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Family is the twenty-sixth skill in the language tree for Turkish. It has three lessons and teaches the words for various family members and other related words in Turkish.

Cultural Notes[]

Family is very important to Turkish people, and so the words for various family relationships might seem a little specific to many people. For example, there are two words for aunt; one for one's father's sister, and another for one's mother's sister.

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

  • erkek kardeş = younger brother
  • kız kardeş = younger sister
  • anne = mother
  • baba = father
  • oğul = son
  • aile = family
  • abi = older brother
  • abla = older sister

Lesson 2[]

  • dayı = uncle (mother's brother)
  • amca = uncle (father's brother)
  • teyze = aunt (mother's sister)
  • hala = aunt (father's sister)
  • koca = husband
  • karı = wife
  • = spouse

Lesson 3[]

  • anneanne = grandmother (mother's mother)
  • babaanne = grandmother (father's mother)
  • dede = grandfather
  • kuzen = cousin
  • evli = married (lit: with a house)
  • bekâr = single
  • torun = grandchild

References[]

Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/tr/Family

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