text: how do u say wife in korean? i know the word 'oppa' usually refers to husband.. so how do u say wife? i am not sure oppa would be used for husband, but what you call a wife depends on whether you are talking about another person's wife or your own wife.  if is another person's wife you would say poo-een.  if it is your wife you are talking about, you'd say wooree ah-neh (which actually translates to "our wife" -- why they use "our" instead of "my" is a fun one to try to figure out).    if you are talking to your wife then you would use her name or maybe yoh-boh, but i am not sure that term is as popular as it used to be.