Korean word

조부모

Pronunciation

Romanizationchobumo

Meaning

  • noungrandparents

Example

어제 우리 조부모님이 집에 오셨어요.eo je u ri cho bu mo ni mi chi be o syeo sseo yo

Yesterday, my grandparents came to our house.

Illustration for 조부모 (grandparents)

More examples

명절에는 항상 조부모와 함께 식사해요.myeong jeo re neun hang sang cho bu mo wa ham kke sik ssa hae yo

During holidays, I always eat with my grandparents.

Core concept

A pair of older family members who are the parents of a person's parents.

Common phrases

  • 조부모와 시간을 보내다cho bu mo wa si ga neul po nae da

    spend time with grandparents

  • 조부모께 선물을 드리다cho bu mo kke seon mu reul teu ri da

    give grandparents a gift

  • 조부모를 방문하다cho bu mo reul pang mun ha da

    visit grandparents

Similar words

할아버지harabeoji: The father of a person's mother or father, regarded as a family elder.
할머니halmeoni: An affectionate family name for a person's grandmother.
친조부모chinjobumo: A person's father's parents taken together as a family group.
외조부모oejobumo: A person's mother's parents taken together as a family group.

Definition in Korean

자기 부모의 아버지와 어머니, 즉 부모 세대 위의 두 사람을 가리키는 명사.cha gi pu mo ui a beo ji wa eo meo ni cheuk pu mo se dae wi ui tu sa ra meul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

The Sino-Korean noun combines 조부 (jobu, "grandfather") with 모 (mo, "mother") to name both grandparents together.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a word for one grandparent, this collective noun refers to the grandparents as a pair, while their family side can be specified separately when needed.

Opposites

Related words

  • 증조부모cheungjobumogreat-grandparentsnoun

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