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Modern Greek/Lesson 08.1
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Family
Vocabulary
ο πατέρας the father η μητέρα the mother ο άντρας the man, the husband η γυναίκα the woman, the wife ο γιος the son η κόρη the girl, daughter ο αδελφός the brother η αδελφή the sister ο παππούς the grandfather η γιαγιά the grandmother ο θείος the uncle η θεία the aunt ο ανιψιός the nephew (~"nepotism") η ανιψιά the niece ο πεθερός The father-in-law η πεθερά The mother-in-law
Examples
ο πατέρας μου my father ο γιος σας your son Η Ελένη είναι η κόρη μου. Helen is my daughter. Είναι η μητέρα της Αννας. She's Anna's mother. Είναι το σπίτι των αδελφών. It's the brothers' house.
Note that in Greek, a definite article is used with a person's name.