Family Members in Arabic
Family words in Arabic: أُمّ (umm, mother), أَب (ab, father), أَخ (akh, brother), أُخْت (ukht, sister), اِبْن (ibn, son), اِبْنَة (ibna, daughter). Below are all 36 family words from lessons 131, 132 and 133 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 131 · Family & Friends 12 words
- أُمّ umm mother
نُحِبّ أُمَّنا كَثيراً.
Nuḥibbu ummanā kathīran.
We love our mother very much.
- أَب ab father
يحب أباه كثيراً.
Yuḥibbu abāhu kathīran.
He loves his father very much.
- وَالِدَان walidan parents
تلك العائلة لديها والدان محبان.
Tilka al-ʿāʾilatu ladayhā wālidāni muḥibbān.
That family has loving parents.
- أَخ akh brother
هل أخوك مغادر أيضاً؟
Hal akhūka mughādir aydan?
Is your brother also leaving?
- أُخْت ukht sister
لدي أخت رائعة.
ladayya ukhtun ra'i'ah.
I have a great sister.
- اِبْن ibn son
تُحِبُّ ابنها الوحيد.
Tuḥibbu ibnahā al-waḥīd.
She loves her only son.
- اِبْنَة ibna daughter
يُحِبُّ ابنته الوحيدة.
Yuḥibbu ibnatahu al-waḥīdah.
He loves his only daughter.
- زَوْج zawj husband
ذلك زوجها المحب.
Dhalika zawjuha al-muhibb.
That is her loving husband.
- زَوْجَة zawjah wife
كيف تعرفت على زوجتك؟
kayfa taʿarrafta ʿalā zawjatika?
How did you meet your wife?
- شَرِيك sharīk partner
لدينا شريك جيد.
ladayna shareek jayyid.
We have a good partner.
- جَار jār neighbor
جاري لديه كلب ودود.
Jārī ladayhi kalb wadūd.
My neighbor has a friendly dog.
- صَدِيق ṣadīq friend
لديها صديق جيد الآن.
Ladayhā ṣadīq jayyid al-ʾān.
She has a good friend now.
Lesson 132 · Extended Family & Relationships 12 words
- جَدَّة jadda grandmother
تلك حديقة جدتها.
Tilka ḥadīqatu jaddatihā.
That is her grandmother's garden.
- جَدّ jadd grandfather
يُحِبُّ جَدَّهُ كَثيراً.
Yuḥibbu jaddahu kathīran.
He loves his grandfather very much.
- جَدَّان jaddān grandparents
نزور جدينا كثيراً.
Nazūru jaddaynā kathīran.
We visit our grandparents often.
- عَمّ ʿamm uncle
هل عمك أيضاً من كندا؟
Hal ʿammuka aydan min kanada?
Is your uncle also from Canada?
- عَمَّة / خَالَة ʿammah / khālah aunt
عَمَّتِي تَصْنَعُ بَسْكَوِيتًا لَذِيذًا.
ʿammatī taṣnaʿu baskawītan ladhīdhan.
My aunt makes good cookies.
- اِبْنُ عَمّ ibn 'amm cousin
لديها ابن عم واحد في المدرسة.
Ladayha ibnu 'ammin wahidun fil-madrasa.
She has one cousin in school.
- اِبْنَةُ أَخ / اِبْنَةُ أُخْت ibnat akh / ibnat ukht niece
تلك الفتاة هي ابنة أخي.
Tilka al-fatātu hiya ibnatu akhī.
That girl is my niece.
- قَرِيب qarīb relative
يعيش قريبي بعيداً.
Ya'eeshu qareebī ba'eedan.
My relative lives far away.
- صَدِيق ṣadīq boyfriend
يُرِيدُ صديقي أن يَجْلِسَ مقابلي.
Yurīdu ṣadīqī an yajlisa muqābilī.
My boyfriend wants to sit across me.
- حَبِيبَة ḥabībah girlfriend
هذه زهرة حبيبتي المفضلة.
hadhihi zahrat ḥabībatī al-mufaḍḍala.
This is my girlfriend's favorite flower.
- صِهْر ṣihr in-law
هي تُحِبّ صهرها الجديد.
Hiya tuḥibbu ṣihrahā al-jadīd.
She likes her new in-law.
- اِبْنُ الأَخ / اِبْنُ الأُخْت ibn al-akh nephew
يُحِبُّ ابن أخيه الصغير.
yuḥibbu ibna akhīhi aṣ-ṣaghīr.
He loves his little nephew.
Lesson 133 · Family — Roles & Life Events 12 words
- عَائِلَة ʿāʾila family
أَنَا أُحِبُّ عَائِلَتِي.
ana uḥibbu ʿāʾilatī.
I love my family.
- طِفْل ṭifl child
يَشْرَبُ الطِّفلُ المَاءَ.
yashrabu-t-ṭiflu-l-mā'
The child drinks water.
- زَوْجُ الأُمّ zawj al-umm stepfather
أنا أعيشُ مَعَ زَوْجِ أُمِّي.
ana a'eeshu ma'a zawji ummi
I live with my stepfather.
- حَفِيدَة ḥafīdah granddaughter
عَانَقَتْ حَفِيدَتَهَا بِحُبٍّ.
ʿānaqat ḥafīdatahā bi-ḥubb.
She hugged her granddaughter.
- حَفِيد ḥafīd grandson
الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ حَفِيدَهُ.
ar-rajulu yuḥibbu ḥafīdah
The man loves his grandson.
- مُتَزَوِّج mutazawwij married
أُخْتِي مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ.
ukhtī mutazawwijah.
My sister is married.
- لَقَب laqab surname
نَسِيتُ لَقَبَهُ.
nasītu laqabahu
I forgot his surname.
- تَوْأَم taw'am twin
هِيَ تُحِبُّ تَوْأَمَهَا.
hiya tuḥibbu taw'amaha
She loves her twin.
- أَعْزَب aʿzab single
أخي أعزب.
akhī aʿzab
My brother is single.
- شَقِيق shaqīq sibling
لَدَيَّ شَقِيقٌ وَاحِدٌ.
ladayya shaqīqun wāḥid.
I have one sibling.
- طِفْلٌ وَحِيدٌ ṭifl waḥīd only child
الولدُ طِفْلٌ وَحِيدٌ.
al-waladu ṭifl waḥīd.
The boy is an only child.
- جِيل jīl generation
نحن نعلّم الجيل القادم.
naḥnu nuʿallimu al-jīla al-qādim
We teach the next generation.
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