VOCABULARY
| Vocabulary | |
| Family Relationship | Other Relationship |
| Events and Processes | |
| Family Trees - for training | |
| Relationship Tree | Family Tree |
| Interactive Crosswords | |
| Family Relationship | Lifetime |
| Other Relationship | |
| ancestor | a person who was a member of one's family a long time ago and from whom one is descended | sencis |
| aunt | the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle | tante |
| bachelor | an unmarried man | vecpuisis |
| best man | the bridegroom's attendant at a wedding | vedējs |
| bride | a woman on her wedding day | līgava |
| bride-groom | a man on his wedding day | līgavainis |
| brides-maid | girl or young unmarried woman attending a bride at her wedding | līgavas māsa |
| brother | the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents | brālis |
| brother-in-law | the brother of one's husband or wife | svainis |
| daughter | the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents | meita |
| ex-husband | former husband | bijušais vīrs |
| extended family | family including aunts, uncles and other relatives | radi |
| ex-wife | former wife | bijusī sieva |
| father | a male parent | tēvs |
| father-in-law | the father of one's husband or wife | vīra / sievas tēvs |
| fiancé | a male person to whom one is engaged to be married | saderinātais |
| fiancée | a female person to whom one is engaged to be married | saderinātā |
| first born | (one's) oldest child | pirmdzimtais |
| forebears | (plural) ancestors | priekšteči |
| forefathers | (plural) ancestors | senči |
| foster brother / sister | a child that has been fostered in another child's family | audžubrālis / māsa |
| foster parent / mother / father | a parson who looks after a child not his or her own | audžuvecāki / māte / tēvs |
| godfather / godmother | a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare | krusttēvs / māte |
| goddaughter / godson / godchild | a child who has a godparent or godparents | krustmeita / dēls / bērns |
| grandchild | the child of one's son or daughter | mazbērns |
| granddaughter | the daughter of one's son or daughter | mazmeita |
| grandfather | the father of one's father or mother | vectēvs |
| grandmother | the mother of one's father or mother | vecāmāte |
| grandson | the son of one's son or daughter | mazdēls |
| great aunt | sister of one's grandmother / grandfather | vectante |
| great grandfather / grandmother | grandfather / grandmother of one's father or mother | vecvectēvs / māte |
| great granddaughter / grandson / grandchild | granddaughter / grandson / grandchild of one's son or daughter | mazmazmeita / dēls/ bērns |
| great nephew | grandson of one's sister or brother | māsas / brāļa mazdēls |
| great niece | granddaughter of one's sister or brother | māsas / brāļa mazmeita |
| great uncle | brother of one's grandmother / grandfather | veconkulis |
| half brother | brother by one parent only | pusbrālis |
| half sister | sister by one parent only | pusmāsa |
| heir / heiress | a person who by law receives wealth, property when the owner dies | mantinieks / -e |
| husband | a man to whom a woman is married | vīrs |
| mother | a female parent | māte |
| mother-in-law | the mother of one's husband or wife | vīra / sievas māte |
| nephew | son of one's sister or brother | brāļa /māsas dēls |
| niece | daughter of one's sister or brother | brāļa / māsas meita |
| orphan | a child who has lost both parents | bārenis |
| parent | one of the two persons who are jointly the cause of one's birth | vecāks |
| parent-in-law | the parent of one's husband or wife | vīra / sievas vecāki |
| relation | a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage | radinieks |
| relative | a member of one's family; a relation | radinieks |
| siblings | brothers and / or sisters | brāļi, māsas |
| sister | the title given to a female child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents | māsa |
| sister-in-law | the sister of one's husband or wife | vīra / sievas māsa |
| son | a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents) | dēls |
| son-in-law | the husband of one's daughter | znots |
| spouse | a husband or a wife | dzīvesbiedrs |
| stepbrother / stepsister | a daughter or son of a person's stepfather or stepmother | patēva vai pamātes dēls / meita |
| stepchild | a child showing a relationship not by blood, but by another marriage | pabērns |
| stepdaughter / stepson | a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband | padēls / meita |
| stepfather | the husband, of a person's own mother, who is not the person's father | patēvs |
| stepmother | the wife, of a person's own father, who is not the person's mother | pamāte |
| twin | one of two children born of the same mother at the same time | dvīnis |
| uncle | the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt | onkulis, tēvocis |
| widow | a woman whose husband is dead | atraitne |
| widower | a man whose wife is dead | atraitnis |
| wife | the woman to whom one is married | sieva |
