FamilyFamily vocabulary

Reading a variety of straightforward Gaelic texts will help you to understand Gaelic. Can you describe your family in Gaelic? Do they resemble the people mentioned here?

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Family vocabulary

GaelicEnglish
athairfather
bràithreanbrothers
bràthair m' atharmy uncle (my father's brother)
bràthair mo mhàtharmy uncle (my mother's brother)
bràthairbrother
co-oghacousin
màthairmother
mo theaghlachmy family
mo sheanairmy grandfather
mo sheanmhairmy grandmother
peathraicheansisters
piuthar m' atharmy aunt (my father's sister)
dithis chloinnetwo children
piutharsister
piuthar mo mhàtharmy aunt (my mother's sister)
seanairgrandfather
seanmhairgrandmother
Gaelicathair
Englishfather
Gaelicbràithrean
Englishbrothers
Gaelicbràthair m' athar
Englishmy uncle (my father's brother)
Gaelicbràthair mo mhàthar
Englishmy uncle (my mother's brother)
Gaelicbràthair
Englishbrother
Gaelicco-ogha
Englishcousin
Gaelicmàthair
Englishmother
Gaelicmo theaghlach
Englishmy family
Gaelicmo sheanair
Englishmy grandfather
Gaelicmo sheanmhair
Englishmy grandmother
Gaelicpeathraichean
Englishsisters
Gaelicpiuthar m' athar
Englishmy aunt (my father's sister)
Gaelicdithis chloinne
Englishtwo children
Gaelicpiuthar
Englishsister
Gaelicpiuthar mo mhàthar
Englishmy aunt (my mother's sister)
Gaelicseanair
Englishgrandfather
Gaelicseanmhair
Englishgrandmother
GaelicEnglish
an aon aoisthe same age
nas òigeyounger
nas sineolder
Gaelican aon aois
Englishthe same age
Gaelicnas òige
Englishyounger
Gaelicnas sine
Englisholder
GaelicEnglish
àrdtall
brèaghabeautiful
caolthin
coibhneilkind, generous
còirkind, generous
èibhinnfunny
glicwise
laghachnice, good-natured
snognice
Gaelicàrd
Englishtall
Gaelicbrèagha
Englishbeautiful
Gaeliccaol
Englishthin
Gaeliccoibhneil
Englishkind, generous
Gaeliccòir
Englishkind, generous
Gaelicèibhinn
Englishfunny
Gaelicglic
Englishwise
Gaeliclaghach
Englishnice, good-natured
Gaelicsnog
Englishnice
GaelicEnglish
a' faighinn air adhart còmhlagetting along together
a' trodsquabbling, arguing
tòrr bhradanlots of salmon
ghlac mi fearI caught one
Gaelica' faighinn air adhart còmhla
Englishgetting along together
Gaelica' trod
Englishsquabbling, arguing
Gaelictòrr bhradan
Englishlots of salmon
Gaelicghlac mi fear
EnglishI caught one