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Bengali Vocabulary → Family and Relationships → Family Members
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.