Learn Basic English Vocabulary: FAMILY
A family may be big or small, but it is important to learn everyone's title so you can understand how they are related to one another. From granddaughter to father-in-law, there are many words to learn and master. In this lesson, I will give you all the main vocabulary you need to identify all the members of a family. I will also teach you the difference between some formal and informal terms. You will get a chance to practise in the quiz at the end of the video at www.engvid.com/learn-basic-en... How many titles can you remember?
TRANSCRIPT
Hello. I'm Gill at engVid, and we have a lesson today on vocabulary connected with the family; so all the names, the family relationships, and the standard names, and also some informal names that are used within a family for different family members. Okay.
So, let's have a look. So, first of all: "mother", a very important person. So: "mother" is the standard name for mother, but within the family, she might be called: "mum", or "mummy", or "mom". "Mom" is a more American type of way of saying: "mum". We say in the U.K.: "mum", but America... In America it's usually "mom", so... And this one... This is a bit old-fashioned: "mamma". So, if you're watching an old film that's set in the maybe 19th century, something like that, the mother might be called "mamma", which was a bit more formal in those days. In the 19th century, in this country, anyway, children and parents were more formal in the way they spoke to each other than they are now. So, that's "mamma". And, also: "mater", this is a funny one. This comes from the Latin word for "mother": "mater". Although, if you're studying Latin, you might pronounce it: "mahter", rather than: "mater", but this was a slightly jokey name that mostly boys who went to private schools, where they studied Latin, and they were... They were living... They were residential schools, so when they came home to visit their parents, they would call their mother "mater" and their father "pater". That's "pater", there; the Latin names for mother and father. I think it was a little bit jokey, and they're not really used so much now.
Okay, so let's move on. "Father" is the standard word for "father", but he could be called: "dad", or "daddy", "pop". Don't ask me why: How can it change to "Pop"? Don't know. "Pop", "pops"; then "papa" is the equivalent of "mama", so those... Again, that's old-fashioned, 19th century; very formal: "mama", "mama", "papa". And "pater", the Latin version of it. Okay.
So then we have: "brother", if you have a brother, they could be called in a very informal way: "bro". Not many people use this, but some people do. "Bro". So, the first three letters of "brother": "bro". Or: "bruv". "Brother", but "bruv", like a "v". That comes from the sort of London accent; the Cockney London accent where Cockneys, instead of pronouncing "th": "brother", they make a "v" sound instead: "bruver", "bruver". So, that comes from that. "Bruv", "bruv".
Okay, and then a female... These are called "siblings", by the way. Siblings. If you have brothers and sisters, they are called siblings. So, a "sister", "sister" is the standard word; it can be shortened to "sis" in an informal way.
Okay. And then you have "uncle" who could be the brother of your father or the brother of your mother. It's the same word for both; there's no difference. Maybe in some languages you have different words for that, but "uncle" is the brother of either your mother or your father. And there's no... As far as I know, there's no short, informal version of "uncle".
But with "aunt", which is the female version-so the sister of your mother or the sister of your father-there is - there's: "auntie", so you just add "ie" at the end. "Auntie". And just to mention, that in India, these words: "uncle" and "aunt", or "auntie" are used as a term of respect. So, we don't do that in the U.K.; we only use these for the actual family relative. We don't... You know, if there's an older person, we wouldn't automatically call them "auntie" or "uncle". We might say... I don't know what you'd say. "Sir" or "madam", or something, if you're being very formal; but not "uncle" or "auntie". Okay. That's in India. Maybe in some other countries as well; I don't know. Please put in the comments if you know a bit more about that.
Okay, so then: "nephew" and "niece" are the next pair. This is the male version and the female version. So, a "nephew" is the son of your brother or sister. Okay. So, if you have a brother or sister who has had some children, the brother's son or the sister's... Your brother's son or your sister's son is your nephew. Okay? And there's no... As far as I know, there's no informal word for that. And then the "niece" is the female version, so your brother's daughter or your sister's daughter is your niece. Okay? So: "nephew" and "niece"; male, female. […]
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4 жыл бұрын
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In New Zealand, amongst the Maori population, it's common for young Maori to call their mum or dad's good friends "auntie" and "uncle" as a sign of respect also.
@NichtNameee
5 жыл бұрын
In Russia too. But i think it's diying out because of capitalism and western influence and shit
@dambi4825
5 жыл бұрын
Same in Turkey
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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@riccardoscavo8485
4 жыл бұрын
That goes to most countries around the mediterranean basin too. For instance Zia and Zio in Italy. Moreover mamma and papa are commonly used too.
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5 жыл бұрын
... or unpleasant ones. Sometimes it's healthier to let bygones be bygones.
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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My mother language is Arabic , there is a different word for the mother’s sister, and father’s sister, same for the brother, and we use uncle and auntie for any strange old person as a respectful way to call them . We also have different nouns for our grandparents, therefore we have 2 different words for grandchildren, and many ways to call the husband or wife.
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Thank you Gill for all your lesson. I really learn a lot from you. In Romania, for a woman who is close to a family, children use the term "tanti"; the man becomes "nenea". As an example, if the woman is 40 years old, and the child is under 15, the child says "tanti" and "nenea"...These are the terms of respect for a woman/man who is mature or older and they are not relatives.
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God bless you In my language Arabic We called the old man as Uncle to show respect
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5 жыл бұрын
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Thank you, Gill, for a great lesson! Here in Russia kids would use uncle/aunty to call other grownups if they don't know their names, or add the name to it if a grownup is a friend of the family. Full names are quite long and you have to use a paternal name as well, which can be difficult, and that's rather formal, so to keep it more informal and yet show your respect towards a grownup kids use uncle or aunty🙂
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Here in Chile we use aunt and uncle to address elderly people we're closely related to but not necessarily by blood (Friends of our parents, our teachers, etc.) and it is colloquial. And we also use it to refer to the spouses of our parent's siblings.
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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5 жыл бұрын
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@@milenaalmeida4063 Actually it depends where you live in Brazil. Only poor uneducated children call "tio", and it's considered rude. We use "Sr." or "Madam", to address elderly.
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In Brazil, children at school, call their teacher "aunt" or "uncle" followed by the name. Also, teenagers call elderly people, in a not very polite way, "little uncle" or "little aunt".
@antoniodelima2066
5 жыл бұрын
that's right, and I think this is so out of date.
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5 жыл бұрын
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Fyi in most Asian countries we address our seniors "aunty" or "uncle". And thk u Gill 4 d interesting n practical way u teach English through various subjects like the idioms, the sonnet, art gallery, British royal family, theatre n many others. Thumbs up Gill!
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Very interesting, in Brazil uncle and aunt are terms of respect as well. Brazilian children usually call their teachers this way too.
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Interesting especially mother and father; all language have similar sounds for them which I heard before that languages. For example father is peder (iran), baba (turkish), papa (russian), ..... I understood that Latin had effected all languages as a lingua franca. Thanks for lesson
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You make superb lessons. I really loved these. Can you please make a lesson on how to start a public speech?