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* twin | * twin | ||
| + | == Notes on morphology == | ||
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| + | * Arabic: | ||
| + | ** Brother is irregular | ||
== Other usages == | == Other usages == | ||
* Spanish: tio means guy | * Spanish: tio means guy | ||
| + | == Similarities between languages == | ||
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| + | * Romance languages | ||
| + | * Germanic languages | ||
| + | * Arabic/Maltese | ||
== Differences between languages == | == Differences between languages == | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 1 November 2015
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
Contents
Notes on morphology
- Arabic:
- Brother is irregular
Other usages
- Spanish: tio means guy
Similarities between languages
- Romance languages
- Germanic languages
- Arabic/Maltese
Differences between languages
- German: German has a word meaning brothers and sisters Geschwister
- 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
