Mini language lesson #15: The Hungarian family
The names of family members form a key and basic part of any vocabulary, this is why the topic of family is a beloved subject at language exams. We thought we’d share an episode on family names in Hungarian, since it can be very useful in conversations.
Hungarian families are quite welcoming, there’s a good chance that they’ll offer you some pálinka or homemade wine right away. Hungarian hospitality helps to deepen relationships quite quickly, so much that you might even want to call your host “bátyó” or “papa” to show your gratitude. Jokes aside, the topic of family usually arises early on when learning a new language, this is why we put together a list that can come in handy any time. Prepare yourselves, because we have a word for everything 😉
Keep in mind that we are not linguists in any way, we’re just as dazzled by the curiosities of the Hungarian language as foreigners are. So this series doesn’t aim to explain the etymology of words, it’s more of a fun take on our language. We try to bring Hungarian closer to you with witty learning cards made by Daily magyar, a language-enthusiast person, whose posts give an insight into the complexity of Hungarian grammar. But don’t worry, it’s all done in an easy-going way so that it can make learning fun.
család – family
rokonság – kinship
rokon, hozzátartozó – relative
testvér – sibling
lánytestvér – sister
húg – younger sister
nővér – older sister
fiútestvér; fivér – brother
öcs – younger brother
báty – older brother
szülő – parent
férj – husband
feleség – wife
vőlegény – groom
menyasszony – bride
anya (‘anyu’ ‘mama’ ‘mami’) – mother
apa (‘apu’ ‘papa’ ‘papi’) – father
nagyszülő – grandparent
nagyanya; nagymama; mama – grandmother
nagyapa; nagypapa; papa – grandfather
dédszülő – great-grandparent
dédanya; dédmama; ómama – great-grandmother
dédapa; dédpapa; ópapa – great-grandfather
ükszülő – great-great-grandparent
ükanya; ükmama – great-great-grandmother
ükapa; ükpapa – great-great-grandfather
szépszülő – great-great-great-grandparent
szépanya; szépmama – great-great-great-grandmother
szépapa; széppapa – great-great-great-grandfather
ős; előd; felmenő – great-great-great-great-grandparent, ancestor
ősanya – great-great-great-great-grandmother
ősapa – great-great-great-great-grandfather
após – father-in-law (spouse’s mother)
anyós – mother-in-law (spouse’s mother)
meny – daughter-in-law
vő – son-in-law
sógor – brother-in-law
sógornő – sister-in-law
nászúr – your child’s father-in-law
nászasszony – your child’s mother-in-law
gyerek – child
fiúgyerek; fiú – son
lánygyerek; lány – daughter
unoka – grandchild
fiúunoka – grandson
lányunoka – granddaughter
dédunoka – great-grandchild
fiúdédunoka – great-grandson
lánydédunoka – great-granddaughter
ükunoka – great-great-grandchild
fiúükunoka – great-great-grandson
lányükunoka – great-great-granddaughter
szépunoka – great-great-great-grandchild
fiúszépunoka – great-great-great-grandson
lányszépunoka – great-great-great-granddaughter
leszármazott; utód; lemenő – great-great-great-great-grandchild, offspring
fiúutód – great-great-great-great-grandson
lányutód – great-great-great-great-granddaughter
unokatestvér – cousin (son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt)
másodunokatestvér; dédunokatestvér – cousin of your cousin (one of your grandparent’s sibling’s grandchild)
harmadunokatestvér; ükunokatestvér – cousin of your cousin’s cousin (one of your great-grandparent’s sibling’s great-grandchild)
nagybácsi; nagybátya; bátya – your mother’s or father’s brother
nagynéni; néne – your mother’s or father’s sister
nagy-nagybácsi – your grandmother’s or grandfather’s brother
nagy-nagynéni – your grandmother’s or grandfather’s sister
dédnagybácsi – your great-grandmother’s or great-grandfather’s brother
dédnagynéni – your great-grandmother’s or great-grandfather’s sister
üknagybácsi – your great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s brother
üknagynéni – your great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s sister
szépnagybácsi – your great-great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s brother
szépnagynéni – your great-great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s sister
ősnagybácsi – your great-great-great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s brother
ősnagynéni – your great-great-great-great-grandmother’s or great-great-grandfather’s sister
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Source: Daily News Hungary