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Family

Vocabulary

Vocabulary
The Family · Η Οικογένεια
ο πατέραςthe father
η μητέραthe mother
ο άντραςthe man, the husband
η γυναίκαthe woman, the wife
ο γιοςthe son
η κόρηthe girl, daughter
ο αδελφόςthe brother
η αδελφήthe sister
ο παππούςthe grandfather
η γιαγιάthe grandmother
ο θείοςthe uncle
η θείαthe aunt
ο ανιψιόςthe nephew (~"nepotism")
η ανιψιάthe niece
ο πεθερόςThe father-in-law
η πεθεράThe mother-in-law

Examples

Vocabulary
Examples
ο πατέρας μουmy father
ο γιος σαςyour 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.

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