English–Korean
“grandfather” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationharabeoji
Example
오늘 할아버지께서 집에 오셨어요.o neul ha ra beo ji kke seo chi be o syeo sseo yo
Grandfather came to the house today.
How to say “grandfather” in Korean
“Grandfather” in Korean is 할아버지 (harabeoji).
The older male parent of a parent, treated as a familiar and respected family elder.
Example sentences with 할아버지
어제 할아버지 집에 다녀왔어요.eo je ha ra beo ji chi be ta nyeo wa sseo yo
I went to my grandfather's house yesterday.
Tips for using 할아버지
- This family word is not a general name for every older man, so Korean uses a different respectful expression for an unrelated elder.