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My family
Russian A1 · Unit 7
GoalName your closest family members in Russian.
New words
семья́ (semʹyá) · familyма́ма (máma) · mum, motherпа́па (pápa) · dad, fatherба́бушка (bábushka) · grandmotherде́душка (dédushka) · grandfatherроди́тели (rodíteli) · parents
Explanation
Семья́ means family. Ма́ма and па́па are the everyday words for mum and dad; children and adults both use them. A grandmother is ба́бушка and a grandfather is де́душка. The word роди́тели means “parents”: mother and father together. It is always plural, like “parents” in English. Say the stressed syllable louder: ма́ма, ба́бушка, роди́тели.
| Person | Russian | Say |
|---|---|---|
| mum | ма́ма | máma |
| dad | па́па | pápa |
| grandmother | ба́бушка | bábushka |
| grandfather | де́душка | dédushka |
| parents | роди́тели | rodíteli |
Worked examples
Four family words. Press each card.
Э́то means “this is”. Моя́ means “my”: you learn it in lesson 3. Listen: This is my family.
ма́маmum+па́паdad
Ма́ма and па́па together are роди́тели.Class activity
Draw your family tree on paper. Under each person write the Russian word: ма́ма, па́па, ба́бушка, де́душка. Put the word роди́тели under the two people who are the parents. Say each word aloud and point to the person.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Is this word in the list of this lesson?
…
No. It is сестра́ (sestrá), “sister”. You meet it in the next lesson.
2
Which word means “grandmother”: ба́бушка or де́душка?
ба́бушка (bábushka).
3
The picture shows a family. Which Russian word is it?
семья́ (semʹyá).
4
Mother and father together are …
роди́тели (rodíteli), parents.
5
Read the word aloud. Who is it?
A grandfather: де́душка (dédushka).