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Parents in Korean 🇰🇷


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parents 부모님
How to say “parents” in Korean? “부모님”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “부모님” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on parents in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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부모님 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 부모님 is made up of 부모 (bumo), meaning “parents,” and 님 (nim), an honorific suffix that shows respect.
• Connect “부” with “father” and “모” with “mother”—together they indicate both, reinforced by 님 to respectfully address both parents.

Explanations:
• 부모님 (bumonim) specifically refers to one’s parents in a formal and respectful manner.
• The word is commonly used in both spoken and written Korean when referring to one’s father and mother collectively.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• 부모 (bumo) – A less formal term for parents.
• 어버이 (eobeoi) – Another formal term often seen in written language or expressions like “어버이날” (Parents’ Day).

Alternate Meanings:
• There aren’t common slang meanings for 부모님 since it strictly denotes “parents” in a respectful context.

Examples of Sentences:
1. “저의 부모님은 서울에 사세요.”
Romanized: “Jeoui bumonimeun Seoul-e saseyo.”
Translation: “My parents live in Seoul.”

2. “부모님께 편지를 썼어요.”
Romanized: “Bumonimkke pyeonjireul sseosseoyo.”
Translation: “I wrote a letter to my parents.”

3. “어린 시절, 부모님 덕분에 많은 것을 배웠어요.”
Romanized: “Eorin sijeol, bumonim deokbune manheun geoseul baeweosseoyo.”
Translation: “During my childhood, I learned a lot thanks to my parents.”

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