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손자녀

A2 noun #9,000 most common

손자녀

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When talking about your 손자녀 (grandchildren) in Korean, you're using a collective term. This word combines 손자 (grandson) and 손녀 (granddaughter) into one convenient word. It's similar to how we might say "kids" instead of "boys and girls" when referring to children in general.

So, if you have both grandsons and granddaughters, or if you don't want to specify their gender, 손자녀 is the perfect word to use. You'll often hear this in contexts like "My grandchildren are coming to visit" or "I love spending time with my grandchildren." Using this collective term is very natural in everyday Korean conversation.

Practice it Examples

How Formal Is It?

Formal

"할아버지와 할머니는 손주분과 함께 즐거운 시간을 보내셨습니다. (Grandfather and grandmother had a good time with their grandchildren.)"

Neutral

"손자녀들이 모두 모여 할머니 생신을 축하해 드렸습니다. (All the grandchildren gathered to celebrate grandmother's birthday.)"

Informal

"우리 손주들이 벌써 이렇게 컸네! (Our grandchildren have already grown this much!)"

Child friendly

"할머니가 아가들을 위해 맛있는 간식을 준비했어요. (Grandmother prepared delicious snacks for the little ones.)"

Slang

"우리 새끼들, 다 같이 놀러 가자! (Let's all go play, my little ones!)"

Examples by Level

우리 할머니는 손자녀를 아주 사랑하세요.

Our grandmother loves her grandchildren very much.

할머니 (grandmother) + -는 (topic marker), 손자녀 (grandchildren) + -를 (object marker), 아주 (very), 사랑하세요 (loves, honorific form).

손자녀가 주말에 집에 놀러 올 거예요.

The grandchildren will come to play at home on the weekend.

손자녀 (grandchildren) + -가 (subject marker), 주말에 (on the weekend), 집에 (at home), 놀러 올 거예요 (will come to play).

할아버지가 손자녀에게 이야기를 읽어주세요.

Grandfather reads stories to his grandchildren.

할아버지 (grandfather) + -가 (subject marker), 손자녀에게 (to the grandchildren), 이야기를 (stories), 읽어주세요 (reads).

손자녀 덕분에 집이 항상 활기차요.

Thanks to the grandchildren, the house is always lively.

손자녀 덕분에 (thanks to the grandchildren), 집이 (the house) + -이 (subject marker), 항상 (always), 활기차요 (is lively).

손자녀와 함께 공원에 갔어요.

I went to the park with my grandchildren.

손자녀와 함께 (with the grandchildren), 공원에 (to the park), 갔어요 (went).

손자녀에게 줄 선물을 샀어요.

I bought gifts to give to my grandchildren.

손자녀에게 (to the grandchildren), 줄 (to give), 선물 (gift) + -을 (object marker), 샀어요 (bought).

손자녀는 할머니, 할아버지의 기쁨입니다.

Grandchildren are the joy of grandmothers and grandfathers.

손자녀는 (grandchildren are), 할머니, 할아버지의 (of grandmother, grandfather), 기쁨입니다 (joy).

우리 손자녀는 벌써 초등학생이에요.

Our grandchildren are already elementary school students.

우리 (our), 손자녀는 (grandchildren are), 벌써 (already), 초등학생이에요 (elementary school students).