| birth | an act of coming into the world, being born | dzimšana |
| birth certificate | a written declaration of one's birth | dzimšanas apliecība |
| birthday | the anniversary of the dayon which a person was born | dzimšanas diena |
| adopted | taken (a child of other parents) as ones own | adoptēts |
| christen | to baptize into the Christian church | kristīt |
| christening | the baptizing and naming of an infant | kristības |
| confirm | to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches | iesvētīt |
| confirmation | an act of admitting to full membership of certain Christian churches | iesvēte, iesvētības |
| single | unmarried | neprecējies |
| start / end relationship with someone | to begin / finish the friendship, contact, communications which exist between people | sākt / beigt attiecības ar kādu |
| get engaged to | to engage | saderināties |
| engaged | bound by promise | saderinājies |
| engagement | the state of being engaged | saderināšanās |
| married | taken as one's husband or wife | precējies |
| marry someone | take a person as one's wife or husband | precēties |
| get married to | to marry | precēties |
| wedding | marriage ceremony | laulības, kāzas |
| wedding-day | the day of one's marriage ceremony | kāzu diena |
| celebrate one's wedding | to mark one's marriage ceremony by giving a party | svinēt / dzert kāzas |
| attend / be present at a wedding | to go, be present at one's marriage ceremony | svinēt / dzert (cita) kāzas |
| golden wedding | the 50th wedding anniversary | zelta kāzas |
| get on well with someone | make progress or be successful in relationship with someone | labi satikt |
| divorce | a legal ending of a marriage | šķiršanās |
| get divorced from | to divorce | šķirties |
| separated | (of a husband and wife) living apart from each other by choice | atsevišķi dzīvojošs; oficiāli nešķīries |
| funeral | a gathering or procession of persons on the occasion of a burial | bēres |
| acquaintance | a person whom one knows slightly | paziņa |
| adult | fully grown | pieaugušais |
| adulthood | the state or time of being an adult | |
| blended family | mixed together family | |
| better half | spouse | otrā pusīte |
| boss | the master or manager | meistars, saimnieks |
| boyfriend | a girl's favorite male friend | draugs |
| boyhood | the state or time of being a boy | zēna gadi, zēnība |
| brotherly love | relation between siblings | brāļu, māsu attiecības |
| childhood | the state or time of being a child | bērnība |
| colleague | a person with whom one is associated in a profession or occupation | kolēģis |
| dynasty | a succession or series of rulers of the same family | dinastija |
| employee | a person employed for wages or a salary | darbinieks |
| employer | a person who employs others | darba devējs |
| fraternity | a company of people who regard each other as equals | brālība |
| friend | someone who knows and likes another person very well | draugs |
| generation | one stage in a descent of a family | paaudze |
| girlfriend | a girl or woman who is often in the company of a particular man or boy | draudzene |
| illegitimate child | a child, born of parents not married to each other | ārlaulības bērns |
| kinsmen by blood | a person of the same family, one's relations | asinsbrāļi |
| legitimate child | a child, born of parents married to each other | laulībā dzimis bērns |
| lineage | ancestry | izcelšanās, raduraksti |
| neighbor | a person who lives near oneself | kaimiņš |
| nuclear family | mother, father and children | ģimene |
| of humble birth | not having high birth or rank | vienkāršas izcelšanās |
| of noble birth | having high birth or rank | augstdzimis |
| single parent | a mother or father | vientuļā māte /tēvs |
| succession | the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title | pēctecība, mantošanas tiesības |
| the baby of the family | the most loved (usually also the youngest) child in the family | ģimenes mīlulis |
iteslj.org/quizzes/vc-family-lb.html - easy exercise, interactive exercise on family members
iteslj.org/quizzes/ck/sw-family.html - easy exercise, guess and unscramble the family members
a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz85bem.htm - 20 who is who? type questions on family members
iteslj.org/quizzes/dt/father.html - difficult multiple choice exercise, The "Father" Quiz
iteslj.org/quizzes/dt/mother.html - difficult multiple choice exercise, The "Mother" Quiz
www.bridgeport.edu/Indexhtml/Centers/Disted/crsmaterials/korn101/word/truef.htm - extended family chart picture
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_family.htm - word list
german.about.com/library/blfamilie.htm - word list English - German
german.about.com/library/blfamilie2.htm - word list English - German
www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/family.html - family tree picture and some non-interactive sentences on relationship (Who is who?)
esl.about.com/library/beginner/blfamily.htm - describing your family - text and exercises
members.aol.com/Jakajk/ESLtwo.html#FAMILY - 2 activities to review family vocabulary