it in "Luncheon"
"oo" is pronounced as you'd pronounce it in "Good"
The "pb" I use is a strong "b" sound

Ah-pbah = Dad
Ah-Beo-Jee = Father

Eom-mah = Mom
Eo-Meo-Nee = Mother

Oh-Pbah = Older brother (from a girl)
Hyeong = Older brother (from a guy)
Uhn-Nee = Older sister (from a girl)
Nu-Nah = Older sister (from a guy)
Dohng-Seng = Younger sibling (referring to)

Jang-in-eo-roon = Father-In-Law (from the Husband)
Ah-beon-nim = Father-In-Law (from the Wife, calling to him)
She-Ah-Beo-Ji = Father-In-Law (from the wife, referring to him)
Jang-Mo-nim = Mother-In-Law (from the Husband)
Eo-Meo-Nim = Mother-In-Law (from the wife, calling to her)
She-Eo-Meo-Nee = Mother-In-Law (from the wife, referring to her)

Hah-rah-beo-jee = Grandpa (father's side)
Weh-Hah-rah-beo-jee = Grandpa (mother's side)
Hahl-meo-nee = Grandma (father's side)
Weh-Hahl-meo-nee = Grandma (mother's side)

UNCLE:
Weh-Sahm-Chune = mother's brother
Weh-Soong-Mo = mother's brother's wife <--CORRECTION: Weh-Sook-Mo
Koon-Ah-Beo-jee = Father's older brother
Koon-eo-Meo-nee = Father's older brother's wife
Ja-Goon-Ah-Beo-Jee = Father's younger brother
Ja-Goon-eo-meo-nee = Father's younger brother's wife

AUNT:
Go-Mo = Father's sister
Go-Mo-Bu = Father's sister's husband
Ee-Mo = Mother's sister
Ee-Mo-Bu = Mother's sister's husband

Husband's wife calls his older sister: Hyeong-Nim
Husband's wife calls his younger sis: Ah-Gah-Shee
Husband's wife calls his older brother: Ahju-Beo-Nim
Husband's wife calls his little brother: Doh-Ryeon-Nim (unmarried)
Husband's wife calls his little brother: Seo-Beong-Nim (married)
Husband calls his wife's little sister: Cheo-Jeh
Husband calls his wife's older sister: Cheo-Hyeong
Husband's wife calls his older sister's husband: Ahju-Beo-Nim
Wife's little bro calls her husband: Meh-Hyeong
Husband calls his wife's little bro: Cheo-Nahm
Husband calls his wife's little bro's wife: Cheo-Nahm-Dek
Husband calls his wife's older bro: Hyeong-Nim
Husband calls his wife's older bro's wife:
Father or Mother in law refers to daughter-in-law as: Myeo-Noo-Ree
Father or Mother in law refers to son-in-law as: Sah-Wee
Man's younger brother's wife is: Jeh-Su-Shee
Sister calls her younger brother's wife is: Ol-Keh
Husband calls wife's older sister's husband: Hyeon-Nim
Husband calls wife's younger sister's husband: Jeh-Bu
Wife's husband's younger brother's wife: Dohng-Seo
Siblings calls sibling's father in law: Sah-Dohn-Eo-Roon
Brother calls siblings's mother in law: Ahn-Sah-Dohn-Eo-Roon

Okay...my mind is getting fried! I'll try to post a few more later. I have most of these written down and I still get confused!! Try asking a Korean of these titles and I'll bet you they'll stare into the sky for a few minutes.

Nice Job!

I think eventually this forum may turn out to be very useful to anyone learning Korean. We will eventually need to find a way to organize it. Maybe even it's own website?

Thanks for the effort!

Mike

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Oh!!! very good !!!! Eddie.....
But you have to make a correction to one thing.
Weh-Soong-Mo = mother's brother's wife --------> Weh-Suk-Mo(외숙모)
Eddie!! It's very hard that The Family Titles are complete know.
even Korean myself don't know it all.

AHHH, You are right! :" Thanks for pointing that out!

Everyone, shsong21 is absolutely correct. Please note the "Suk" is NOT pronounced "suck". It'd be like the sound in "fruit".

When this word is spoken fast, it does give the effect of "Weh-Soong-Mo", but the correct, clear way of pronounciation is how shsong put it.

I can't believe I didn't catch that!

I learned a few more interesting titles today.

When someone asks who the person next to you is...

Wife:
AH-NEH (typically used the most)
AHN-SAH-RAHM
MAH-NU-RAH (not recommended, though)
JIP-SAH-RAHM

Husband:
NAHM-PYUHN (typically used the most)
BAH-KAHT-YAHNG-BAHN

The literal translations I find humorous:

BAH-KAHT-YAHNG-BAHN: "Outside, high-class man"
JIP-SAH-RAHM: "House person"
AHN-SAH-RAHM: "Inside person"

This thread is a very informative one that shows how precise Koreans are when refering to family members. You did leave out the all encompassing term for wife, husband, sweetheart of yobo or as my wife says it YOBO! Usually I am in trouble

Yep, that's really good. My boyfriend has tried to explain it to me and he gets it wrong too. I have to admit, I had to stop reading before I got to the end because I've been on the computer too long already anyway. It's true, Koreans have to think about it really hard or even ask someone. But thanks. It's now here for future reference.

Does anyone know if they still give the short intro to Korean Language when the new personnel arrive. I think it was called gateway. It was part of inprocessing in Germany but I don't think it was in Korea. That has been one of the short falls of the military they send the officers to DLI tdy enroute but the enlisted get very little language or custom training prior to actually having to use it. I was lucky the first time over I had a Kutusa who taught me a little then a girlfriend, now wife, who did school me on customs and got on my case if I did not use proper Korean.
Mike

Parisok,

At Osan they give 2-4 "Survival Korean" classes. I am sure they do that at all the other installations as well.

Mike

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