Vocabulary: Family, Relatives & Relationships

Vocabulary B1/B2

Family & Relationships

The exhaustive master guide! Select the tabs below to switch between immediate family, extended relatives, relationship statuses, and idioms.

The "In-Law" Rule 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to talk about your partner's family. Remember, we use a hyphen for words like Mother-in-law and Brother-in-law.

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What is a female sibling called?

(តើបងប្អូនស្រីហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Family Tree

What do you call your uncle's child?

(តើអ្នកហៅកូនរបស់ពូអ្នកថាអ្វី?)

SPELLING TRAP ❌

Which spelling is correct for an engaged woman?

(តើអក្ខរាវិរុទ្ធមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវសម្រាប់គូដណ្តឹងស្រី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

What does "Tie the knot" mean?

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If a boy acts exactly like his dad, we say...

(ប្រសិនបើក្មេងប្រុសម្នាក់ធ្វើចរិតដូចប៉ារបស់គេបេះបិទ យើងនិយាយថា...)

Family Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Count Your Relatives 🔍 Count how many cousins you have. Practice saying the sentence: "I have [number] cousins."

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write it down ✍️ Write down three relationships of people you know (e.g., My brother is married. My aunt is single.)

Teaching Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Teach a friend 🙋‍♂️ Explain the difference between a "Nephew" and a "Niece" to someone learning English.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "Blood is thicker than water!" Send it to a family member.

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 3 hours ago

Teacher, is cousin used for both boys and girls?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Yes! Unlike Nephew and Niece, the word "Cousin" is completely gender-neutral. You use it for both boys and girls. 👦👧

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Nita 5 hours ago

What is the difference between half-brother and stepbrother?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

A half-brother shares ONE biological parent with you. A stepbrother is the son of your step-parent, meaning you are related only by marriage, not by blood. 🧬

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Can I say "My parent" if I only mean my mom?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes, you can! "Parent" (singular) refers to one of them (either mom or dad). "Parents" (plural) refers to both of them together. 👩‍👦