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If your mom has two younger brothers, how do you refer to each of them? I’m assuming they must have different titles
If your mom has two younger brothers, how do you refer to each of them? I’m assuming they must have different titles
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I Korea, Republikken, vil du henvise til din mors to yngre brødre på forskellige måder. Den ene bror vil blive kaldt "삼촌" (samchon), hvilket betyder "onkel" på koreansk. Den anden bror vil blive kaldt "아버지" (abeoji), hvilket betyder "far" på koreansk.
For eksempel, hvis din mor har to yngre brødre, vil du henvise til den ene som "삼촌" og den anden som "아버지". Dette er vigtigt i koreansk kultur, da det viser respekt og tydeliggør den ældre brors position som en autoritetsfigur.
Det er vigtigt at forstå disse kulturelle nuancer for at undgå at fornærme nogen i Korea, Republikken. Ved at bruge de korrekte titler viser du respekt for familiehierarkiet og styrker dine relationer med dine slægtninge.
For eksempel, hvis din mor har to yngre brødre, vil du henvise til den ene som "삼촌" og den anden som "아버지". Dette er vigtigt i koreansk kultur, da det viser respekt og tydeliggør den ældre brors position som en autoritetsfigur.
Det er vigtigt at forstå disse kulturelle nuancer for at undgå at fornærme nogen i Korea, Republikken. Ved at bruge de korrekte titler viser du respekt for familiehierarkiet og styrker dine relationer med dine slægtninge.
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We call them (both younger & older) 외삼촌.
I saw your another question related to this question. 외숙부 isn't used in our daily life. It sounds seriously old-fashioned and even odd. I've never seen anyone refer to their 외삼촌 as 외숙부.
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- Country or region Denmark
@day_111424 Thank you so much for your answers! If you don’t mind, can you also tell me if 외숙모 is the most common way to address your uncle’s (mom’s brother) wife? I was wondering if you’d call her that regardless of whether you’re very close or like strangers. Thank you!
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@halenna You're welcome.
Good question!
We call our 외삼촌(mom's younger & older brothers)'s wife 외숙모. Regardless of how close or not, it's actually the only way to call 외삼촌's wife.
외숙모 doesn't sound strange, old-fashioned, or odd, whereas, 외숙부 sounds like it was used in the 19th century and before than that.
In modern Korea, (외)숙부 isn't actually used in our daily life, I don't know if seniors over 80s or 90s still use it though.
A Korean news story I just read says that, technically, 숙부 is a correct term. But like I said, almost no Koreans these days use this term when they call their uncles. To me, 숙부 sounds like it was used in the Joseon dynasty period.
Fyi, these are some of the most common callings that Koreans often use in their everyday lives.
- Dad's younger brothers: 작은아버지
- Dad's older brothers: 큰아버지
- 작은아버지's wife: 작은어머니
- 큰아버지's wife: 큰어머니
- Dad's sisters: 고모
- 고모's husband: 고모부
- Mom's brothers(older & younger): 외삼촌
- 외삼촌's wife: 외숙모
- mom's sisters: 이모
- 이모's husband: 이모부
As you may know, compared to English speaking countries, Korean family terms are quite complicated. I personally don't like this complexity. It's a headache.
Other than the examples above, there are so many other "difficult" terms.
But don't worry. Not all Koreans are familiar with all Korean family terms and many of them are rarely (or never) used in daily life. eg. 당숙, 종숙, 당질.....
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@day_111424 Thank you so much for taking the time to give an elaborate answer, I appreciate your input very much! You’re right it’s very complicated! I personally find it fascinating, but I’m also an outsider who doesn’t have to deal with it at all. Thanks again, have a good day/night!
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