Family
Learn family in Uyghur in lesson 3. Study vocabulary, practical phrases and example sentences, then try interactive exercises.
Learn family member names
Learning objectives
- Identify and match the selected family-member terms.
- Recognize and complete selected fixed statements about family.
How to use this lesson
Recognize family terms and selected fixed family statements. Two appears only as a fixed preview before Numbers and is not a new productive number target here.
Vocabulary
- دادا · dada — Dad
- ئانا · ana — Mother
- ئوغۇل · oghul — Son
- قىز · qiz — Daughter
- ئاكا · aka — Older brother
- ئىنى · ini — Younger brother
- سىڭىل · singil — Younger sister
- بوۋا · bowa — Grandfather
- موما · moma — Grandmother
- بالا · bala — Child
- ئاتا-ئانا · ata-ana — Parents
- تۇغقان · tughqan — Relative
Practical phrases
- بۇ مېنىڭ ئائىلەم · Bu méning ailem — This is my family.
- ئانام ئوقۇتقۇچى · Anam oqutquchi — My mother is a teacher.
- دادام شەھەردە ئىشلەيدۇ · Dadam sheherde ishleydu — My father works in the city.
- مېنىڭ ئىككى بالام بار · Méning ikki balam bar — I have two children.
- قېرىندىشىڭىز بارمۇ · Qérindishingiz barmu — Do you have siblings?
- مەن توي قىلغان · Men toy qilghan — I am married.
- بىز كەچلىك تاماقنى بىللە يەيمىز · Biz kechlik tamaqni bille yeymiz — We eat dinner together.
Context examples
- بۇ مېنىڭ ئائىلەم. — This is my family.
- مېنىڭ ئىككى بالام بار. — I have two children.
- مېنىڭ ئانام مۇئەللىم. — My mother is a teacher.
- ئاكا-سىڭىللىرىڭىز بارمۇ؟ — Do you have siblings?
- مەن ئۆيلەنگەن. — I'm married.
- بىز كەچلىك تاماقنى بىللە يەيمىز. — We eat dinner together.
- دادام شەھەردە ئىشلەيدۇ. — My father works in the city.
Language and cultural note
Tip: Uyghur has different words for older and younger siblings — "aka" (older brother) vs "ini" (younger brother).