Familie
Family members and relationships.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
de vader | the father |
de moeder | the mother |
de broer | the brother |
de zus | the sister |
de zoon | the son |
de dochter | the daughter |
de opa | the grandfather |
de oma | the grandmother |
de oom | the uncle |
de tante | the aunt |
de neef | the cousin (male) |
de nicht | the cousin (female) |
de man | the husband |
de vrouw | the wife |
het kind | the child |
de baby | the baby |
de schoonmoeder | the mother-in-law |
de schoonvader | the father-in-law |
de schoondochter | the daughter-in-law |
de schoonzoon | the son-in-law |
de kleindochter | the granddaughter |
de kleinzoon | the grandson |
de stiefvader | the stepfather |
de stiefmoeder | the stepmother |
de tweelingbroer | the twin brother |
de tweelingzus | the twin sister |
de vriend | the friend/boyfriend |
de vriendin | the friend/girlfriend |
de buurman | the neighbor (male) |
de buurvrouw | the neighbor (female) |
de halfbroer | the half-brother |
de halfzus | the half-sister |
de pleegouders | the foster parents |
de verloofde | the fiancé/fiancée |
de zwager | the brother-in-law |
de schoonzus | the sister-in-law |
het gezin | the (nuclear) family |
de achterneef | the second cousin (male) |
My father works in Amsterdam.
My mother cooks well.
I have two brothers.
My sister lives in Utrecht.
Our son is six years old.
Their daughter goes to school.
My grandfather is eighty years old.
Grandmother bakes cookies.
My uncle lives in Belgium.
Aunt is visiting tomorrow.
My cousin studies law.
My cousin lives in The Hague.
Her husband works as a doctor.
His wife is a teacher.
The child plays outside.
The baby is sleeping.
My mother-in-law is coming for dinner.
My father-in-law is retired.
The daughter-in-law is kind.
The son-in-law helps in the garden.
The granddaughter is three years old.
The grandson plays with the dog.
My stepfather is kind.
My stepmother cooks well.
He has a twin brother.
She has a twin sister.
My friend/boyfriend comes from Germany.
My friend/girlfriend lives in Leiden.
The neighbor is friendly.
The neighbor has a dog.
My half-brother lives in Groningen.
I have a half-sister from my father's first marriage.
He grew up with foster parents.
My fiancée and I are getting married in June.
My brother-in-law works as an engineer.
My sister-in-law is very kind.
Our family consists of four people.
I rarely see my second cousin.