Icelandic Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

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

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ENGLISH	ICELANDIC
the great-grandfather	langafi
the great grandmother	langamma
the grandfather	Afi
the grandmother	amman
the grandson	barnabarnið
the granddaughter	barnabarnið
the grandchildren	barnabörnin
the father	Faðirinn
the mother	móðirin
the parents	foreldrarnir
the child	barnið
the children	börnin
the son	sonurinn
the daughter	dóttirin
a baby	smábarn
a teenager	unglingur
the adults	fullorðna fólkið
the brother	bróðirinn
the sister	systirin
half-brother	hálfbróðir
half-sister	hálfsystir
a twin	tvíburi
the uncle	frændinn
the aunt	frænkan
the cousin	frændinn
the cousin	frændinn
the nephew	frændinn
the niece	frænkan
a friend	Vinur
the boyfriend	kærastinn
the girlfriend	kærastan
the fiancé	unnustinn
the groom	brúðguminn
the husband	eiginmaðurinn
the wife	eiginkonan
the parents-in-law	tengdaforeldrarnir
father-in-law	tengdapabbi
the mother-in-law	tengdamóðirin
the brother-in-law	mágur
the sister-in-law	mágkonan
the son-in-law	tengdasonurinn
the daughter-in-law	tengdadóttirin
a family member	aðstandanda
adopted	Samþykkt
only son	einkasonur

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