아버지
abeoji
father
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
아
ㅇ—initial+ㅏamedial
버
ㅂbinitial+ㅓeomedial
지
ㅈjinitial+ㅣimedial
Examples
- 우리 아버지는 회사원이에요.My father is an office worker.
- 아버지하고 같이 갔어요.I went together with my father.
Collocations
우리 아버지아버지께아버지 회사
Mnemonic
abeoji "father" is the partner of eomeoni "mother". The casual, affectionate forms are appa ("dad") and eomma ("mom"). Like eomeoni, abeoji is a native Korean word with no hanja; the honorific for the father of another family is abeonim.
Quick check
What is the casual word for "dad"?