Family in different languages
How to say “Family” in 67 different languages, each written out, romanized and pronounced, and checked for natural everyday use. Tap the speaker to hear it, then practise saying it yourself in the SPAIKING app.
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“Family” in 67 languages at a glance
| Language | “Family” | Pronunciation | When to use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | familia | fah-mee-lee-ah | You can use 'familia' when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇫🇷 French | famille | fah-meel | You can use 'famille' when talking about your relatives or discussing family matters |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese | 家族 | kah-zoku | Use '家族' when referring to your family or someone's family in a general sense |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | famiglia | fah-meel-yah | You can use 'famiglia' when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇩🇪 German | Familie | fah-MEE-lee-eh | You can use 'Familie' when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇰🇷 Korean | 가족 | gah-jok | You can use '가족' when referring to your family in general |
| 🇨🇳 Chinese | 家庭 | jiah-ting | You can use '家庭' when talking about your family in a formal context |
| 🇷🇺 Russian | семья | syem-ya | Use 'семья' when talking about your family or someone else's family |
| 🇧🇷 Portuguese | família | fah-MEE-lee-ah | You can use 'família' when talking about your relatives or discussing family matters |
| 🇸🇦 Arabic | عائلة | ah-ee-lah | You can use 'عائلة' when referring to your family or someone else's family |
| 🇮🇳 Hindi | परिवार | puh-ree-vaar | Use 'परिवार' when referring to your family in casual conversations |
| 🇬🇧 English | family | fam-uh-lee | You can use 'family' when talking about your relatives or loved ones |
| 🇳🇱 Dutch | familie | fah-mil-ee | You can use 'familie' when talking about your relatives or close family members |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish | familj | fah-meel-y | You can use 'familj' when talking about your immediate family or close relatives |
| 🇩🇰 Danish | familie | fah-mee-lee-eh | You can use 'familie' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇵🇱 Polish | rodzina | roh-jee-nah | You can use 'rodzina' when talking about your family or relatives |
| 🇹🇷 Turkish | aile | ah-ee-leh | You can use 'aile' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesian | keluarga | kuh-lwahr-gah | You can use 'keluarga' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnamese | gia đình | zee-ah din | You can use 'gia đình' when talking about your immediate family |
| 🇺🇦 Ukrainian | сім'я | seem-ya | You can use 'сім'я' when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇹🇭 Thai | ครอบครัว | khróp-khrua | You can use 'ครอบครัว' when talking about your family or someone else's family in everyday conversation |
| 🇬🇷 Greek | οικογένεια | ee-koh-YEN-ee-ah | You can use 'οικογένεια' when talking about your family or discussing family-related topics |
| 🇵🇭 Tagalog | pamilya | pah-mil-yah | You can use 'pamilya' when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇮🇱 Hebrew | משפחה | meesh-pah-chah | You can use 'משפחה' when talking about your relatives or family gatherings |
| 🇳🇴 Norwegian | familie | fah-mee-lee-eh | You can use 'familie' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇷🇴 Romanian | familie | fah-mee-lee-eh | You can use 'familie' when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇨🇿 Czech | rodina | roh-dee-nah | You can use 'rodina' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇭🇺 Hungarian | család | chah-lahd | You can use 'család' when talking about your immediate family or discussing family gatherings |
| 🇫🇮 Finnish | perhe | pehr-heh | You can use 'perhe' when talking about your immediate family, like parents and siblings |
| 🇵🇰 Urdu | خاندان | khaandaan | You can use 'خاندان' when talking about your relatives or family members |
| 🇷🇸 Serbian | porodica | poh-roh-dee-tsah | You can use 'porodica' when talking about your immediate family or family in general |
