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In this lesson, you will learn some vocabulary about "Family" in different languages.

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The Family Vocabulary in Several Languages

General Vocabulary

There are many etiquettes about term usage in Japanese, please learn them firstly.

English	French	Spanish	Italian	Arabic	Turkish	German	Swedish	Portuguese	Russian	Polish	Indonesian	Japanese
parents	les parents	los padres	genitori	الآباء	ebeveynler	die Eltern	föräldrar	parentes	родители	rodzice	orangtua	親（おや）、両親（りょうしん）
mother	la mère	la madre	madre	أم	anne	die Mutter	mor	mãe	мама	mama	ibu	母（はは）、母親（ははおや）
mom	maman	mamá	mamma	أمي	anne	die Mama	mamma	mamãe	мама	mama	mama	お母さん（おかあさん）
father	le père	el padre	padre	الآب	baba	der Vater	far	pai	отец	ojciec	ayah	父（ちち）、父親（ちちおや）
dad	papa	papá	papà	أب	baba	der Papa	pappa	papai	папа	tata	papa	お父さん（おとうさん）
son	le fils	el hijo	figlio	ابن	oğul	der Sohn	son	filho	сын	syn	putra	息子（むすこ）
daughter	la fille	la hija	figlia	ابنة	kız evlat	die Tochter	dotter	filha	дочь	córka	putri	娘（むすめ）
brother	le frère	el hermano	fratello	شقيق	erkek kardeş	der Bruder	bror	irmão	брат	brat	adik / kakak	兄（あに）；弟（おとうと）
sister	la soeur	la hermana	sorella	أخت	kız kardeş	die Schwester	syster	irmã	сестра	siostra	adik / kakak	姉（あね）；妹（いもうと）
wife	la femme	la esposa	moglie	زوجة	kadın eş	die Ehefrau	fru	esposa	жена	żona	istri	妻（つま）
husband	le mari	el marido	marito	الزوج	koca	der Mann	man	marido	муж	mąż	suami	夫（おっと）
aunt	la tante	la tía	zia	عمة	teyze	die Tante	moster	tia	тетя	ciocia	tante	叔母；伯母 （おば）
uncle	l'oncle	el tío	zio	اخو الام	amca dayı	der Onkel	farbror	tio	дядя	wujek	paman	叔父；伯父 （おじ）
cousin	le cousin/e	el primo/a	cugino	ولد عم	hala kızı	der Cousin, die Cousine	kusin	primo	двоюродная сестра	kuzyn	sepupu	従兄；従姉；従弟；従妹 （いとこ）
nephew	le neveu	el sobrino	nipote	ابن أخ	erkek yeğen	der Neffe	brorson	sobrinho	племянник	bratanek	keponakan	甥（おい）
niece	la nièce	la sobrina	nipote	ابنة الاخ	yeğen	die Nichte	niece	sobrinha	племянница	siostrzenica	keponakan	姪（めい）
grandparents	les grands-parents	los abuelos	nonni	الجد والجدة	dedesi	die Großeltern	farföräldrar	avós	дедушка и бабушка	dziadkowie	kakek-nenek	祖父母（そふぼ）
grandmother	la grand-mère	la abuela	nonna	جدة	büyükanne	die Großmutter	mormor	avó	бабушка	babcia	nenek	祖母（そぼ、おおば）
grandfather	le grand-père	el abuelo	nonno	جد	büyük baba	die Großvater	farfar	avô	дед	dziadek	kakek	祖父（そふ、じい、じじい）
grandchildren	les petits-enfants	los nietos	nipoti	أحفاد	torun	Enkelkinder	barnbarn	netos	Внуков	wnuki	cucu	孫（まご）
grandson	le petit-fils	el nieto	nipote	حفيد	erkek torun	der Enkel	barnbarn	neto	внук	wnuk	cucu	孫（まご）
granddaughter	la petite-fille	la nieta	nipotina	حفيدة	kız torun	die Enkelin	barnbarn	neta	внучка	wnuczka	cucu	孫娘（まごむすめ）
great-grandfather	l'arrière-grand-père	el bisabuelo	bisnonno	الجد الأكبر	büyük büyükbaba	der Urgroßvater	farfars far	bisavô	прадед	świetny dziadek	kakek buyut	曽祖父・曾祖父（そうそふ、 ひいじじ）
great-grandmother	l'arrière-grand-mère	la bisabuela	bisnonna	جدة عظيمة	büyük büyükanne	die Urgroßmutter	gammelmormor	bisavó	пра-прабабушка	pra babcia	nenek buyut	曽祖母・曾祖母（そうそぼ、ひいばば）
godmother	la marraine	la madrina	madrina	العرابة	vaftiz anası	die Patin	gudmor	madrinha	крестная мама	matka chrzestna	ibu babtis	教母（きょうぼ）
godfather	le parrain	el padrino	padrino	أب روحي	mafya babası	der Pate	gudfader	padrinho	Крестный отец	ojciec chrzestny	bapa baptis	教父（きょうふ）
boyfriend	le petit ami	el novio	fidanzato	صاحب	erkek arkadaş	der Freund	pojkvän	namorado	дружок	chłopak	pacar	彼氏（かれし）
girlfriend	la petite amie	la novia	fidanzata	صديقة	kız arkadaşı	die Freundin	flickvän	amiga	подруга	dziewczyna	pacar	彼女（かのじょ）
brother-in-law	le beau-frère	el cuñado	cognato	شقيق الزوج	kayınbirader	der Schwager	svåger	cunhado	шурин	szwagier	saudara ipar	義兄弟（ぎきょうだい）
sister-in-law	la belle-soeur	la cuñada	sorellastra	مثل اختي	üvey kızkardeş	die Stiefschwester	steg syster	meia-irmã	сводная сестра	przyrodnia siostra	saudara tiri	義理の姉妹（ぎりのしまい）
mother-in-law	la belle-mère	la suegra	suocera	حماة " أم الزوج أو أم الزوجة	kayınvalide	die Schwiegermutter	svärmor	sogra	свекровь	teściowa	ibu mertua	義母（ぎぼ）
father-in-law	le beau-père	el suegro	suocero	ووالد بالتبنى	kayınpeder	der Schwiegervater	svärfar	sogro	тесть	teść	ayah mertua	義父（ぎふ）
son-in-law	le beau-fils	el yerno	genero	ابنه قانونياً	damat	der Schwiegersohn	svärson	genro	зять	zięć	menantu	義理の息子（ぎりのむすこ）
daughter-in-law	la belle-fille	la nuera	nuora	ابنة بالنسب	gelin	die Schwiegertochter	svärdotter	nora	невестка	synowa	menantu	義理の娘（ぎりのむすめ）

Specific Vocabulary

Terms may vary due to regional differences, here's a possible, practical case.

English	Chinese
	formal	colloquial
great-great-grandparents generation	高祖辈/高祖輩(gāozǔbèi)	-
father's great-grandfather	高祖父(gāozǔfù)	-
father's great-grandmother	高祖母(gāozǔmǔ)	-
mother's great-grandfather	高外公(gāowàigōng)	-
mother's great-grandmother	高外婆(gāowàipó)	-
great-grandparents generation	曾祖辈/曾祖輩(zēngzǔbèi)	-
father's grandfather	曾祖父(zēngzǔfù)	老爷爷/老爺爺(lǎoyéye)
father's grandmother	曾祖母(zēngzǔmǔ)	老奶奶(lǎonǎinai)
mother's grandfather	曾外公(zēngwàigōng)	老姥爷/老姥爺(lǎolǎoyé)
mother's grandmother	曾外婆(zēngwàipó)	老姥娘(lǎolǎoniáng)
grandparents generation	祖辈/祖輩(zǔbèi)	-
father's father	祖父(zǔfù)	爷爷/爺爺(yéye)
father's mother	祖母(zǔmǔ)	奶奶(nǎinai)
mother's father	外公(wàigōng)	姥爷/姥爺(lǎoyé)
mother's mother	外婆(wàipó)	姥娘(lǎoniáng)
father's elder uncle	伯祖父(bózǔfù)	-
father's elder uncle's wife	伯祖母(bózǔmǔ)	-
mother's elder uncle	伯外公(bówàigōng)	-
mother's elder uncle's wife	伯外婆(bówàipó)	-
father's younger uncle	叔祖父(shūzǔfù)	-
father's younger uncle's wife	叔祖母(shūzǔmǔ)	-
mother's younger uncle	叔外公(shūwàigōng)	-
mother's younger uncle's wife	叔外婆(shūwàipó)	-
parents generation	父母辈/父母輩(fùmǔbèi)	-
father	父亲/父親(fùqin)	爸爸(bàba)
mother	母亲/母親(mǔqin)	妈妈/媽媽(māma)
father's elder brother	伯父(bófù)	伯伯(bóbo)
father's elder brother's wife	伯母(bómǔ)	-
father's younger brother	叔父(shūfù)	叔叔(shūshu)
father's younger brother's wife	叔母(shūmǔ)	婶婶/嬸嬸(shěnshen)
mother's brother	舅父(jiùfù)	舅舅(jiùjiu)
mother's brother's wife	舅母(jiùmǔ)	-
father's sister	姑母(gūmǔ)	姑姑(gūgu)
father's sister's husband	姑父(gūfu)	-
mother's sister	姨母(yímǔ)	姨(yí)
mother's sister's husband	姨父(yífu)	-
wife's father	丈父(zhàngfù)	岳父(yuèfù)
wife's mother	丈母(zhàngmǔ)	岳母(yuèmǔ)
husband's father	公父(gōngfù)	公公(gōnggong)
husband's mother	婆母(pómǔ)	婆婆(pópo)
godfather	教父(jiàofù)	-
godmother	教母(jiàomǔ)	-
stepfather	继父/繼父(jìfù)	后爸/後爸(hòubà)
stepmother	继母/繼母(jìmǔ)	后妈/後媽(hòumā)
peers	同辈/同輩(tóngbèi)	-
sibling(s)	兄弟姐妹(xiōngdì jiěmèi)/兄弟姊妹(xiōngdì jiěmèi)	-
brother(s)	兄弟(xiōngdì)	-
elder brother	兄(xiōng)	哥哥(gēge)
elder brother's wife	兄嫂(xiōngsǎo)	嫂嫂(sǎosao)
sister(s)	姐妹(jiěmèi)/姊妹(jiěmèi)	-
elder sister	姐(jiě)/姊(jiě)	姐姐(jiějie)/姊姊(jiějie)
elder sister's husband	姐夫(jiěfu)/姊夫(jiěfu)	-
younger brother	弟(dì)	弟弟(dìdi)
younger brother's wife	弟妹(dìmèi)	-
younger sister	妹(mèi)	妹妹(mèimei)
younger sister's husband	妹夫(mèifu)	-
elder male cousin, father's brother's son	堂兄(tángxiōng)	堂哥(tánggē)
elder male cousin's wife, father's brother's son's wife	堂嫂(tángsǎo)	-
elder female cousin, father's brother's daughter	堂姐(tángjiě)/堂姊(tángjiě)	-
