Modern Greek/Lesson 08.1
Family
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The Family
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ο πατέρας | the father | ||||
η μητέρα | the mother | ||||
ο άντρας | the man, the husband | ||||
η γυναίκα | the woman, the wife | ||||
ο γιος | the son | ||||
η κόρη | the girl, daughter | ||||
ο αδελφός | the brother | ||||
η αδελφή | the sister | ||||
ο παππούς | the grandfather | ||||
η γιαγιά | the grandmother | ||||
ο θείος | the uncle | ||||
η θεία | the aunt | ||||
ο ανιψιός | the nephew (~"nepotism") | ||||
η ανιψιά | the niece | ||||
ο πεθερός | The father-in-law | ||||
η πεθερά | The mother-in-law |
Examples
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Examples
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ο πατέρας μου | my father | ||||
ο γιος σας | your son | ||||
Η Ελένη είναι η κόρη μου. | Helen is my daughter. | ||||
Είναι η μητέρα της Αννας. | She's Anna's mother. | ||||
Είναι το σπίτι των αδελφών. | It's the brothers' house. |
Note that in Greek, a definite article is used with a person's name.