Polish Family Vocabulary

Here are Polish words for family to start with: brat (brother), córka (daughter), ojciec (father), dziadek (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
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
brotherbratnounA1
daughtercórkanounA1
fatherojciecnounA1
grandfatherdziadeknounA1
grandmotherbabcianounA1
mothermatkanounA1
sistersiostranounA1
sonsynnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
auntciocianounA1
childdzieckonounA1
cousinkuzynnounA1
husbandmążnounA1
parentrodzicnounA1
unclewujeknounA1
wifeżonanounA1
in-lawpowinowatynounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
ancestorprzodeknounA2
generationpokolenienounA2
siblingrodzeństwonounB1
heritagedziedzictwonounB2
spousemałżoneknounB2
lineageródnounC1
genealogygenealogianounC2
progenypotomstwonounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
politicianpolityknounB1
residentmieszkaniecnounB1
volunteerwolontariusznounB1
activistaktywistanounB2
bureaucratbiurokratanounB2
civil servanturzędnik państwowynounB2
public servantpracownik służby publicznejnounB2
shareholderakcjonariusznounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishPolishTypeLevel
birthnarodzinynounA1
childhooddzieciństwonounA2
deathśmierćnounA2
adulthooddorosłośćnounB1
parenthoodrodzicielstwonounB1
divorcerozwódnounB2
relocationprzeprowadzkanounB2
retirementemeryturanounB2

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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 Polish words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like brat (brother), córka (daughter), ojciec (father), dziadek (grandfather). This page lists 40 Polish words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Polish words?

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