Talking about family in Russian
In one of the lessons we have learned how to say “I have” in Russian. Today, we will use that formula to talk about family in Russian. We will also learn the Russian names of family members and other relatives and practice with a few examples.
Vocabulary
мать – mother
ма́ма – mom
оте́ц – father
па́па – dad
брат – brother
сестра́ – sister
де́душка – grandfather
ба́бушка – grandmother
сын – son
дочь – daughter
де́ти – children
роди́тели – parents
дя́дя – uncle
тётя – aunt
племя́нник – nephew
племя́нница – niece
семья́ – family
ро́дственники – relatives
Examples
У меня́ больша́я семья́.
I have a big family.
У меня́ два ста́рших бра́та и мла́дшая сестра́.
I have two older brothers and a younger sister.
У тебя́ есть бра́тья или сёстры?
Do you have brothers or sisters? (informal)
У вас есть де́ти?
Do you have children? (formal)
У меня́ нет дете́й.
I don’t have children.
У меня́ сын и до́чь.
I have a son and a daughter.
У мое́й ма́мы две сестры́, так что у меня́ две тёти.
My mother has two sisters, so I have two aunts.
Practice the vocabulary and examples with the audio file. In the next lesson, we will continue to learn Russian and will practice what we have learned about the Genitive case.
The offline version of this lesson is available here
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Question # 1Which of the relatives is a man?
- ба́бушка
- племя́нница
- тётя
- дя́дя
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Question # 2Who is not a part of the family?
- де́душка
- дочь
- друг
- племя́нник
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Question # 3Say it in Russian:grandma
- сестра́
- тётя
- ба́бушка
- роди́тели
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Question # 4Translate to English:роди́тели
- relatives
- parents
- family
- nephew
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Question # 5Translate to English:У меня́ две сестры́.
- I have four brothers.
- I have two nieces.
- I have two sisters.
- I have no sisters.
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Question # 6Which option is incorrect?
- Брат моего папы - мой дядя.
- Сестра моего папы - моя тётя.
- Брат моей мамы - моя тётя.
- Сестра моей мамы - моя тётя.
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Question # 7Translate to English:У мое́й тёти два сы́на.
- My father has three brothers.
- My aunt has two sons.
- I have three sisters.
- My uncle has four sons.
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Question # 8Translate to English:У меня́ ста́ршая сестра́ и мла́дший брат.
- I have an younger sister and an older brother.
- I have an older sister and a younger brother.
- I have an younger sister and no brother.
- I have an older sister and two younger brothers.
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Question # 9Translate to English:Э́то моя́ ба́бушка, ма́ма моего́ па́пы.
- This is my grandmother, the mother of my dad.
- This is my grandmother, the mother of my mom.
- This is my grandfather, the father of my dad.
- This is my grandfather, the father of my mom.
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Question # 10Which option is correct?
- Это моя племянница, сын моего брата.
- Это мой племянник, дочь моей сестры.
- Это мой племянник, сын моей мамы.
- Это моя́ племянница, дочь моей сестры.
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