Danish family words, including the logical Danish words for grandparents (morfar, farmor) and family situations common in Denmark, such as a samlever (live-in partner) and a papfar or papmor (step-parent).
en familie
a family
en far
a father
en mor
a mother
forældre
parents
en søn
a son
en datter
a daughter
et barn
a child
børnene
the children
en bror
a brother
en søster
a sister
søskende
siblings, brothers and sisters
morfar
grandfather (mother's father)
mormor
grandmother (mother's mother)
farfar
grandfather (father's father)
farmor
grandmother (father's mother)
bedsteforældre
grandparents
et barnebarn
a grandchild
en onkel
an uncle
en tante
an aunt
en fætter
a cousin (male)
en kusine
a cousin (female)
en nevø
a nephew
en niece
a niece
en mand
a husband, a man
en kone
a wife
en kæreste
a boyfriend, a girlfriend
en samlever
a live-in partner
svigerforældre
parents-in-law
en svigermor
a mother-in-law
en svigerfar
a father-in-law
en svoger
a brother-in-law
en svigerinde
a sister-in-law
en baby
a baby
tvillinger
twins
en papfar
a stepfather
en papmor
a stepmother
gift
married
skilt
divorced
Jeg er gift og har tre børn
I'm married and have three children
Har du børn?
Do you have children?
Min søster bor i Odense
My sister lives in Odense
Hvor gamle er dine børn?
How old are your children?
Min familie bor stadig i Somalia
My family still lives in Somalia