elder female cousin's husband, father's brother's daughter's husband	堂姐夫(tángjiěfu)/堂姊夫(tángjiěfu)	-
elder male cousin, father's sister's son OR mother's sibling's son	表兄(biǎoxiōng)	表哥(biǎogē)
elder male cousin's wife, father's sister's son's wife	表嫂(biǎosǎo)	-
elder female cousin, father's sister's daughter OR mother's sibling's daughter	表姐(biǎojiě)/表姊(biǎojiě)	-
elder female cousin's husband, father's sister's daughter's husband	表姐夫(biǎojiěfu)/表姊夫(biǎojiěfu)	-
younger male cousin, father's brother's son	堂弟(tángdì)	-
younger male cousin's wife, father's brother's son's wife	堂弟妹(tángdìmèi)	-
younger female cousin, father's brother's daughter	堂妹(tángmèi)	-
younger female cousin's husband, father's brother's daughter's husband	堂妹夫(tángmèifu)	-
younger male cousin, father's sister's son OR mother's sibling's son	表弟(biǎodì)	-
younger male cousin's wife, father's sister's son's wife	表弟妹(biǎodìmèi)	-
younger female cousin, father's sister's daughter OR mother's sibling's daughter	表妹(biǎomèi)	-
younger female cousin's husband, father's sister's daughter's husband	表妹夫(biǎomèifu)	-
spouse(s)	配偶(pèi'ǒu)	夫妻(fūqī)
wife	妻子(qīzǐ)	老婆(lǎopó)
husband	丈夫(zhàngfu)	老公(lǎogōng)
children generation	子女辈/子女輩(zǐnǚbèi)	-
son	儿子/兒子(érzi)	-
son's wife	媳妇/媳婦(xífù)	-
daughter	女儿/女兒(nǚ'ér)	闺女/閨女(guīnǚ)
daughter's husband	女婿(nǚxu)	-
brother's son	侄子（/姪子）(zhízi)	-
brother's son's wife	侄媳妇（/姪媳婦）(zhíxífù)	-
brother's daughter	侄女（/姪女）(zhínǚ)	-
brother's daughter's husband	侄女婿（/姪女婿）(zhínǚxu)	-
sister's son	外甥(wàisheng)	-
sister's son's wife	外甥媳妇/外甥媳婦(wàishengxífù)	-
sister's daughter	外甥女(wàishengnǚ)	-
sister's daughter's husband	外甥女婿(wàishengnǚxu)	-
stepson	继子/繼子(jìzǐ)	-
stepdaughter	继女/繼女(jìnǚ)	-
grandchildren generation	孙辈/孫輩(sūnbèi)	-
son's son	孙子/孫子(sūnzi)	-
son's son's wife	孙媳妇/孫媳婦(sūnxífù)	-
son's daughter	孙女/孫女(sūnnǚ)	-
son's daughter's husband	孙女婿/孫女婿(sūnnǚxu)	-
daughter's son	外孙子/外孫子(wàisūnzi)	-
daughter's son's wife	外孙媳妇/外孫媳婦(wàisūnxífù)	-
daughter's daughter	外孙女/外孫女(wàisūnnǚ)	-
daughter's daughter's husband	外孙女婿/外孫女婿(wàisūnnǚxu)	-
brother's grandson	侄孙子（/姪孫子）(zhísūnzi)	-
brother's granddaughter	侄孙女（/姪孫女）(zhísūnnǚ)	-
sister's grandson	外甥孙子/外甥孫子(wàishengsūnzi)	-
sister's granddaughter	外甥孙女/外甥孫女(wàishengsūnnǚ)	-
great-grandchildren generation	曾孙辈/曾孫輩(zēngsūnbèi)	-
great-grandson	曾孙子/曾孫子(zēngsūnzi)	重孙子/重孫子(chóngsūnzi)
great-granddaughter	曾孙女/曾孫女(zēngsūnnǚ)	重孙女/重孫女(chóngsūnnǚ)
great-great-grandchildren generation	玄孙辈/玄孫輩(xuánsūnbèi)	-
great-great-grandson	玄孙子/玄孫子(xuánsūnzi)	-
great-great-granddaughter	玄孙女/玄孫女(xuánsūnnǚ)	-

