Decode The Korean Language: How Do You Politely Call Your Uncle? - do3

Since korean doesn’t have the /v/ sound like in “very” they replace it with something similar to a “b”.

Conjugating regular verbs/adjectives into honorific forms follows a simple pattern:

In the case without batchim (받침) :.

Web삼촌 (samchon) is used when addressing your father’s brother.

(samchoneun abeojiboda du sal eoryeoyo. ) my uncle is 2 years younger than my father.

For your mom’s brother, the term is 외삼촌 (oesamchon).

삼촌은 아버지보다 두 살 어려요.

Webthis sound change is a bit less obvious to english speakers.