Difference between grandmother and mother in Korean
할머니·어머니
할머니grandmother
할머니 means “grandmother” or “grandma” in Korean. You use it to talk about your own grandmother or someone else’s grandmother. In daily life, children also say it when speaking to their grandma directly.
How to say grandmother
어머니mother
어머니 means "mother" in a polite and respectful way. Korean speakers use it when talking about their own mother politely or when speaking about someone else's mother. In everyday family talk, people also often say "mom," but 어머니 sounds more respectful.
How to say motherThe difference
어머니 means “mother” and is a polite way to say “mom.” It refers to your parent, not your grandparent.
