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Family

Family terms in Kazakh. Note that "older brother/sister" and "younger brother/sister" are separate words — Kazakh is more specific about relative age than English. The word for "younger sister" also depends on the speaker's gender.

12 words · 3 sentences

Words 12

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ана

mother
әке

father
бала

child
ұл

son / boy
қыз

daughter / girl
аға

older brother
іні

younger brother
апа

older sister

also used as a respectful term for an older woman
қарындас

younger sister (when speaker is male)
сіңлі

younger sister (when speaker is female)
ата

grandfather
әже

grandmother

Sentences 3

Менің анам мұғалім.

My mother is a teacher.
Сіздің бауырыңыз бар ма?

Do you have a sibling? (formal)
Менің екі ағам бар.

I have two older brothers.