Korean Conversation · Level 166
15 words
Korean word
장모
Pronunciation
Romanizationchangmo
Meaning
- nounmother-in-law
Example
이번 주말에 장모님을 뵈러 가요.i beon chu ma re chang mo ni meul poe reo ka yo
I'm visiting my mother-in-law this weekend.
More examples
어머니가 장모님께 선물을 준비했어요.eo meo ni ga chang mo nim kke seon mu reul chun bi hae sseo yo
My mother prepared a present for my mother-in-law.
Core concept
A wife's mother who becomes part of the family through marriage.
Common phrases
장모님을 뵙다chang mo ni meul poep tta
visit one's wife's mother
장모님께 전화하다chang mo nim kke cheon hwa ha da
phone one's mother-in-law
장모님 생신chang mo nim saeng sin
mother-in-law's birthday
Similar words
시어머니sieomeoni: The mother of one's husband in a marriage.
장인changin: The father of one's wife in a marriage.
시부모sibumo: A spouse's mother and father considered together.
Definition in Korean
아내의 어머니를 가리키는 말로, 결혼을 통해 친척이 된 상대의 어머니를 뜻하는 명사.a nae ui eo meo ni reul ka ri ki neun mal lo kyeol ho neul tong hae chin cheo gi toen sang dae ui eo meo ni reul tteu ta neun myeong sa
Word origin
This Sino-Korean compound combines a traditional kinship element for the wife's family with the element meaning mother, giving the word its specific family relationship.
Usage tips
- Unlike the broad English term mother-in-law, this word specifically means the wife's mother, not the husband's mother.
Opposites
- 시어머니sieomeonihusband's mothernoun
Related words
- 장모님changmonimmother-in-lawnoun
- 장모댁changmodaekmother-in-law's housenoun