majka
Pronunciation: MAY-kah
mother
noun
أم
Moja majka je liječnica.
My mother is a doctor.
أمي طبيبة.
My mother is a doctor.
أمي طبيبة.
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👨👩👧 Croatian Family العائلة
Talk about the people closest to you. In Croatian this topic is called Obitelj. Below are 23 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
Family comes up early in any conversation with Croatians, who will happily ask about your parents, children and siblings. Croatian family words are more precise than English ones: there are different uncles depending on which side of the family they are on.
otac
Pronunciation: OH-tahts
father
noun
أب
Moj otac radi u banci.
My father works in a bank.
أبي يعمل في بنك.
My father works in a bank.
أبي يعمل في بنك.
brat
Pronunciation: braht
brother
noun
أخ
Moj brat je student.
My brother is a student.
أخي طالب.
My brother is a student.
أخي طالب.
sestra
Pronunciation: SEHS-trah
sister
noun
أخت
Moja sestra živi u Splitu.
My sister lives in Split.
أختي تعيش في سبليت.
My sister lives in Split.
أختي تعيش في سبليت.
sin
Pronunciation: seen
son
noun
ابن
Naš sin ima pet godina.
Our son is five years old.
ابننا عمره خمس سنوات.
Our son is five years old.
ابننا عمره خمس سنوات.
kći
Pronunciation: kchee
daughter
noun
ابنة
Njihova kći je učiteljica.
Their daughter is a teacher.
ابنتهم معلمة.
Their daughter is a teacher.
ابنتهم معلمة.
muž
Pronunciation: moozh
husband
noun
زوج
Moj muž se zove Ivan.
My husband is called Ivan.
اسم زوجي إيفان.
My husband is called Ivan.
اسم زوجي إيفان.
žena
Pronunciation: ZHEH-nah
wife / woman
noun
زوجة / امرأة
Ovo je moja žena Ana.
This is my wife Ana.
هذه زوجتي آنا.
This is my wife Ana.
هذه زوجتي آنا.
baka
Pronunciation: BAH-kah
grandmother
noun
جدة
Moja baka kuha najbolje.
My grandmother cooks the best.
جدتي تطبخ أفضل طبخ.
My grandmother cooks the best.
جدتي تطبخ أفضل طبخ.
djed
Pronunciation: dyehd
grandfather
noun
جد
Moj djed ima osamdeset godina.
My grandfather is eighty years old.
جدي عمره ثمانون عامًا.
My grandfather is eighty years old.
جدي عمره ثمانون عامًا.
obitelj
Pronunciation: OH-bee-tely
family
noun
عائلة
Moja obitelj je velika.
My family is big.
عائلتي كبيرة.
My family is big.
عائلتي كبيرة.
dijete
Pronunciation: DYEH-teh
child
noun
طفل
Dijete se igra u parku.
The child is playing in the park.
الطفل يلعب في الحديقة.
The child is playing in the park.
الطفل يلعب في الحديقة.
roditelji
Pronunciation: roh-DEE-teh-lyee
parents
noun
الوالدان
Moji roditelji žive u Zadru.
My parents live in Zadar.
والداي يعيشان في زادار.
My parents live in Zadar.
والداي يعيشان في زادار.
ujak
Pronunciation: OO-yahk
uncle (mother's brother)
noun
خال
Moj ujak živi u Splitu.
My uncle lives in Split.
خالي يعيش في سبليت.
My uncle lives in Split.
خالي يعيش في سبليت.
stric
Pronunciation: streets
uncle (father's brother)
noun
عم
Stric ima tri sina.
My uncle has three sons.
عمي لديه ثلاثة أبناء.
My uncle has three sons.
عمي لديه ثلاثة أبناء.
teta
Pronunciation: TEH-tah
aunt
noun
عمة / خالة
Teta Ana pravi kolače.
Aunt Ana makes cakes.
العمة آنا تصنع الحلويات.
Aunt Ana makes cakes.
العمة آنا تصنع الحلويات.
bratić
Pronunciation: BRAH-teech
cousin (male)
noun
ابن العم / ابن الخال
Moj bratić je student.
My cousin is a student.
ابن عمي طالب.
My cousin is a student.
ابن عمي طالب.
unuk
Pronunciation: OO-nook
grandson
noun
حفيد
Moj unuk ima pet godina.
My grandson is five.
حفيدي عمره خمس سنوات.
My grandson is five.
حفيدي عمره خمس سنوات.
mama
Pronunciation: MAH-mah
mum
noun
ماما
Mama kuha ručak.
Mum is cooking lunch.
ماما تطبخ الغداء.
Mum is cooking lunch.
ماما تطبخ الغداء.
tata
Pronunciation: TAH-tah
dad
noun
بابا
Tata radi u uredu.
Dad works in an office.
بابا يعمل في مكتب.
Dad works in an office.
بابا يعمل في مكتب.
blizanci
Pronunciation: BLEE-zahn-tsee
twins
noun
توأم
Oni su blizanci.
They are twins.
هما توأم.
They are twins.
هما توأم.
rođak
Pronunciation: ROH-jahk
relative
noun
قريب
Moj rođak dolazi sutra.
My relative is coming tomorrow.
قريبي سيأتي غدًا.
My relative is coming tomorrow.
قريبي سيأتي غدًا.
imati
Pronunciation: EE-mah-tee
to have
verb
يملك
Želim imati veliku obitelj.
I want to have a big family.
أريد أن تكون لي عائلة كبيرة.
I want to have a big family.
أريد أن تكون لي عائلة كبيرة.
How to use these words
- “Uncle” has two words: ujak is your mother’s brother and stric your father’s brother. Teta is any aunt, and small children also call adult family friends teta.
- Žena means both “woman” and “wife”, just as muž is the husband. Context makes it clear.
- In everyday speech people say mama and tata; majka and otac sound more formal or written.
- To say how many: Imam jednog brata (I have one brother), Imam dvije sestre (I have two sisters).
A little culture
Family ties are strong. Sunday lunch with parents or grandparents is a tradition in many families, and grandparents often help look after the grandchildren while parents work.
Common mistakes
- Making a regular plural of dijete. One child is dijete, but children are djeca.
- Using ujak for every uncle. On your father’s side it is stric.
Quick quiz: family
Your father’s brother is your…
The plural of “dijete” (child) is…
“Žena” can mean…
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