Family & Relations in Turkish
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
aile
family
My family is very big.
anne
mother
My mother is a teacher.
baba
father
My father came home from work.
kardeş
Brother / Sister
I have two siblings.
erkek kardeş
brother
My brother is athletic.
kız kardeş
sister
My sister is at university.
eş
husband / wife / spouse
My spouse will come with me.
koca
husband
Her husband is a very good man.
karı
wife
His wife is a pharmacist.
çocuk
child
We have three children.
oğul
son
My son is five years old.
kız
daughter
Our daughter is singing.
büyük baba
grandfather
My grandfather is a farmer.
büyük anne
grandmother
My grandmother makes cakes.
dede
grandpa
Grandpa is telling us a story.
nine
grandma
Grandma is in the kitchen.
amca
uncle (father's brother)
My uncle will come to visit us tomorrow.
teyze
aunt (mother's sister)
My aunt has a son.
hala
aunt (father's sister)
My aunt lives in Istanbul.
dayı
uncle (mother's brother)
My uncle is an engineer.
kuzen
cousin
My cousins are very friendly.
erkek kuzen
cousin (male)
I play with my cousin.
kız kuzen
cousin (female)
Our cousin is a doctor.
enişte
brother-in-law (sister's husband)
My brother-in-law is a teacher.
gelin
Daughter-in-law
My new daughter-in-law is a very polite woman.
damat
son-in-law
My son-in-law works as a doctor.
kayın baba
father-in-law
My father-in-law is retired.
kayın anne
mother-in-law
My mother-in-law is very polite.
boşanma
divorce
The divorce process is difficult.
evli
married
Are you married?
bekar
single
He/she is still single.
nişanlı
engaged / fiancé / fiancée
I got engaged!
evlenme
marriage / wedding
Our wedding ceremony was beautiful.
evlenmek
to get married / to marry
I want to marry him/her.
nişanlanmak
to get engaged
He/she got engaged last year.
sevgili
boyfriend / girlfriend / beloved
My boyfriend/girlfriend is very good-looking.
arkadaş
friend
My friend will come with me.
en yakın arkadaş
best friend
My best friend is very loyal.
akraba
Relative / Family member
Our relatives will come to visit us this weekend.
soy
lineage / ancestry
His/her lineage is very old.
nesil
Generation
The new generation thinks differently.
evde yaşamak
To live with family / To live at home
I live with my parents.
hane
Home / Household
I started a family.
soybağı
Blood relationship
I'm not related to him/her.
vasi
Guardian
His/Her guardian is a teacher.
velinin
Legal guardian / Responsible adult
He/She called his/her legal guardian.
evlat
Child / Son / Daughter (affectionate)
He/She takes great care of his/her children.
üvey
Step- (stepmother, stepparent)
He/She loves his/her stepmother.
görümce
Sister-in-law (brother's wife)
My sister-in-law is like my best friend.
kayınvalidesi
Mother-in-law (husband's or wife's mother)
His/Her mother-in-law is a very kind and helpful woman.
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