Finnish Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Finnish language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Finnish with their translation in English, on the topic of family and friends. Ideal to help you boost your Finnish vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	FINNISH
the great-grandfather	isoisän isä
the great grandmother	Suuri isoäiti
the grandfather	isoisä
the grandmother	isoäiti
the grandson	pojanpoika
the granddaughter	tyttärentytär
the grandchildren	lapsenlapset
the father	Isä
the mother	Äiti
the parents	vanhemmat
the child	lapsi
the children	Lapset
the son	poika
the daughter	tytär
a baby	vauva
a teenager	teini-ikäinen
the adults	aikuiset
the brother	Veli
the sister	sisko
half-brother	velipuoli
half-sister	sisarpuoli
a twin	kaksonen
the uncle	Setä
the aunt	täti
the cousin	Serkku
the cousin	Serkku
the nephew	veljenpoika
the niece	veljentytär
a friend	ystävä
the boyfriend	poikaystävä
the girlfriend	tyttöystävä
the fiancé	sulhanen
the groom	sulhanen
the husband	aviomies
the wife	vaimo
the parents-in-law	appivanhemmat
father-in-law	appi
the mother-in-law	anoppi
the brother-in-law	vävy
the sister-in-law	käly
the son-in-law	vävy
the daughter-in-law	miniä
a family member	perheenjäsen
adopted	Hyväksyi
only son	ainoa poika

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