Czech Family Vocabulary

Here are Czech words for family to start with: bratr (brother), dcera (daughter), otec (father), dědeček (grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishCzechTypeLevel
brotherbratrnounA1
daughterdceranounA1
fatherotecnounA1
grandfatherdědečeknounA1
grandmotherbabičkanounA1
mothermatkanounA1
sistersestranounA1
sonsynnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishCzechTypeLevel
aunttetanounA1
childdítěnounA1
cousinsestřenicenounA1
husbandmanželnounA1
parentrodičnounA1
unclestrýcnounA1
wifemanželkanounA1
in-lawpříbuzný z manželstvínounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishCzechTypeLevel
ancestorpředeknounA2
generationgeneracenounA2
siblingsourozenecnounB1
heritagedědictvínounB2
spousechoťnounB2
lineagerodnounC1
genealogygenealogienounC2
progenypotomstvonounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishCzechTypeLevel
politicianpolitiknounB1
residentobyvatelnounB1
volunteerdobrovolníknounB1
activistaktivistanounB2
bureaucratbyrokratnounB2
civil servantstátní úředníknounB2
public servantveřejný zaměstnanecnounB2
shareholderakcionářnounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishCzechTypeLevel
birthnarozenínounA1
childhooddětstvínounA2
deathsmrtnounA2
adulthooddospělostnounB1
parenthoodrodičovstvínounB1
divorcerozvodnounB2
relocationstěhovánínounB2
retirementdůchodnounB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for family. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Czech words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like bratr (brother), dcera (daughter), otec (father), dědeček (grandfather). This page lists 40 Czech words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Czech words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Czech words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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