Finnish Family
This is a list of words about family in Finnish. You can name people such as your relatives as well as extended family this way.
Daughter: tytär
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Son: poika
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Sister: sisko
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Brother: veli
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Baby: vauva
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Child (m): poikalapsi
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Child (f): tyttölapsi
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Father: isä
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Mother: äiti
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Husband: mies
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Wife: vaimo
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Cousin (m): miespuolinen serkku
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Cousin (f): naispuolinen serkku
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Aunt: täti
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Uncle: setä, eno
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Grandfather: isoisä
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Grandmother: isoäiti
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Nephew: veljenpoika, sisarenpoika
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Niece: veljentytär, sisarentytär
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Man: mies
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| Woman: nainen |
| Boy: poika |
| Girl: tyttö |
| People: ihmiset |
These examples show how family words are used in a Finnish sentence. Very useful when socializing with other people. This can also show you how to ask questions.
What's your brother called?: Minkä niminen veljesi on?, mikä veljesi nimi on?
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How old is your sister?: Minkä ikäinen siskosi (sisaresi) on?
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Where does your father work?: Missä isäsi on töissä?
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Your daughter is very cute: Tyttäremme (tyttömme) on todella (tosi) söpö.
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| I love my husband: rakastan miestäni, rakastan aviomiestäni, rakastan puolisoani |
| This is my wife: vaimoni |
With the above list you will be able to discuss how many siblings you have or ask others about their family. Now let's go to the next topic by clicking the "Next" button. Or simply choose your own topic from the menu above.
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