Romanian Family Vocabulary

Here are Romanian words for family to start with: frate (brother), fiică (daughter), tată (father), bunic (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
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
brotherfratenounA1
daughterfiicănounA1
fathertatănounA1
grandfatherbunicnounA1
grandmotherbunicănounA1
mothermamănounA1
sistersorănounA1
sonfiunounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
auntmătușănounA1
childcopilnounA1
cousinvărnounA1
husbandsoțnounA1
parentpărintenounA1
uncleunchinounA1
wifesoțienounA1
in-lawrudă prin alianțănounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
ancestorstrămoșnounA2
generationgenerațienounA2
siblingfraținounB1
heritagemoștenirenounB2
spousesoțnounB2
lineagedescendențănounC1
genealogygenealogienounC2
progenyurmașinounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
politicianpoliticiannounB1
residentlocatarnounB1
volunteervoluntarnounB1
activistactivistnounB2
bureaucratbirocratnounB2
civil servantfuncționar publicnounB2
public servantangajat la statnounB2
shareholderacționarnounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishRomanianTypeLevel
birthnașterenounA1
childhoodcopilărienounA2
deathmoartenounA2
adulthoodmaturitatenounB1
parenthoodpărințienounB1
divorcedivorțnounB2
relocationmutarenounB2
retirementpensienounB2

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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 Romanian words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like frate (brother), fiică (daughter), tată (father), bunic (grandfather). This page lists 40 Romanian words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Romanian words?

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