| 🇭🇷 Croatian | obitelj | oh-bee-tel | You can use 'obitelj' when referring to your family in a formal or neutral context |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgarian | семейство | seh-may-stvo | You can use 'семейство' when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak | rodina | roh-dee-nah | You can use 'rodina' when talking about your family or relatives |
| 🇮🇳 Tamil | குடும்பம் | koo-dum-bum | Use 'குடும்பம்' when talking about your family in general |
| 🇮🇳 Telugu | కుటుంబం | koo-toom-bum | You can use 'కుటుంబం' when referring to your family members |
| 🇧🇩 Bengali | পরিবার | poh-ree-bar | You can use 'পরিবার' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇲🇾 Malay | keluarga | kuh-lu-ar-gah | You can use 'keluarga' when referring to your family members or discussing family matters |
| 🇮🇷 Persian | خانواده | khah-noo-vah-deh | You can use 'خانواده' when talking about your relatives or family members |
| 🇳🇵 Nepali | परिवार | pah-ree-vaar | You can use 'परिवार' when talking about your family in general |
| 🇦🇱 Albanian | familja | fah-meel-yah | You can use 'familja' when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇮🇳 Malayalam | കുടുംബം | koo-doom-bam | You can use 'കുടുംബം' when talking about your family or discussing family-related matters |
| 🇮🇳 Kannada | ಕುಟುಂಬ | koo-tum-ba | You can use this word when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇮🇳 Marathi | कुटुंब | koo-toomb | You can use 'कुटुंब' when referring to your family in casual conversations |
| 🇮🇳 Gujarati | કુટુંબ | koo-toom-b | You can use 'કુટુંબ' when referring to your family in a general sense |
| 🇰🇪 Swahili | familia | fah-mee-lee-ah | You can use 'familia' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇿🇦 Afrikaans | familie | fah-mee-lee | You can use 'familie' when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇮🇪 Irish | teaghlach | chay-lahkh | You can use 'teaghlach' when talking about your immediate family or relatives |
| 🏴 Welsh | teulu | tay-lee | You can use 'teulu' when talking about your family or someone else's family |
| 🏛️ Latin | familia | fah-mil-ee-ah | Use 'familia' when referring to your family or relatives in a general sense |
| 🌺 Hawaiian | ohana | oh-hah-nah | You can use 'ohana' when talking about your immediate family or close friends who feel like family |
| 🇳🇿 Maori | whānau | fah-now | Use 'whānau' when talking about your immediate family or close relatives |
| 🇿🇦 Zulu | umndeni | oom-deni | You can use 'umndeni' when talking about your immediate family or household |
| 🇳🇬 Yoruba | Ẹbi | eh-bee | You can use 'ẹbi' when referring to your immediate family or relatives |
| 🇳🇬 Hausa | Iyali | ee-yah-lee | You can use 'Iyali' when talking about your family or relatives |
| 🇸🇴 Somali | qoys | koy-s | You can use 'qoys' when talking about your family or someone else's family |
| 🇮🇸 Icelandic | fjölskylda | fyol-skil-tha | You can use 'fjölskylda' when talking about your family or discussing family gatherings |
| 🇪🇸 Catalan | família | fah-mee-lee-ah | You can use 'família' when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇲🇲 Burmese | မိသားစု | mee-tha-zu | You can use 'မိသားစု' when talking about your family or someone else's family |
| 🇰🇭 Khmer | គ្រួសារ | kroo-sah | You can use this word when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇱🇰 Sinhala | කුටිය | koo-tee-yah | You can use this word when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇱🇦 Lao | ຄອບຄົວ | kawp-khwa | You can use this word when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇪🇹 Amharic | ቤተሰብ | beh-teh-seb | You can use 'ቤተሰብ' when talking about your family or someone else's family |
| 🇬🇪 Georgian | ოჯახი | oh-jah-khi | You can use this word when talking about your own family or someone else's |
| 🇦🇲 Armenian | ընտանիք | uhn-tah-neek | You can use the word 'ընտանիք' when talking about your family or discussing family-related topics |
| 🇦🇫 Pashto | کورنۍ | kor-na-ee | You can use this word when talking about your relatives or household |
| 🇵🇰 Sindhi | خاندان | khān-dān | You can use this word when talking about your relatives or family members |
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How do you say “Family” in different languages?
Spanish: familia · French: famille · Japanese: 家族 · Italian: famiglia · German: Familie · Korean: 가족.
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