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How to Say Parents in Korean: bu mo nim

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Parents"?

๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ (bu-mo-nim) parents is the respectful and standard word for parents.

Q2. What is "Mom" in Korean?

์—„๋งˆ (eom-ma) mom is the warm and common word children use every day.

Q3. How do you say "Dad"?

์•„๋น  (a-ppa) dad is the everyday affectionate word for father.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Parents" in Korean

What does "๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ (bu-mo-nim)" mean?

๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ (bu-mo-nim) means "parents" โ€“ the respectful word for both mother and father.

Casual: ๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜์ด์•ผ (bu-mo-nim-i-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜์ด์—์š” (bu-mo-nim-i-e-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (bu-mo-nim-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

๋ถ€๋ชจ (bu-mo) = parents
๋‹˜ (nim) = honorific suffix
โ†’ ๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ (bu-mo-nim) = respectful form of parents.

When to Use It

1. Respectful: "๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ ์ž˜ ๊ณ„์„ธ์š”? (bu-mo-nim jal gye-se-yo?)" (Are your parents well?).
2. Mom: ์—„๋งˆ (eom-ma) mom for everyday calling.
3. Dad: ์•„๋น  (a-ppa) dad for everyday affection.

Real-Life Examples

๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ ์ž˜ ๊ณ„์„ธ์š”? bu-mo-nim jal gye-se-yo?

Are your parents well?

์—„๋งˆ ์–ด๋”” ์žˆ์–ด? eom-ma eo-di i-sseo?

Where is mom?

์•„๋น  ์‚ฌ๋ž‘ํ•ด. a-ppa sa-rang-hae.

I love you, dad.

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ์—„๋งˆ (eom-ma) mom
โ€ข ์•„๋น  (a-ppa) dad
โ€ข ์šฐ๋ฆฌ ๋ถ€๋ชจ๋‹˜ (u-ri bu-mo-nim) my parents

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