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Hello and welcome to the Bengali Vocabulary lesson on Family Members. In this lesson, you will learn the Bengali words for different family members and their relationship terms. As a Bengali language teacher for 20 years, I've helped many students learn this essential vocabulary, and I'm excited to share it with you now.

Family Members

Here are the Bengali words for different family members:

Bengali	Pronunciation	English
আম্মা (amma)	ʔamːa	Mother
বাবা (baba)	baḅa	Father
দাদা (dada)	dad̪a	Grandfather (paternal)
দদী (didi)	did̪i	Elder sister
দিদি (didi)	did̪i	Elder sister
জেঠু (jethu)	dʒet̪ʰu	Elder brother (paternal)
খালা (khala)	kʰala	Paternal aunt
খালু (khalu)	kʰalu	Paternal uncle
মামা (mama)	mama	Maternal uncle
মেষো (mes̪o)	meṣo	Younger brother
নানা (nana)	nana	Grandfather (maternal)
নানী (nani)	nani	Grandmother (maternal)
পিসি (pisi)	pisi	Paternal aunt
পিতামহ (pitamaha)	pit̪amɔha	Grandfather (paternal)
পিতামাঁ (pitama)	pit̪amã	Grandmother (paternal)
ঠাকুরদা (thakurd̪a)	t̪ʰakurɖa	Elder brother
তাই (tai)	t̪ai	Elder sister-in-law
ছেলে (c̣eḷe)	t͡ʃʰe̞le̞	Son
কন্যা (kônnô)	kɔɲɲa	Daughter
শ্বশুর (shoshur)	s̪ɔʃur	Father-in-law
শালী (sali)	s̪ali	Sister-in-law

Here are some related relationship terms:

• দেওর (d̪eor): husband
• স্ত্রী (stri): wife
• পুত্র (put̪ro): son
• পুত্রী (put̪ri): daughter
• নাতী (nati): grandson
• নাতনী (nat̪oni): granddaughter
• দামাদ (d̪ama:d̪): son-in-law
• জামাই (dʒama:i): son-in-law
• বউ (bau): daughter-in-law
• শাশুড়ি (s̪a:ʃuɽi): mother-in-law

I hope this Bengali Vocabulary lesson on Family Members was useful to you! In our next lesson, we'll learn about Bengali marriage ceremonies and rituals, and related vocabulary.

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Related Lessons

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Sources

• Bengali/Family relations - Wikibooks, open books for an open world
• Family words in Bengali
• Family Members in Bengali | Pinhok Languages