When to use Grandpa in Korean

When to use it

Grandpa means your grandfather, your father’s father or your mother’s father. In Korean, people use 할아버지 to talk about or call their own grandpa in a warm, polite way. You may also hear it for an elderly man in some situations, but in family pictures it usually means grandpa.

Example sentences

1. 우리 할아버지는 집에 계세요.

   My grandpa is at home.

2. 오늘 할아버지와 공원에 갔어요.

   Today I went to the park with my grandpa.

3. 할아버지가 학교 앞에서 저를 기다려요.

   My grandpa waits for me in front of the school.

4. 저는 주말에 할아버지께 전화해요.

   I call my grandpa on the weekend.

5. 할아버지와 시장에서 사과를 샀어요.

   I bought apples at the market with my grandpa.

6. 여행에서 할아버지 사진을 찍었어요.

   I took a picture of my grandpa on the trip.