Family

Basic words related to family is important to be able to introduce yourself

A1 vocabulary:

• brother
• sister
• father
• mother
• husband
• wife

A2+ vocabulary:

• grandfather
• grandmother
• cousin
• uncle

• twin

Differences between languages

• Arabic: word for maternal and paternal uncle
• Chinese: many words for uncles, aunts, grandfathers, depending on their relations
• Japanese
  • different word to refer to someone from your family and someone who is not
  • different words for younger and older brother