외할머니

oehalmeoni · Grandmother (mother's mother)

Relationship

my mother → her mother

Who uses it

About your mother's mother.

When you call them

Face to face, 할머니. Kids sometimes say 외할머니 to tell two grandmas apart, or use where she lives, like 부산 할머니.

When you talk about them

To others, 외할머니 — or just 할머니.

Example

방학마다 외할머니 댁에 가요.I go to my grandma's every school break.

Based on the standard etiquette of the National Institute of Korean Language; families and regions vary.