Swedish in 90 Days

Day 8 - Family Members

Vocabulary of the Day

familj

(family)

föräldrar

(parents)

mormor/farmor

(grandmother)

farfar (paternal grandfather) or morfar (maternal grandfather)

(grandfather)

moster/moster (father's sister) / faster (mother's sister)

(aunt)

Morföräldrar

(grandparents)

barn

(child)

barn

(children)

son

(son)

kusin

(cousin)

syster

(sister)

mor

(mother)

far

(father)

syskon

(sibling)

bror

(brother)

dotter

(daughter)

morbror/farbror

(uncle)

brorson

(nephew)

syskonbarn

(niece)

Styvmor

(stepmother)

styvbror

(stepbrother)

svärmor

(mother-in-law)

Styvfar

(stepfather)

måg

(son-in-law)

make

(spouse)

svägerska

(sister-in-law)

partner

(partner)

halvbror

(half-brother)

halvsyster

(half-sister)

svåger

(brother-in-law)

make

(husband)

hustru

(wife)

styvsyster

(stepsister)

svärfar

(father-in-law)

svärdotter

(daughter-in-law)

fästman (for a male fiancé), fästmö (for a female fiancée)

(fiancé)

släktskap

(relationship)

Gudfar

(godfather)

Gudotter

(goddaughter)

vårdnadshavare

(guardian)

fästmö

(fiancée)

Gudmor

(godmother)

Gudson

(godson)

adopterad

(adopted)

släkting

(relative)