Difference between wife and men and women in Korean

아내·남녀

wife

아내wife

아내 means "wife," the woman a man is married to. People use it to talk about their own wife in a simple, polite way. You can hear this word when introducing family or talking about daily life.

How to say wife
men and women

남녀men and women

남녀 means “men and women.” Use it when you talk about males and females together as a group. You will often see it in everyday places like schools, stores, parks, and public signs.

How to say men and women

The difference

아내 means one married woman: a wife. Use it for one female family role, not for both sexes together.