Family
Russian Vocabulary


Here are the Russian words you might need to talk about your family.

Immediate Family

Отец - father

Мать - mother

Папа - dad

Мама - mum

Брат - brother

Сестра - sister

Сын - son

Дочь - daughter


Жена - wife

Муж - husband

Родители - parents

Дети - children

ребенок - child

Extended Family

Бабушка - grandmother

Дедушка - grandfather

Внучка - granddaughter

Внук - grandson

Дядя - uncle

Тётя - auntie

племянник - nephew

племянница - niece

двоюродный брат - cousin (male)

двоюродная сестра - cousin (female)

Related Words

семья - family

родственники - relatives

близнецы - twins

детство - childhood


малыш, грудной ребенок - baby

мальчик - young boy

девочка - young girl

девушка - young woman

молодой человек - young man

мужчина - man

женщина - woman

человек - person

взрослый - adult


невеста - bride

жених - groom

медовый месяц - honey moon

брак - marriage

замужем, женатый - married

жениться, выходить замуж - marry

холостой - single

вдова - widow

вдовец - widower

Video

Use this video to help you learn the vocabulary for family. Try saying each number after you hear it. Take me to YouTube.

Comprehension Practice Video

Alexandra's Family (YouTube) - Use this video to practice your comprehension of Russian, and hear these words used in context.



Recommended Books For Learning Russian

The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners - Probably the best course in a book.

Russian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary - A visual dictionary with lots of illustrated examples.

A Comprehensive Russian Grammar - A great reference on Russian grammar.

The Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs - A great reference book of conjugated Russian verbs.

Russian Learners' Dictionary: 10,000 Russian Words in Frequency Order - A simple but powerful concept. Expand your vocabulary by learning the most used words first.