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Tosk Albanian Vocabulary → Family and Friends → Family Members
As we all know, family is the backbone of every community, and understanding family can help you appreciate a culture better. In this lesson, we will learn how to say the different family members' names in Tosk Albanian and how to use them in sentences.
After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Medical terms & Geometry.
Family Members
Here are the most common family members in Tosk Albanian:
| Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| baba | /ba.ba/ | father |
| nena | /ne.na/ | mother |
| vëlla | /vɜl.la/ | brother |
| motra | /mɔ.tɾa/ | sister |
| babai i madh | /ba.bai i madh/ | elder father |
| nena e madhe | /ne.na e ma.dhe/ | elder mother |
| djali | /dʒa.li/ | son |
| vajza | /vaʒ.za/ | daughter |
| nipi | /ni.pi/ | nephew |
| mbriati | /mbɾi.a.ti/ | niece |
| gjyshe | /dʒys.he/ | grandmother |
| gjyshi | /dʒyʃi/ | grandfather |
| fjale e mëmës | /fja.le e mə.məs/ | mother-in-law |
| fjale e atit | /fja.le e a.tit/ | father-in-law |
| dhëndër | /dʰən.dəɾ/ | son-in-law |
| nuse | /nu.se/ | daughter-in-law |
Here are some examples of how to use these family members' names in Tosk Albanian:
- Unë kam një motër dhe një vëlla. (I have one sister and one brother.)
- Baba im është shumë i zgjuar. (My father is very smart.)
- Nipi im ka vetëm 5 vjeç. (My nephew is only 5 years old.)
- Gjyshja ime bën një byrek shumë të mirë. (My grandmother makes a very good pie.)
- Nëntori është muaji kur unë kam lindur dhe ai është edhe muaji i lindjes së babait tim. (November is the month when I was born, and it's also my father's birth month.)
Don't forget that, in Tosk Albanian, family members' names change according to their gender and seniority. Learning them will help you understand the culture better and strengthen the bonds between you and your Albanian friends and acquaintances.
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- Types of Food
- Religious Celebrations
- Medical terms
- National Holidays
- At the Hotel
- Adjectives to Describe People
- Greetings
- Time
- Health
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