Esperanto Family Vocabulary

Here are Esperanto words for family to start with: frato (brother), filino (daughter), patro (father), avo (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
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
brotherfratonounA1
daughterfilinonounA1
fatherpatronounA1
grandfatheravonounA1
grandmotheravinonounA1
motherpatrinonounA1
sisterfratinonounA1
sonfilonounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
auntonklinonounA1
childinfanonounA1
cousinkuzonounA1
husbandedzonounA1
parentgepatronounA1
uncleonklonounA1
wifeedzinonounA1
in-lawboparenconounB1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
ancestorpraulonounA2
generationgeneracionounA2
siblinggefratonounB1
heritageheredaĵonounB2
spousegeedzonounB2
lineagedevenonounC1
genealogygenealogionounC2
progenyidaronounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
politicianpolitikistonounB1
residentloĝantonounB1
volunteervolontulonounB1
activistaktivulonounB2
bureaucratburokratonounB2
civil servantŝtatoficistonounB2
public servantpublika servistonounB2
shareholderakciulonounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
birthnaskiĝonounA1
childhoodinfanaĝonounA2
deathmortonounA2
adulthoodplenaĝeconounB1
parenthoodgepatreconounB1
divorceeksedziĝonounB2
relocationtranslokiĝonounB2
retirementpensiiĝonounB2

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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 Esperanto words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like frato (brother), filino (daughter), patro (father), avo (grandfather). This page lists 40 Esperanto words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Esperanto words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Esperanto 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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