Russian Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

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

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ENGLISH	RUSSIAN	PRONUNCIATION
the great-grandfather	прадед	praded
the great grandmother	прабабушка	prababushka
the grandfather	дедушка	dedushka
the grandmother	бабушка	babushka
the grandson	внук	vnuk
the granddaughter	внучка	vnuchka
the grandchildren	внуки	vnuki
the father	отец	otetz
the mother	мать	mat
the parents	родителей	roditelei
the child	ребенок	rebenok
the children	дети	deti
the son	сын	syn
the daughter	дочь	doch
a baby	младенец	mladenec
a teenager	подросток	podrostok
the adults	взрослые	vzroslye
the brother	брат	bratt
the sister	сестра	sestra
half-brother	сводный брат	svodny bratt
half-sister	сводная сестра	svodnaya sestra
a twin	близнец	bliznets
the uncle	дядя	dyadya
the aunt	тетя	tetya
the cousin	двоюродный брат	dvoyurodny bratt
the nephew	племянник	plemyannik
the niece	племянница	plemyannitsa
a friend	друг	drug
the boyfriend	бойфренд	beufrend
the girlfriend	подруга	podruga
the fiancé	жених	zhenikh
the groom	жених	zhenikh
the husband	муж	mouge
the wife	жены	zhena
the parents-in-law	родители мужа	roditeli muzha
father-in-law	тесть	test
the mother-in-law	свекровь	svekrov
the brother-in-law	шурин	shurin
the sister-in-law	невестка	nevestka
the son-in-law	зять	zyat
the daughter-in-law	невестка	nevestka
a family member	член семьи	chlen semyi
adopted	принятый	prinyatyy
only son	единственный сын	yedinstvenny syn

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