Maternal grandmother in Korean 🇰🇷

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maternal grandmother	외할머니

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

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Tips to Remember:
• Think of 외 (oe) as “outside” because typically paternal and maternal relatives are differentiated; using 외 helps you remember this refers to the maternal side.
• Link the sound “oe” with “oh, my maternal grandmother!” to embed the meaning.

Explanations:
• 외할머니 (oe-hal-meo-ni) means maternal grandmother. The prefix 외 distinguishes her from the paternal grandmother (친할머니, chin-hal-meo-ni).
• It is a respectful and common term in Korean for one’s grandmother on the mother’s side.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• While 외할머니 is standard, some families might use a shortened, affectionate form like 외할매 (oe-hal-mae), though it is less formal.
• In contexts where the maternal lineage is clear, simply saying 할머니 might be understood, but it does not explicitly indicate the maternal side.

Alternate Meanings Like Slang:
• There isn’t a widely recognized slang usage for 외할머니. The term strictly refers to a maternal grandmother in standard Korean.

Examples of Sentences:
1. Hangul: 외할머니께서 맛있는 김치찌개를 해주셨어요.
Romanized: Oe-hal-meo-ni-kke-seo mas-iss-neun gim-chi-jji-gae-reul hae-ju-syeo-sseo-yo.
Translation: My maternal grandmother made delicious kimchi stew.

2. Hangul: 나는 외할머니와 함께 공원 산책을 즐겼어요.
Romanized: Na-neun oe-hal-meo-ni-wa ham-kke gong-won san-chaek-eul jeul-gyeo-sseo-yo.
Translation: I enjoyed a walk in the park with my maternal grandmother.

3. Hangul: 외할머니는 언제나 나에게 따뜻한 미소로 인사를 건네셨어요.
Romanized: Oe-hal-meo-ni-neun eon-je-na na-e-ge dda-tteut-han mi-so-ro in-sa-reul geon-nae-syeo-sseo-yo.
Translation: My maternal grandmother always greeted me with a warm smile.

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