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to top words today we're gonna be
talking about 20 must know family words
so let's go
mother mother is the person who gave
birth to you mother you can say mom
mother mom mama mummy
my mother has amazing cooking it's true
father father father is the person who
did not give birth to you but who helped
make you happen so we say father dad
daddy pop-pop my father is a very
level-headed person that's also true
sister sister is a female sibling so my
brother might say I have an older sister
anyone who is yeah a female sibling or
someone you can use this for friends
that you feel very very close to like
she's like my sister that's fine as well
brother brother we sometimes use bro for
this I would say I have a younger
brother like sister you can use brother
for any male that you feel is similar to
a brother someone you feel very close to
so he's like a brother to me or you're
like my brother grandmother grandmother
when you put Grande plus something else
it means the next generation or the the
previous generation so you have your
mother and father in this case grand
mother means your mother or your
father's mother it can be either of them
so grandmother my grandmother was born a
long time ago
grandfather grandfathers they're just
like grandmother your mother or your
father's father is your grandfather my
grandfather liked to play tennis that's
true uncle uncle your uncle is either
your mother or your father's brother
someone directly related to one of your
parents who is a man is your uncle
my uncle is very good with woodworking
also true aunt aunt you might also hear
aunt both of them are correct you can
say aunt or aunt an aunt or an aunt is
your mother or your father's female
sibling one of my aunts gave me a stamp
collection when I was a little kid
that's also true cousin cousin cousin is
your aunt or uncle's children it can be
on any side so typically these people
are of the same generation is you not
always but cousins are generally about
the same age at least in my family they
are it's really fun to see all my
cousins at family barbecues nephew
nephew a nephew is a siblings male child
so if you have a brother or a sister and
they have children any male children are
your nephews nephews I don't have any
nephews nice nice nice so your brother
or your sisters female children any
female children they have you can say
she's my niece or I have two nieces
how many nieces do you have or I have a
lot of nieces wife wife so this is a
female partner that you are married to
she is my wife or how is your wife wife
is only used when you are married to
that person husband husband is a male
that someone is married to so how is
your husband this is my husband again
husband is only used when you are
married to that person parent parent
parent it's typically used generally for
a mother or a father like I'm a parent
he is my parent she is my parent it's
often used in the plural they are my
parents these are my parents my parents
are home my parents are not at home but
you can also use parent to describe
someone who raised you so maybe your
biological mother or father did not
raise you but someone else like an aunt
or an uncle or perhaps a different
figure in your community did raise you
you can say she's like a parent to me or
she had a parenting role
in my life child child child is a a
small human a small movement is a child
it doesn't necessarily have to be of
your family like if you're just at the
park and you see kids running around you
can say uh look at that child you can
use a child in the singular but be
careful child changes in the plural form
to children so not child's but children
one child two children please be careful
this has an irregular plural form maybe
I'll have a child someday son son is a
male child a male offspring my uncle has
a lot of sons that's not true daughter
daughter a daughter is a female child I
wonder if I will ever have a daughter
brother-in-law brother-in-law so we use
in law to mean our married partners
family members not my brother but my
partner's brother-in-law is used after
any family members position or family
members title to show they belong to my
partner's family originally but now
they're part of my extended family as
well I'm going out for drinks with my
brother-in-law tomorrow night
father-in-law father-in-law so we have
in-law here meaning my partner's father
so my father-in-law is very kind
mother-in-law mother-in-law meaning my
partner's mother in a sentence my
mother-in-law and I get along really
well and that's the end so those are
twenty must know family words that you
can use to talk about your family your
partner's family and the families of the
people around you they're very useful so
try them out thanks very much for
watching this episode of top words and
we will see you again soon for more fun
stuff thanks very much for watching bye
how are your English listening skills
first you'll see an image and here a
question next comes a short dialogue
listen carefully and see if you can
answer correctly we'll show you the
answer at the end
a man and a woman are talking who lives
with the man I'd like to introduce you
to my family is there some time soon you