English	Korean
grandparents generation	조부모 세대
grandfather	할아버지
grandmother	할머니
parents generation	부모 세대
father	아버지
mother	어머니
father's elder brother	큰아버지
father's elder brother's wife	큰어머니
father's married younger brother	작은아버지
father's younger brother's wife	작은어머니
father's unmarried younger brother	삼촌
mother's brother	외삼촌
father's sister	고모
father's sister's husband	고모부
mother's sister	이모
mother's sister's husband	이모부
parent's brother's wife	숙모
distant uncle	아저씨
distant aunt	아줌마
wife's parents	처부모
wife's father	장인
wife's mother	장모
husband's parents	시부모
husband's father	시아버지
husband's mother	시어머니
peers	동료
sibling(s)	형제자매, 형제
brother(s)	형제
elder brother, of a male	형
elder brother, of a female	오빠
elder brother's wife	형수
younger brother	동생, 남동생
younger brother's wife	제수/계수
sister(s)	누이, 자매
elder sister, of a male	누나
elder sister, of a female	언니
elder sister's husband	자형
younger sister	동생, 여동생, 누이동생
younger sister's husband	매부
cousin(s)	사촌
male cousin	남자사촌
female cousin	여자사촌
spouse(s)	배우자
husband	남편
wife	아내
wife's brother	처남
wife's older sister	처형
wife's younger sister	처제
husband's brother	시숙
children generation	어린이 세대
son	아들
daughter	딸
son-in-law	사위
daughter-in-law	며느리
nephew OR niece	조카
niece	조카딸, 질녀
grandchildren genertion	손자 세대
son's son	손자
son's daughter	손녀
daughter's son	외손자
daughter's daughter	외손녀