Danish Vocabulary: Family and friends

– Useful words you should know –

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

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ENGLISH	DANISH
the great-grandfather	Oldefar
the great grandmother	Oldemor
the grandfather	Bedstefaderen
the grandmother	Bedstemoren
the grandson	barnebarnet
the granddaughter	barnebarnet
the grandchildren	børnebørnene
the father	Faderen
the mother	moderen
the parents	Forældrene
the child	Barnet
the children	Børnene
the son	Sønnen
the daughter	datteren
a baby	en baby
a teenager	en teenager
the adults	De voksne
the brother	broderen
the sister	søsteren
half-brother	halvbror
half-sister	halvsøster
a twin	en tvilling
the uncle	Onklen
the aunt	tanten
the cousin	Fætteren
the cousin	Fætteren
the nephew	nevøen
the niece	Niecen
a friend	en ven
the boyfriend	kæresten
the girlfriend	Kæresten
the fiancé	Den forlovede
the groom	brudgommen
the husband	manden
the wife	Konen
the parents-in-law	svigerforældrene
father-in-law	svigerfar
the mother-in-law	svigermor
the brother-in-law	Svogeren
the sister-in-law	Svigerinden
the son-in-law	svigersønnen
the daughter-in-law	svigerdatteren
a family member	et familiemedlem
adopted	adopteret
only son	eneste søn

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