Decode The Korean Language: How Do You Politely Call Your Uncle? - The Creative Blog
Web삼촌 (samchon) is used when addressing your father’s brother.
May 30, 2026
Web삼촌 (samchon) is used when addressing your father’s brother. 삼촌은 아버지보다 두 살 어려요. (samchoneun abeojiboda du sal eoryeoyo.
Understanding the Context
) my uncle is 2 years younger than my father. For your mom’s brother, the term is 외삼촌 (oesamchon). Webthis sound change is a bit less obvious to english speakers. Since korean doesn’t have the /v/ sound like in “very” they replace it with something similar to a “b”.
Key Insights
Conjugating regular verbs/adjectives into honorific forms follows a simple pattern: In the case without batchim (받침) :.