👨👩👧👦 Family & Relationships — Family is one of the most important topics in any language. This lesson covers family members, relationships, possessive pronouns, and useful phrases to talk about your family and loved ones. Learning family vocabulary helps you describe your background and connect with others.
🔊 Click the Listen button next to each word to hear the pronunciation using Text-to-Speech.
💡 Key Rule: In English, we use possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their) to show relationships: my mother, your brother, her sister.
🌳 Family Tree
Visual representation of family relationships.
👨👩👧👦 Immediate Family
Members of the immediate family (parents, siblings, spouse, children).
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | father | fa-ther | فادر | والد | |
| 2 | mother | mu-ther | مادر | والدہ | |
| 3 | brother | bru-ther | برادر | بھائی | |
| 4 | sister | sis-ter | سسٹر | بہن | |
| 5 | son | sun | سن | بیٹا | |
| 6 | daughter | daw-ter | ڈاٹر | بیٹی | |
| 7 | husband | hus-band | ہزبنڈ | شوہر | |
| 8 | wife | wife | وائف | بیوی | |
| 9 | parents | pay-rents | پیرنٹس | والدین | |
| 10 | children | chil-dren | چلڈرن | بچے |
👴 Extended Family
Members of the extended family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.).
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grandfather | grand-fa-ther | گرینڈ فادر | دادا / نانا | |
| 2 | grandmother | grand-mu-ther | گرینڈ مادر | دادی / نانی | |
| 3 | grandparents | grand-pay-rents | گرینڈ پیرنٹس | دادا دادی / نانا نانی | |
| 4 | uncle | un-cle | انکل | چچا / ماموں / خالو | |
| 5 | aunt | ant | آنٹ | چچی / خالہ / پھوپھی | |
| 6 | cousin | cu-zin | کزن | کزن | |
| 7 | nephew | nef-you | نیفیو | بھانجا / بھتیجا | |
| 8 | niece | nees | نیس | بھانجی / بھتیجی | |
| 9 | grandson | grand-sun | گرینڈ سن | پوتا / نواسا | |
| 10 | granddaughter | grand-daw-ter | گرینڈ ڈاٹر | پوتی / نواسی |
👫 In-Laws & Step Family
Family members through marriage and step relationships.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | father-in-law | fa-ther-in-law | فادر اِن لا | سسر | |
| 2 | mother-in-law | mu-ther-in-law | مادر اِن لا | ساس | |
| 3 | brother-in-law | bru-ther-in-law | برادر اِن لا | بہنوئی / سالا | |
| 4 | sister-in-law | sis-ter-in-law | سسٹر اِن لا | سالی / بھاوج | |
| 5 | stepfather | step-fa-ther | سٹیپ فادر | سوتیلا باپ | |
| 6 | stepmother | step-mu-ther | سٹیپ مادر | سوتیلی ماں | |
| 7 | stepbrother | step-bru-ther | سٹیپ برادر | سوتیلا بھائی | |
| 8 | stepsister | step-sis-ter | سٹیپ سسٹر | سوتیلی بہن |
📌 Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns
Possessive adjectives show ownership or relationships. Possessive pronouns stand alone.
| # | Subject | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun | Example | ترجمہ (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | my | mine | my book | میری کتاب | |
| 2 | you | your | yours | your house | آپ کا گھر | |
| 3 | he | his | his | his car | اس کی گاڑی (مرد) | |
| 4 | she | her | hers | her bag | اس کا بیگ (خاتون) | |
| 5 | it | its | — | its tail | اس کی دم | |
| 6 | we | our | ours | our school | ہمارا اسکول | |
| 7 | they | their | theirs | their garden | ان کا باغ |
📌 Difference:
• Possessive adjective + noun: my book, your house
• Possessive pronoun (no noun): This book is mine. That house is yours.
💬 Useful Phrases About Family
Common phrases used when talking about family.
| # | English | Pronunciation (English) | تلفظ (Urdu) | معنی (Urdu) | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I have a brother. | I hav a bru-ther | آئی ہیو اے برادر | میرا ایک بھائی ہے۔ | |
| 2 | She is my sister. | she iz my sis-ter | شی از مائی سسٹر | وہ میری بہن ہے۔ | |
| 3 | My parents are here. | my pay-rents ar heer | مائی پیرنٹس آر ہیئر | میرے والدین یہاں ہیں۔ | |
| 4 | This is my grandfather. | this iz my grand-fa-ther | ذس از مائی گرینڈ فادر | یہ میرے دادا ہیں۔ | |
| 5 | I love my family. | I luv my fa-mi-ly | آئی لو مائی فیملی | میں اپنے خاندان سے پیار کرتا ہوں۔ | |
| 6 | How many siblings do you have? | how many si-blings do you hav | ہاؤ مینی سِبلنگز دو یو ہیو | آپ کے کتنے بہن بھائی ہیں؟ | |
| 7 | I have two sisters. | I hav too sis-ters | آئی ہیو ٹو سسٹرز | میری دو بہنیں ہیں۔ | |
| 8 | My uncle is a doctor. | my un-cle iz a dok-ter | مائی انکل از اے ڈاکٹر | میرے چچا ڈاکٹر ہیں۔ | |
| 9 | I am married. | I am ma-reed | آئی ایم میریڈ | میں شادی شدہ ہوں۔ | |
| 10 | I am single. | I am sin-gle | آئی ایم سنگل | میں کنوارا ہوں۔ |
📖 Important Rules
• my book, your car, his house
• her sister, our family, their parents
ملکیتی صفتیں اسم سے پہلے آتی ہیں۔
• John's father = the father of John
• Mary's sister = the sister of Mary
• My brother's car = the car of my brother
ملکیت ظاہر کرنے کے لیے 's کا استعمال
• "I have three siblings." (brothers and/or sisters)
• "He is my sibling." (brother or sister)
بہن بھائیوں کے لیے ایک مشترکہ لفظ
• married — شادی شدہ
• single — کنوارا / غیر شادی شدہ
• engaged — منگنی شدہ
• divorced — طلاق یافتہ
• widowed — بیوہ / بیوہ شوہر
شادی کی حیثیت
📝 Practice Tips:
- Draw your family tree: Label each member in English with their relationship to you.
- Describe your family: Practice saying "I have a father, a mother, and two brothers."
- Practice possessive adjectives: Use my, your, his, her, our, their in sentences.
- Ask others about their family: Practice the question "How many siblings do you have?"
- Learn the extended family: Memorize words for grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- Listen and repeat: Use the audio buttons to hear each word and practice repeating it.
💡 Quick Reference — Key Family Words: