TopicFamily titles
삼촌
samchon · /sam.tɕʰon/Recordings stay in your browser and are never uploaded.
noun
paternal uncle
Typically father's younger brother (paternal uncle); common learner default for 'uncle'.
Examples
삼촌이 오늘 저녁에 우리 집에 오셔요.
My paternal uncle is coming to our house this evening.
어릴 때 삼촌과 축구를 자주 했어요.
When I was little I often played soccer with my uncle.
아버지의 남동생인 삼촌이 결혼을 하셨어요.
My uncle—my father's younger brother—got married.