Danish Lesson 2
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Immediate family
Forældre ~ Parents
Just like in English, the Danish language has several words for mother and father. Starting with the words for mother, we see:
- Mor
- Moder
The most common words for father are:
- Far
- Fader
Søskende ~ Siblings
The words for søskende (siblings) are for brother:
- Bror
- Broder
and for sister:
- Søster
Børn ~ Children
In Danish, the words for son and daughter are surprisingly close to English. They are søn and datter, respectively.
The rest of the family
- Onkel = Uncle
- Tante = Aunt
- Niece = Niece
- Nevø = Nephew
- Fætter = Male cousin
- Kusine = Female cousin
Bedsteforældre ~ Grandparents
Grandparents are also quite simple. Keep in mind mor is mother and far is father.
Maternal Grandparents:
- Mormor = Maternal grandmother
- Morfar = Maternal grandmother
Paternal Grandparents:
- Farmor = Paternal grandmother
- Farfar = Paternal grandfather
The Danish word for grandchild is barnebarn.
Oldeforældre ~ Great-grandparents
- Oldefar/Oldefader = Great-grandfather
- Oldemor/Oldemoder = Great-grandmother
^ Contents ^ Lektie 1: Velkommen ^ Lektie 3: Tal og Farver ^
