Korean Culture & Customs

이모

i-mo

maternal aunt

Korean family titles encode whose side and gender. 이모 is mother's sister, 고모 father's sister, 삼촌 father's brother, 외삼촌 mother's brother. 이모 is also a warm way to call a friendly restaurant 'auntie'.

Examples

Korean	English
이모, 여기 김치찌개 하나 주세요! i-mo, yeogi gimchijjigae hana juseyo!	Auntie, one kimchi stew over here, please!

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