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Belarusian Family

This is a list of words about family in Belarusian. You can name people such as your relatives as well as extended family this way.

Daughter: дачка
dačka
Son: сын
syn
Sister: сястра
siastra
Brother: брат
brat
Baby: немаўля
niemaŭlia
Child (m): дзіця
dzіcia
Child (f): дзіця
dzіcia
Father: бацька
baćka
Mother: маці
macі
Husband: муж
muž
Wife: жонка
žonka
Cousin (m): стрыечны брат
stryječny brat
Cousin (f): стрыечная сястра
stryječnaja siastra
Aunt: цётка
ciotka
Uncle: дзядзька
dziadźka
Grandfather: дзед
dzied
Grandmother: бабуля
babulia
Nephew: пляменнік
pliamiennіk
Niece: пляменніца
pliamiennіca
Man: чалавек / мужчына
čalaviek / mužčyna
Woman: жанчына
žančyna
Boy: хлопчык
chlopčyk
Girl: дзяўчынка / дзяўчына
dziaŭčynka / dziaŭčyna
People: людзі
liudzі

These examples show how family words are used in a Belarusian sentence. Very useful when socializing with other people. This can also show you how to ask questions.

What's your brother called?: Як завуць твайго брата ?
Jak zavuć tvajho brata ?
How old is your sister?: Колькі гадоў тваёй сястры?
Koĺkі hadoŭ tvajoj siastry?
Where does your father work?: Дзе працуе твой бацька ?
DZie pracuje tvoj baćka ?
Your daughter is very cute: Ваша дачка вельмі мілая
Vaša dačka vieĺmі mіlaja
I love my husband: Я люблю свайго мужа
Ja liubliu svajho muža
This is my wife: Гэта мая жонка
Heta maja žonka

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