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Belarusian Vocabulary - Family
In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Belarusian words related to family.
Main Terms
Below is a table with some of the most common Belarusian words related to family.
| Word in Belarusian | Pronunciation (IPA) | Translation in English |
|---|---|---|
| бацька | [ˈbat͡ska] | father |
| маці | [ˈmatsʲi] | mother |
| брат | [brat] | brother |
| сястра | [ˈsʲastra] | sister |
| дзед | [ˈdzʲed] | grandfather |
| бабка | [ˈbabka] | grandmother |
| сын | [sɨn] | son |
| дочка | [ˈdot͡ʂka] | daughter |
| друг | [druk] | friend |
| дружина | [druˈʐina] | wife |
| муж | [muʂ] | husband |
| дацька | [ˈdat͡ska] | stepfather |
| мацька | [ˈmat͡ska] | stepmother |
| брацень | [braˈt͡senʲ] | brother-in-law |
| сястрань | [sʲasˈtrenʲ] | sister-in-law |
Dialogue
Let's practice using the words above in a dialogue.
- Person 1: Добры дзень, бацька! (Dobry dzenʲ, bat͡ska!) – Good day, father!
- Person 2: Добры дзень, сын! (Dobry dzenʲ, sɨn!) – Good day, son!
- Person 1: Гэта мая дружина. (Hieta mai︠a︡ druzhina.) – This is my wife.
- Person 2: Прывітанне! (Pryvitannie!) – Hello!
- Person 1: А гэта мая сястра. (A hieta mai︠a︡ sʲastra.) – And this is my sister.
- Person 2: Заўважанне! (Zaŭvazhannie!) – Nice to meet you!
- Person 1: А гэта мая бабка і дзед. (A hieta mai︠a︡ babka i dzʲed.) – And this is my grandmother and grandfather.
- Person 2: Заўгодна! (Zaŭhodna!) – Nice!
- Person 1: А гэта мая дацька і мацька. (A hieta mai︠a︡ dat͡ska i mat͡ska.) – And this is my stepfather and stepmother.
- Person 2: Заўгодна! (Zaŭhodna!) – Nice!
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