Turkish Family Vocabulary

Here are Turkish words for family to start with: ağabey (brother), baba (father), büyükbaba (grandfather), büyükanne (grandmother). 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
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
brotherağabeynounA1
daughterkız evlatnounA1
fatherbabanounA1
grandfatherbüyükbabanounA1
grandmotherbüyükannenounA1
motherannenounA1
sisterkız kardeşnounA1
sonoğulnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
auntteyzenounA1
childçocuknounA1
cousinkuzennounA1
husbandkocanounA1
parentebeveynnounA1
uncleamcanounA1
wifeeşnounA1
in-lawhısımnounB1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
ancestoratanounA2
generationnesilnounA2
siblingkardeşnounB1
heritagemirasnounB2
spouseeşnounB2
lineagesoynounC1
genealogysoybilimnounC2
progenyzürriyetnounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
politicianpolitikacınounB1
residentikamet eden kişinounB1
volunteergönüllünounB1
activistaktivistnounB2
bureaucratbürokratnounB2
civil servantmemurnounB2
public servantkamu görevlisinounB2
shareholderhissedarnounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
birthdoğumnounA1
childhoodçocukluknounA2
deathölümnounA2
adulthoodyetişkinliknounB1
parenthoodebeveynliknounB1
divorceboşanmanounB2
relocationtaşınmanounB2
retirementemekliliknounB2

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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 Turkish words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like ağabey (brother), baba (father), büyükbaba (grandfather), büyükanne (grandmother). This page lists 40 Turkish words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Turkish words?

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