Lesson 5: Talking About Your Family
Introduction:
In this lesson, we will learn how to talk about family in Turkish. This includes vocabulary for family members and phrases to describe your family. The richness of the Turkish language is truly mind-blowing. Get ready to learn the incredibly detailed vocabulary for relatives in Turkish!
Vocabulary:
1. Aile - Family
2. Anne - Mother
3. Baba - Father
4. Kardeş - Sibling
- Erkek kardeş- Brother
- Kız kardeş- Sister
5. Abla- Older sister
6. Abi/Ağabey - Older brother
5. Eş- Spouse
- Koca- Husband
- Karı- Wife
6. Çocuk - Child
- Oğul- Son
- Kız- Daughter
7. Anneanne- Grandmother (Maternal)
8. Dede- Grandfather
9. Babaanne- Grandmother (Paternal)
9. Teyze- Aunt (Maternal)
10. Dayı- Uncle (Maternal)
11. Hala- Aunt (Paternal)
12. Amca- Uncle (Paternal)
13. Yenge- The wife of one's brother, or uncle.
14. Enişte- The husband of one's sister, or uncle.
15. Elti - To a woman, the wife of her husband's brother
16. Kayınvalide (Kaynana)- Mother-in-law
17. Kayınbaba (Kaynata)- Father-in-law
18. Torun- Grandchild
19. Yeğen- Niece/Newhew
20. Baldız- To a man, the sister of his wife
21. Görümce- To a woman, the sister of her husband
22. Bacanak- Kinship status of men married to two sisters
23. Kayınbirader (Kayın) - To husband and wife, each other's brother
24. Kayınço- A term of endearment for "kayınbirader"
Phrases:
1. Ailen (iz) var mı?- Do you have a family?
2. Kaç kardeşin (iz) var?- How many siblings do you have?
3. Benim bir kız kardeşim var- I have one sister.
4. Benim bir oğlum ve bir kızım var - I have one son and one daughter.
5. Anne ve babamla yaşıyorum- I live with my mother and father.
6. Evli misin (iz)?- Are you married?
Dialogue Example:
Let's look at a dialogue about family:
Person A: Kardeşlerin var mı? (Do you siblings?)
Person B: Evet, var. (Yes, I do.)
Person A: Kaç kardeşin var? (How many siblings do you have?)
Person B: İki kardeşim var, bir erkek kardeş ve bir kız kardeş. (I have two siblings, one brother and one sister.)
Person A: Aa ne güzel! (Oh, so nice!) Evli misin? (Are you married?)
Person B: Evet, evliyim. Bir oğlum ve bir kızım var. (Yes, I am married. I have one son and one daughter.) Sen evli misin? (Are you married?)
Person A: Hayır, ben bekârım. (No, I am nor married). Anne ve baban nerede yaşıyor? (Where do your parents live?)
Person B: Onlar İstanbul’da yaşıyor. (They live in Istanbul.)
Explanation:
These relative names that I shared above are the most frequently used forms. Of course, today there are also versions used in the local language. Such as: emmi (uncle)👨🦳, emmi oğlu (uncle's son)👨👦, amca zade (uncle's son)👨👦, amca oğlu (uncle's son)👨👦, amca kızı (uncle's daughter)👨👧, dayı zade (uncle's son)👨👧, dayı oğlu (uncle's son)👨👦, dayı kızı (uncle's son)👨👧, nene (grandmother)👵, birader (brother)👨🦰, bacı (sister)👩🦰, teyze zade (aunt's son)👩👦, teyze oğlu (aunt's son)👩👦, teyze kızı (aunt's daughter)👩👧...
Some kinship names can also be used to address people who are not related to us but whom we know or do not know.
"Amca" and "dayı" (for elderly men)👴, "teyze" (for elderly women)👵, "abla" (for women older than us)👩🦱, "abi" (for men older than us, but young people can also call their peers in this way)👨🦱, "birader" and "kardeş" can also be used in the local language. You may also hear it as "gardaş" depending on the region, "yenge" is also used in as a word of address for women sometimes 👩..
Practice:
Try to practice this dialogue, and use these phrases to describe your own family. Pay attention to the vocabulary for family members and practice using them in sentences.
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