Vocabulary in Hindi – Family Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jun 23, 2013 in Hindi Language
How about describing family and relations in Hindi? Do you know the vocabulary that you need? let me show you the necessary vocabulary.
The following list (सूची – suchi) contain Hindi vocabulary (शब्दावली – shabdaavali) related to work. English words and their translations (अनुवाद – anuvaad) into Hindi (in Devanagari script) are given along with their pronunciations (उच्चारण – ucchaaran) in Hindi. Hope you’ll learn many new words in Hindi with this post.
Cousin (paternal) Sisterचचेरी बहनChachērā Behan
| English | Hindi | Rom. Hindi |
| Father | पिता | Pitā |
| Mother | मां | Mā |
| Brother | भाई | Bhā’ī |
| Sister | बहन | Behan |
| Son | बेटा | Bēṭā |
| Daughter | बेटी | Bēṭī |
| Grandmother | दादी | Dādī |
| Grandfather | दादा | Dādā |
| Grandson | पोता | Pōtā |
| Granddaughter | पोती | Pōtī |
| Uncle | चाचा | Chāchā |
| Aunt | चाची | Chāchī |
| Cousin (paternal) Brother | चचेरा भाई | Chachērā Bhāī |
| Cousin (maternal) Brother | ममेरा, मौसेरा भाई | Mamērā/Mauserā Bhāī |
| Cousin (paternal) Sister | चचेरी बहन | Chachēri Behan |
| Cousin (maternal) Sister | ममेरी, मौसेरी बहन | Mamērā/Mauserā Behan |
| Nephew | भतीजा | Bhatījā |
| Niece | भतीजी | Bhatījī |
| Father-In-Law | समधी | Samadhī |
| Mother-In-Law | सास | Sās |
| Son-In-Law | दामाद | Dāmād |
| Daughter-In-Law | बहू | Bahu |
| Brother-In-Law | बहनोई | Bahanōī |
| Sister-In-Law | साली | Saali |
| Great-Grandfather | परदादा | Paradādā |
| Great-Grandmother | परदादी | Paradādī |
| Step-Daughter | सौतेली बेटी | Sautēlī Bēṭī |
| Step-Father | सौतेले पिता | Sautēlē Pitā |
| Step-Mother | सौतेली माँ | Sautēlī Mām̐ |
| Step-Brother | सौतेला भाई | Sautēlā Bhā’ī |
| Step-Sister | सौतेली बहन | Sautēlī Bahana |
| Step-Son | सौतेला बेटा | Sautēlā Bēṭā |
| Step-Uncle | सौतेले चाचा | Sautēlē Chāchā |
| Step-Aunt | सौतेली चाची | Sautēlī Chāchī |
| Step-Grandfather | सौतेले दादा | Sautēlē Dādā |
| Step-Grandmother | सौतेली दादी | Sautēlī Dādī |
| Half-Brother | सौतेला भाई | Sautēlā Bhā’ī |
| Half-Sister | सौतेली बहन | Sautēlī Bahan |
| Ex-Husband | पूर्व पति | Pūrva Pati |
| Ex-Wife | पूर्व पत्नी | Pūrva Patnī |
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About the Author: Nitin Kumar
Nitin Kumar is a native Hindi speaker from New Delhi, India. His education qualification include Masters in Robotics and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working in the Research and Development in Robotics in Germany. He is avid language learner with varied level of proficiency in English, German, Spanish, and Japanese. He wish to learn French one day. His passion for languages motivated him to share his mother tongue, Hindi, and culture and traditions associated with its speakers. He has been working with Transparent Language since 2010 and has written over 430 blogs on various topics on Hindi language and India, its culture and traditions. He is also the Administrator for Hindi Facebook page which has a community of over 330,000 members.
Comments:
Roshna:
What about great aunts and uncles….
Nitin Kumar:
@Roshna @Roshna: In Hindi, the great (or grand) aunts and uncles are pronunced as grandmother and grandfather.