Korean vocabulary - theme "People & family"

85 Korean words for the theme "People & family" with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples. A useful set for beginners and for TOPIK preparation.

This theme gathers the vocabulary for talking about people: family, age, relationships and jobs. It is the base of every introduction in Korean — introducing yourself, introducing someone, describing a relative.

What this theme covers

• Close and extended family: father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, cousin.
• Relationships: friend, companion, neighbour, partner, acquaintance.
• Forms of address and labels: sir, madam, name, surname.
• Age and status: young, older, single, married, divorced.

Words not to mix up

• Do not mix up “brother” and “half-brother” (a brother through one parent only).
• “friend” and “colleague”: a colleague is from work and can be distant.
• “father-in-law” can be a spouse’s father; a mother’s new husband is a “stepfather”.

TOPIK tip

In TOPIK I, naming two family members and giving your age is expected in the speaking task.

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The words in this collection

Word	Type	Hindi meaning	English	Level
가수	noun	गायक	singer	1
가족	noun	परिवार	family	1
간호사	noun	नर्स	nurse	2
경찰	noun	पुलिसकर्मी	police officer	1
고객	noun	ग्राहक	customer	2
고모	noun	बुआ	paternal aunt	2
공무원	noun	सरकारी कर्मचारी	civil servant	2
과학자	noun	वैज्ञानिक	scientist	2
군인	noun	सैनिक	soldier	2
그	pronoun	वह	he	1
그녀	pronoun	वह	she	2
그들	pronoun	वे	they	2
기사	noun	इंजीनियर	engineer	2
기술자	noun	तकनीशियन	technician	2
나	pronoun	मैं	I	1
나이	noun	उम्र	age	1
남자	noun	आदमी	man	1
남자친구	noun	प्रेमी	boyfriend	1
남편	noun	पति	husband	1
너	pronoun	तुम	you	1
농부	noun	किसान	farmer	2
누구	pronoun	कौन	who	1
누나	noun	बड़ी बहन	older sister	1
당신	pronoun	आप	you	2
동생	noun	छोटा भाई	younger sibling	1
딸	noun	बेटी	daughter	1
배우	noun	अभिनेता	actor	2
변호사	noun	वकील	lawyer	2
부모	noun	माता-पिता	parents	1
부인	noun	पत्नी	wife	2
비서	noun	सचिव	secretary	2
사람	noun	व्यक्ति	person	1
사원	noun	कर्मचारी	employee	2
사장	noun	अध्यक्ष	boss	2
사촌	noun	चचेरा भाई	cousin	2
삼촌	noun	चाचा	uncle	1
선생님	noun	शिक्षक	teacher	1
성격	noun	स्वभाव	personality	2
손녀	noun	पोती	granddaughter	2
손님	noun	मेहमान	guest	1
손자	noun	पोता	grandson	2
신랑	noun	दूल्हा	groom	2
신부	noun	दुल्हन	bride	2
아기	noun	शिशु	baby	1
아나운서	noun	उद्घोषक	announcer	2
아내	noun	पत्नी	wife	1
아들	noun	बेटा	son	1
아버지	noun	पिता	father	1
아빠	noun	पापा	dad	1
아이	noun	बच्चा	child	1
어른	noun	बड़ा	adult	1
어머니	noun	माँ	mother	1
언니	noun	बड़ी बहन	older sister	1
엄마	noun	मम्मी	mom	1
여러분	pronoun	सभी	everyone	1
여자	noun	औरत	woman	1
여자친구	noun	प्रेमिका	girlfriend	1
예술가	noun	कलाकार	artist	2
오빠	noun	बड़ा भाई	older brother	1
요리사	noun	रसोइया	cook	1
우리	pronoun	हम	we	1
운동선수	noun	खिलाड़ी	athlete	2
의사	noun	डॉक्टर	doctor	1
이름	noun	नाम	name	1
이모	noun	मौसी	maternal aunt	1
이웃	noun	पड़ोसी	neighbor	2
자기	pronoun	खुद	oneself	2
자매	noun	बहनें	sisters	2
작가	noun	लेखक	writer	2
저	pronoun	मैं	I	1
제빵사	noun	बेकर	baker	2
조카	noun	भतीजा	nephew	2
주부	noun	गृहिणी	homemaker	2
주인	noun	मालिक	owner	2
직장인	noun	कामकाजी व्यक्ति	office worker	2
청소년	noun	किशोर	teenager	2
친구	noun	दोस्त	friend	1
판매원	noun	विक्रेता	salesperson	2
학생	noun	विद्यार्थी	student	1
할머니	noun	दादी	grandmother	1
할아버지	noun	दादा	grandfather	1
형	noun	बड़ा भाई	older brother	1
형제	noun	भाई-बहन	siblings	1
화가	noun	चित्रकार	painter	2
회사원	noun	कार्यालय कर्मचारी	office worker	1

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