Družina = Family

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– mother = mati
– father = oče
– mum, mummy = mami, mamica (pogovorno)
– dad, daddy = oči, očka (pogovorno)
– parents = starši
– son = sin
– daughter = hči
– brother = brat
– sister = sestra
– grandfather = stari oče, ded
– grand(d)ad, grandpa = dedek (pogovorno)
– grandmother = stara mama, babica
– grandma = babi, babica (pogovorno)
– grandparents = stari starši
– grandson = vnuk
– granddaughter = vnukinja
– husband = mož
– wife = žena
– uncle = stric
– aunt = teta
– niece = nečakinja
– nephew = nečak
– cousin = bratranec, sestrična
– a relative = a relation = sorodnik
– the family tree = družinsko drevo

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Larry is related to Peter. = Larry je v sorodu s Petrom.

2. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– father-in-law = tast
– mother-in-law = tašča
– daughter-in-law = snaha
– son-in-law = zet
– brother-in-law = svak
– sister-in-law = svakinja
– in-laws = člani družine, v katero je oseba priženjena
– stepfather = očim
– stepmother = mačeha
– stepdaughter = pastorka
– stepson = pastorek
– an only child = edinec / edinka
– family name = surname = last name = priimek
– a family member = družinski član
– a close family = povezana družina; člani družine, ki so pogosto v stiku in v dobrih odnosih
– blood relation(s) = krvno sorodstvo
– a distant relative = daljni sorodnik

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Sheila is married into the family. = Sheila je poročena v družino.
– Sam takes after his father. = Sam je po videzu in/ali značaju podoben očetu.
– Sally looks like her mother. = Sally je po videzu podobna materi.
– Big noses run in the family. = Velike nosove imamo v družini.

3. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

3.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a single-parent family = enostarševska družina
– a single mother = mati samohranilka
– a single father = oče samohranilec
– a nuclear family = nuklearna družina, ki obsega zgolj skupaj živeče starše in njihove otroke
– an extended family = razširjena družina, v kateri skupaj poleg staršev in njihovih otrok živijo še drugi sorodniki
– a family reunion = družinsko srečanje
– to adopt = posvojiti
– adoption = posvojitev
– kin = relatives = sorodstvo
– foster parents = skrbniki
– foster care = skrbništvo
– to raise = vzgojiti

3.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Oliver is my next of kin. = Oliver je moj najbljižji sorodnik.
– She gave the newborn up for adoption. = Novorojenčka je dala v posvojitev.