could come over wow this is a big step
could you tell me a bit more about your
family before I meet them sure my father
works in computers and his hobby is
fishing my mother runs a restaurant and
she's good at cooking they live nearby
do you have any brothers and sisters yes
I have an older sister and a younger
brother my sister is married and is
living abroad my brother is in law
school over on the East Coast it sounds
like you have a nice family I'd love to
meet them
who lives with the man
a man and a woman are talking who lives
with the man I'd like to introduce you
to my family is there some time soon you
could come over wow this is a big step
could you tell me a bit more about your
family before I meet them sure my father
works in computers and his hobby is
fishing my mother runs a restaurant and
she's good at cooking they live nearby
do you have any brothers and sisters yes
I have an older sister and a younger
brother my sister is married and is
living abroad my brother is in law
school over on the East Coast it sounds
like you have a nice family I'd love to
meet them did you get it right I hope
you learned something from this quiz let
us know if you have any questions see
you next time
welcome to English class 101 coms
English in three minutes the fastest
easiest and most fun way to learn
English hey everyone I'm Alisha in this
series we're going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it's really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you're going to learn how to ask someone
about their family asking whether they
have any brothers or sisters
asking someone about their family is
nearly always a good topic of
conversation after all most people love
to talk about their family
right in some English textbooks you'll
see the question do you have any
siblings but actually we rarely use the
word siblings in natural casual spoken
English so in order to ask this question
naturally all you have to say is do you
have any brothers or sisters remember
that in English we hardly ever say
sisters or brothers it's one of those
phrases with a set word order like black
and white brothers or sisters so the
other person's answer to this question
will probably be one of the following
yeah I have two brothers a brother and a
sister two sisters etc sometimes they'll
give details about ages and say
something like yeah I have two younger
brothers or yeah I have a younger
brother and an older sister and so on
note that some people say elder instead
of older but they both mean the same
thing if the other person doesn't give
details about the ages of his or her
brothers and sisters though you can ask
a polite follow-up question to show
you're interested is she or he older or
younger than you are they older or
younger than you the then you at the end
is optional as it's understood from the
context but what happens if the other
person doesn't have any brothers or
sisters there's a set phrase for this in
English and that's I'm an only child now
it's time for Alicia's advice when
someone gives you information like this
and there doesn't seem to be anything
else to ask a good all-purpose reply
to say oh really while nodding or just
looking interested be careful though
it's really important to sound
interested when you say oh really
otherwise you can sound very rude and
sarcastic do you know how to ask someone
if they have a husband wife boyfriend or
girlfriend without being rude in the
next lesson you'll learn how to ask a
more personal question in natural polite
English see you next time
how are your English listening skills
first you'll see an image and here a
question next comes a short dialogue
listen carefully and see if you can
answer correctly will show you the
answer at the end
a man and a woman are talking while
looking at a picture which one is the
woman's brother I heard you have a twin
brother I didn't know that I do but
people say we don't look alike see my
brother is in this picture but can you
tell which one he is hmm I don't see
anyone who looks like you maybe this one
with the cap nope that's not him he has
black hair just like me then is it this
tall guy nope he's not that tall I still
can't find him you really don't look
alike I know maybe his glasses are
making it more difficult glasses is he
this one second from the left
yep you found him do you think we look
alike no not really
which one is the woman's brother
a man and a woman are talking while
looking at a picture which one is the
woman's brother
I heard you have a twin brother I didn't
know that I do but people say we don't
look alike see my brother is in this
picture but can you tell which one he is
hmmm I don't see anyone who looks like
you maybe this one with the cap nope
that's not him he has black hair just
like me
then is it this tall guy nope he's not
that tall I still can't find him you
really don't look alike
I know maybe his glasses are making it
more difficult glasses is he this one
second from the left
yep you found him do you think we look
alike no not really
did you get it right I hope you learned
something from this quiz let us know if
you have any questions see you next time
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