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👪 Family Members in Latin
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Hello Latin learners,

In this lesson, you will learn how to write and pronounce the names of family members in Latin. Family relations are used frequently in the Latin language, so it is very important to know them. Family members in Latin are, as in other languages, quite specific. For example, there are different words for aunts, uncles, and cousins, depending on whether they are on the father's side or the mother's side. The table below lists the main family relationship names in Latin and their translation.

After mastering this lesson, you may find these related subjects intriguing: Days of the Week, Animals, Telling Time & Health.

Main Family members[edit | edit source]

Latin Translation Pronunciation (audio file)
mater mother
pater father
filia daughter
filius son
soror sister
frater brother
avia grandmother
avus grandfather

Other Family members[edit | edit source]

Latin Translation Pronunciation (audio file)
proavia great-grandmother
proavus great-grandfather
neptis niece
nepos nephew
uxor wife
vir husband
noverca stepmother
vitricus stepfather
matertera aunt (mother’s sister)
amita aunt (father’s sister)
avunculus uncle (mother’s brother)
patruus uncle (father’s brother)
consobrina cousin (on mother’s side)
patruelis cousin (on father’s side)

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Here is a dialogue using the words for family members in Latin so you can practice the vocabulary you have learned in this lesson. By using the words in context and in conversation, you will gain a deeper understanding of their meanings and how they are used.

  • Person 1: Salve, frater! (Hello, brother!)
  • Person 2: Salve, soror! (Hello, sister!)
  • Person 1: Quid agis? (How are you?)
  • Person 2: Bene agimus, gratias. Et tu? (We're doing well, thank you. And you?)
  • Person 1: Ego quoque bene agam. Quid de parentibus nostris? (I'm doing well too. What about our parents?)
  • Person 2: Parentes nostri valde bene agunt. (Our parents are doing very well.)
  • Person 1: Quanti liberi habes? (How many children do you have?)
  • Person 2: Duos liberos habeo, filium et filiam. (I have two children, a son and a daughter.)
  • Person 1: Quid de avis? (What about grandparents?)
  • Person 2: Avi mei vivunt et valde felices sunt. (My grandparents are alive and very happy.)
  • Person 1: Quid de conjuge? (What about your spouse?)
  • Person 2: Conjux meus est optimus. (My spouse is the best.)

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