Family (Unit 14)

[Sunny]

Family – relatives – our next of kin

Let’s start with the words mother and father – they should be familiar to everyone. Both of them together are our parents.
If we call them, we often say mum/ mummy or dad/ daddy. In North America, some might call their mother mom.
We are their children. Either we are female, therefore daughter – or male, therefore son.

Our parents’ parents are our grandparents:
Grandmother is the female one, also called gran, grandma or granny.
Grandfather is the male one, also called granddad, granddaddy or grandpa.
We are their grandchildren.
Either we are female, therefore granddaughter – or male, therefore grandson.

A sister of our father’s or our mother’s is our aunt.
A brother of our father’s or our mother’s is our uncle.
Their children are our cousins.
One of them can either be our parents’ nephew or niece.
They same is with us and our brother’s or sister’s children.

Confusing?? Well………. Here is part II: :D

The wedding

The male participant is the bridegroom.
The female one is the bride.
The best man is usually the bridegroom’s best friend who witnesses the marriage and stands beside him.
The maid of honour is usually the bride’s who witnesses the marriage and stands beside her.

After the wedding

The man is the woman’s husband.
The woman is the man’s wife.

For the man, his wife’s parents are his parents-in-law: his mother-in-law and his father-in-law.
His wife’s sister is his sister-in-law and his wife’s brother is his brother-in-law.

The same is with the woman and her husband’s relatives.

Still confused? – I don’t think so…. :D

In Unit 15 you are going to learn all about Passive Voice.

[TomWelling]

"Mum" and "dad", i really enjoy two words :lol:

[Eslkorea]

thanks for posting! cool!

[Dilmon]

Good topic for people who loves his/her parents and remembers backgrounds.

[Luuth1903]

A sister of our father’s or our mother’s is our aunt.
A brother of our father’s or our mother’s is our uncle.
Their children are our cousins.
One of them can either be our parents’ nephew or niece.
They same is with us and our brother’s or sister’s children.

The sentences in red has the " 's " at the end so I do not understand What is it mean.
Please help me If you do not mind.
Thanks and best regards.
Trung Hieu (from Vietnam)

[Jimb0678]

" 's " is the possessive, it means that the direct object belongs to the indirect.

[Marriana Khoury]

Hi, I always wanted to know what are the names in English of those members ..noe I know them , I'm jst grateful ..

[Coconut2004]

Ok I understand this unit and I have one question : If I want put niece in a sentence e.g. :Maryam she is my niece. This sentence is right or wrong?

The best man is usually the bridegroom’s best friend who witnesses the marriage and stands beside him.
The maid of honour is usually the bride’s who witnesses the marriage and stands beside her.

I Can't understand this( best man,maid of honour ) refers to whom?Are they refers to friends ?!
Can you explain this please?

Thanks

[Yankee]

Hi Coconut

[Coconut2004]

Hi Yankee,

You always help me :) ,thank you very much.
The sentences now are clear to me.

[Pons6_Maths]

Dear Teacher,

I want to know more about nephew & niece...
whats the difference between cousins, nephew & niece?

regards,
Pons

[Phuongtoai]

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Dear Torsten,
My parents both live with me, my daddy has one brother and three sisters. They all have their own families. My uncle is a teacher and all of my aunts are farmers.
My mummy has one sister and one brother. They all live in Australia with my cousins. My aunt has two granddaughters and one grandson. My mom has seen her nephew once last year but my dad talks to his nieces very often on internet.
My grandparents are very old. They live with my aunts and my uncle and their grandchildren.
My granny likes traditional foods but my grandpa enjoys drinking local brandy. They sometimes do walking in a park near our house and my granddad often plays chess with his friends. My grandparents have totally 57 grandchildren. Some of them only know each other once we celebrate our ancestor's death anniversary. That is a very happy day for our relatives with lots of chatting about our childhood and enjoy different traditional foods.
Our culture maintains extended family that grandparents were taken care by their grandchildren. By contrast, children were also looked after by their grandmas. The elder people are happy to play with their grandchildren at home but not be lonely in a nursing home. Our childhood is related with our relatives.
How is your culture and relatives? Please tell me.
Thanks, have a nice day.
See you soon,
Toai

[Misskhan]

Dear Pons

I would like to answer of your question

Niece= daughter of your sister and brother in both case she is called (Niece) either she is related to your "maternal" or "paternal"

Nephew= Son of your sister and brother in both case he is called (Nephew) either he is related to your "maternal" or "paternal"

hope you got the answer

misskhan

[Ellome13]

Understandable

[Galpgaree2]

can we have a voice recorde for this lesson
thx