Talking About Family

gajogi eotteoke doeseyo?

How many people are in your family?

Polite and natural way to ask adults about their family.

gajogi myeot myeongiya?

How many people are in your family?

Use only with close friends or children.

bumonimhago jeo, geurigo yeodongsaengi han myeong isseoyo.

There's my parents, me, and one younger sister.

appa, eomma, na, ireoke se myeongiya.

My family is dad, mom, and me, so three of us.

sillyejiman, gyeolhonhasyeotseumnikka?

Excuse me, but are you married?

Very formal; used with strangers or in professional settings.

hoksi gyeolhonhasyeosseoyo?

By any chance, are you married?

The most common everyday polite way to ask this.

ne, gyeolhonhan ji samnyeon dwaesseoyo.

Yes, I have been married for three years.

nan ajik mihoninde, honja saneun geotdo pyeonhago joa.

I'm still single, and living alone is comfortable and nice.

"미혼" means single (literally "not yet married").

janyeobuneun isseusingayo?

Do you have any children?

"자녀" is the honorific term for someone else's children.

aiga isseuseyo?

Do you have kids?

adeul hana, ttal hana inneunde jigeum yuchiwone danyeoyo.

I have one son and one daughter, and they go to kindergarten now.

bumonimeun eodie salgo gyeseyo?

Where are your parents living?

Uses the honorific verb "계시다" instead of "있다".

gajokdeureun da gachi sarayo?

Does your family all live together?

bumonimeun gohyange gyesigo, jeoneun hoesa geuncheoeseo jachwihaeyo.

My parents are in my hometown, and I live alone near the company.

"자취하다" specifically means living alone and cooking for oneself.

jeoneun oedongiraseo eoril ttae hyeongjega inneun chingudeuri bureowosseoyo.

Because I am an only child, I was jealous of friends with siblings when I was young.